The Goat ranks in general usefulness next to the sheep, and as a
domestic animal is very valuable. His chief pleasure seems to consist
in climbing from one rock to another, for which amusement his hoofs
are well adapted. The milk of the Goat is sweet and nourishing, and is
made into cheese by the mountaineers, who also eat his flesh, which is
rather tough. His skin is made into the materials called morocco
leather, and vellum; and that of the young animals, the kids, is used
to make the best kinds of gloves. The hair of some species of Goats is
soft and fine, and is woven into shawls of beautiful texture.
[Illustration]