Goat

[AS.] A hoofed animal, closely related to or OF COMMON THINGS 71 is a hardy, healthy animal. Its horns curve its chin is bearded, its covering is of rather than wool, and its tail is short. It on scanty pasture, where a sheep could find support. Goats roam on hills, and in countries are very numerous. Large flocks be seen on the mountains of France, Swit¬ and Italy. The skin of the goat makes leather that of the young goat or kid; used for gloves. Goat-skin also makes morocco The fleece yields two kinds of hair, long short. Ropes and lawyers’ wigs are made goats’ hair. The hair of Cashmere goats is into fine shawls. The Angora goat re¬ the Cashmere, and its hair is used in zephyr cloth. [AS.] A precious metal, one of the metal¬ elements. It is distinguished by its bright color, its great ductility and malleability. is nearly as soft as lead. It has always been prized for its beauty of color and lustre, its power of resisting oxidation (not tarnish¬ in the air), and for the ease with which it can worked into artistic and ornamental articles. scarcity has led to its adoption as a convenient of exchange. Gold is always found in the state. It occurs in grains and strings, occasionally in lumps or nuggets, and is dispersed through the gravel deposits in where gold-bearing quartz veins traverse solid rocks. In order to obtain the gold from gravel or placer deposits, the sand contain¬ the-metal is washed in an apparatus called a by this means the lighter materials are away, and the gold being heavy, sinks to bottom. Much gold is also obtained from veins in the rocks, by costly proce es of and extraction. Gold is found in nearly countries. It occurs abundantly in Australia, America, and Africa. Very rich deposits discovered in Australia and California about years ago, and in South Africa at a much date. Much gold is now obtained in A beautiful song-bird of Europe, gold-colored wings, and known as the It has a black cap and wings, and is times called American canary. (See Finch.') A small domesticated fish of reddish color, kept in ponds or in gla jars. It a native of China, and was introduced into in 1691. Many varieties are known. A variety of gold-fish, with protuberaut is called the telescope fish. leaf. This is gold hammered until it forms = very thin leaf. It can be beaten so thin that it take a pile of 200,000 leaves to make an in height. It is used for gilding, by spread¬ it on wood and other substances. Leaves so fine are used by dentists for filling teeth. [Du.] A game played with a variety of and a ball, the object being to drive the into each of a number of holes (usually nine eighteen) with the fewest strokes of the club. is a Scotch game, which has of late years be¬ very popular in the United States. 647