Popular Science Monthly 



591 



Gold-Plated Teeth for Sheep 

 Are Common in Scotland 



THE sheep of the western island 

 of Scotland are almost as sty 

 lish as the dogs that ride in auto- 

 mobiles on our own Fifth Ave- 

 nue, in New York city. The 

 canine aristocrats have occa- 

 sional cavities in their teeth 

 filled with gold, but the Scot- 

 tish sheep have their entire set 

 gold-plated before they have 

 any chance to decay. The 

 gold-plating is due to gold dust 

 in the soil. As early as 1536 

 Hector Boece, Bishop of Aber- 

 deen, speaks of the remarkable 

 appearance of the sheep that 

 roam "the golden mountain" 

 in central Aberdeenshire. 

 Their wool is yellow, their 

 flesh is red, flecked, as it were, 

 with saffron, and their teeth 

 are the hue of gold, he says. 



The combination suit which is an excellent substitute 

 for waists and skirts or shirts and pantaloons 



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To Keep Out Burglars, Leave Your 

 Key in the Door 



E. CURTISS, of Spokane, Washing- 

 ton, has invented a key-hole guard. 

 Leave your key in the door at night, and it 

 will be impossible for anyone to insert 

 another key in your door. 



The guard can be fitted to any door. It 

 consists of a plate which slides horizontally 

 just in front of the body of the lock, and in 

 the inner side of the door. On locking the 

 door from this side, this plate is moved by 

 turning a knob. The 

 shank of the key, 

 being horizontal, is 

 caught and held in 

 the horizontal slot in 

 the plate that has just 

 been moved. 



The Overall Has Entered the 

 Fashion Sheets 



FOR the first time, perhaps, 

 days when Indian women 



Ooor key hole 



since the 

 tilled the 



land while their lords and masters hunted or 

 fished or fought, American soil has felt the 

 pressure of the feminine foot on spade and 

 fork. It has been no light, inefficient pres- 

 sure, either, nor is it hampered by skirts. 



The approved costume for the really-in- 

 earnest farmer, whether man or woman, is 

 a combination overall suit, which not only 

 affords perfect protection 

 but is comfortable and easi- 

 ly put on. The illustration 

 above shows the different 

 styles applicable for wom- 

 en's wear. Those for men 

 are very similar in design. 

 They are made of khaki, 

 denim or other suitable ma- 

 terial. Even the children 

 are not left out. Their 

 suits are made exactly like 

 those of the adults, since 

 their bit in the farm work is 

 equally as important. 

 Khaki hats meet the ap- 

 proval of the youngsters 

 for topping off these utility 

 suits. Women prefer the 

 old-fashioned sunbonnet. 



At left: A plate 

 slides just in 

 front of the body 

 • of the lock and 

 on the inner side 

 of the door 



Horizontal key slot 



Lock plate 

 key hole 



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Lock plate 

 io right 



The shank of the 

 key is caught in 

 the horizontal 

 slot and held so 

 that nothing 

 from the outside 

 can move it 



