Chapter M: =Mad.= See Angry and Crazy (3)
=South Carolina= (Palmetto State). _Country_ and _Leaf_; then indicate
the shape of leaf with flat hand and fingers spread to their utmost.
=Tennessee= (Long Rifles). _Country_, _Rifle_, and _Long_.
=Texas= (Lone Star State). _Country_, and _Star_, _Alone_.
=Utah= (_Mormon_ or _Many Wives State_). _Country_, _Mates_, _Many_.
=Vermont= (Green Mountain State). _Country_, _Mountain_, _Color_, and
_Grass_.
=Virginia= (Tobacco State). _Country_ and _Tobacco_.
=Washington= (Evergreen State). _Country_, _Green_, and _Always_.
=West Virginia= (Panhandle State). _Country_ and _Cook by frying_;
then hold out flat spread left hand, palm up, and grasp the wrist with
the right.
=Wisconsin= (Badger State). _Country_ and _Badger_.
=Wyoming= (Land of Cheyennes). _Country_ and _Cheyennes_ or _Finger
Choppers_.
=Unjust.= Sign _Honest_ and _Not_. See _Excessive_.
Fr. _injuste_; Ger. _ungerecht_.
=Unless= or =Except=. See _But_.
=Unlucky.= Sign _Medicine_ and _Bad_.
Fr. _malheureux_; Ger. _unglücklich_.
=Until.= See _To_.
=Unwise.= See _Foolish_.
=Up= or =Upward=. Point up with flat hand or else the right G, raising the same about head high. The index means specifically “that thing up there”; whereas the flat hand means the abstract idea “up.” Compare _Tall_ and _Stand_.
Fr. _en haut_, _haut_; Ger. _auf_, _hinauf_, _aufwärts_.
=Us.= See _We_.
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