The series can be executed beginning with the right arm or the left, being careful to observe the initial and principal movement, with the arms at the side where the scene opened.  This gives the same play of organs only in an inverse sense.

Important Remarks.

Should any student despair of becoming familiar with our method, we give him three pieces of advice, all easy of application: 

1.  Never speak without having first expressed what you would say by gesture.  Gesture must always precede speech.

2.  Avoid parallelism of gesture.  The opposition of the agents is necessary to equilibrium, to harmony.

3.  Retain the same gesture for the same sentiment.  In saying the same thing the gesture should not be changed.

Should the student limit himself to the application of these three rules, he will not regret this study of the

Practice of the Art of Oratory.

Appendix.

The Symbolism of Colors Applied to the Art of Oratory.

We close this book with an appendix which will serve for ornament.  Before delivering up a suite of rooms, we are wont to embellish them with rich decorations.  Architects usually color their plans.  We also wish to give color to our criterion, by explaining the symbolism of colors.

SPECIES. 
GENUS.
1 3 2

1-II 3-II 2-II
II
Ecc.-Conc.  Norm.-Conc.  Conc.-Conc. 
Concentric. 
Violet-blue.  Green-blue.  Indigo.

1-III 3-III 2-III
Normal. 
Ecc.-Norm.  Norm.-Norm.  Cone.-Norm. 
III
Red-yellow.  Yellow.  Green-yellow.

1-I 3-I 2-I
Eccentric. 
Ecc.-Ecc.  Norm.-Ecc.  Conc.-Ecc. 
I
Red.  Yellow-red.  Violet-red.

In the literary world, color gives forms of speech consecrated by frequent usage.  Thus we very often say:  a florid style, a brilliant orator.  This figurative language signifies that in order to shine, the orator must be adorned with the lustre of flowers.  And as one flower excels others and pleases us by the beauty of its colors, so the orator must excel, and please by the brilliant shades of his diction.  It is as impossible to give renown to a monotonous and colorless orator as to a faded, discolored flower.  Would you give to the phenomena of your organism this beautiful corolla of the flower of your garden, throw your glance upon nature.

Nature speaks to the eye through an enchanting variety of colors, and these colors in turn teach man how he may himself speak to the eyes.  The whole man might recognize himself under the smiling emblem of colors.  Imagine him in whatever state you will, a color will give you the secret of his aspirations.  And so it has been easy for us to show you the orator imaged in this colored chart, and we shall have no trouble in justifying our choice of colors.