Where to Now, Man?: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"
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A touchstone, I’ve just learned after using the word for many years without ever managing to investigate its derivation, is a piece of dark siliceous rock that one can use to check the quality of gold or silver. Rub the precious metal on your touchstone and see what kind of mark it leaves; if you know your stuff, you'll be able to tell from the mark the quality of the metal.
Where to Now, Man?: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"
Where to Now, Man?: "Pat Garrett and Billy…
Where to Now, Man?: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"
A touchstone, I’ve just learned after using the word for many years without ever managing to investigate its derivation, is a piece of dark siliceous rock that one can use to check the quality of gold or silver. Rub the precious metal on your touchstone and see what kind of mark it leaves; if you know your stuff, you'll be able to tell from the mark the quality of the metal.