Iron County Record | 1936-06-04 | Page 10 | Wives Talk Silently in Caucasus Village

Wives Talk Silently in Caucasus Village TIFLIS U S S. S S. S R. R R. R R.-An R. An old old- fashioned sign language in which married women talk si silently silently silently si- si to their husbands has been studied by bl Soviet let scientists scientist It ItIs ItIs Itla Is la an old Caucasian custom An expedition of the Tiflis Institute Institute In In- of Caucasian Studies found the gesture language surviving in Isolated villages of tit Armenia Georgia Geor gin gia and other sections and has bas published a scientific account In ID this quick and silent lau lau- a woman can represent a word or often otten a whole phrase by bya a single gesture