Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters
 Aota Book.

Tho number of people on the, streets the past few days snows that there must be something doing in the stores, The women folks and the children arc very much in evidence and young and old appear much pleased with the magnificent display of goods in the several windows, So far there is n very noticeable lack of Christmas trees about town, but these will come later. Last year some fellow from Maine unloaded $500 trees on q lot on South Main street, but he didn't have very good luck in disposing of them, more than half the stock being left on his hands and remained in the lot until somebody carted 1t away. It is not likely that the same man will come again so that in all probability residents of the rural districts who own trees suitable for the Christmas trade will have an opportunity to make a little on them this season.
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 According to the chief of the United States weather bureau there are at least fifteen weather forecasters in this country making a good living by forecasts based on study of the moon and stars, the action of hens, rabbits and other animals, and even in some cases on study of the laws of chance. Long experience has shown that none of these agencies has sufficiently powerful effect on the weather to en- able true predictions to be made from their study The official weather bu- Peau makes forecasts a day or two ahead by studying the weather condi- tions all over the country. If it is rei- egraphed that a storm is occurring in the northwest and moving southeast, it sends word along ahead in the prob able path Of the storm. It judges of the probable effect of areas of low and high barometric pressure in varlous parts of the country. and predicts ac- cordingIy. Even with all Its special apparatus and special information, 1t frequently makes glaring mistakes. What chance, then, has the independ- ent prophet, who simply guesses,
 
 To you want to join this procession of health hinters with a few remarks horn of long experience? asks friend of the As You Like It Man, and then he proceeds as follows: When you feel real mean and dopey pare your ruger nails. The riTL ming of the free edge cheers up the whole system. The matrix of the nail is lCne of the most sensitive parts of the human body. Stick a splinter in it and see When the nail is allowed to grow too long 1t loses its intelligence, baIks the nerves and distuTbs the equilibrium. When your head bothers you part your hair on the other side. It will enable you to strike balance. When your iugular vein thulnps anhoyingly you want to go to sleep for a long time. 1t means your vitality is low. When hot in the back of the neck soak your feet in water and washing soda at no degrees. When your tongue is like a stick take an emetic. There's an e1l. eHny in your stomach. When your eyes are lachrymose and their whites are yellow take calomel When teeth and gums hurt you chew q rattle. When your circulation is bad scrape the soles of your feet
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 A paragraph about srotchmen in Russia recalls a very amusing inci- dent which happened some years ago in the experience of a Scotchman who was touring in eastern Russia. He at tended service in a Greek church and had his attention riveted by a gigantic attendant In the procession, who Gourished as esperge with great skill, uttaring the while some words which seemed familiar to the tourists ear. Listening intently, he made out the sentence to run: "It's jist pickle O clean canld water. If 1t does ye nae guid, it does ye na hairm." After the service he sought out the attendant, who took him into a side chamber and disclosed himself as a Dumfermline man who had wandered in many lands and had temporarily taken service with the local Greek priest t-- ---~
 No matter how tough or hopeless a fowl may seem, roast it first to give the meat a flavor. This must be done slow- ly and carefully. bastins at frequent fI,- tervals. When 1t is nicely Ncolored, split down the back and lay 1t flat in covered ham boiler. Pour in all the gravy from the roasting pan and rinse same we'll with an equal quantity of hot water. Add liberal helping of canned toma- toes to gravy and dot the surface of the fowl here and there with tiny bits of onion. When these have become roast ed, dredge with -four and keep up the basting through three or four hours of Eixnmering. A fowl thus prepared will keep week, and while it tastes de- Iicious cold, does not betray the least ''warmed-over" taste when heated through. It should be kept covered and allowed to remain in the pot in which 1t was cooked without being removed from the gravy, to which little hot water may be added when required.