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Show The Sheep's Nod. Say, Corntoasel, wot mokes dom shoep nod whllo they feod?" Tho spoakor, a little country week-or, week-or, palo with tho awful pallor of U10 slums, gavo hlB bucollo host a patronizing pat-ronizing smile and laid n familiar hand on his leg. The farmer caught a sheep, opened Its mouth and directed tho boy to look within. "You see, sonny," ho explained, "tho sheep has no Incisors or cutting tooth. In Its upper Jaw. With Its tonguo it makes a ball of grass, and It holds this ball firmly between tho cutting teeth of tho lower Jaw and a callous wad seo ItT above. Now, tho ball must bo cut up. HowT With a Jerk ot tho head, a sharp nod, tho "Unifas la partly turn und partly cut, and tho sheep feeds on, Tho sheep nod Is tho substitute, In othor words, for tho missing upper tcoth." |