Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-18
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Seme Stray Leaves From Rsportsr's
 Note Book.

A man took walk along a single street in Newark tho other day. OK. amined the billboards, and makes q ], catalogue of the lifc-size works of art [ he saw, thus: IA lady choking Il gentleman in an automobile. 2-A gentleman pointing q pistol at q man In sickbed. 3-A gentleman in an automobile shooting over the dash board at another gentleman. IA man whipping an old woman with raWhide. o-A colored woman beating young lady over the head with Il washboard 6--The devil stabbing a gentleman between the shoulder blades. An old man stabbing an other man in the back. S-.A strong man dashing q wicked man to the ground. 3-A man threatening q wo- man with q dagger. 1O-A crowd of gymnasium girls pointing pistols at some men,
 Recent statistics proclaim Ameri- cans the greatest meat eaters ill the world. As meat is q muscle maker and tissue builder rather than a fuel furnisher. and as the conditions of life in this country, more than in any Oth- CT, make the heavier drafts upon it's peoples energies. it is clear that the daily diet is wrongly prOportioned. Rice is the very best food, being rich CT in carbohydrates, more readily di- gested, combining more satisfactorily with other foods. and costing less fol actual value than fny of the foods in common use. If the American people will only bring to bear on this matter n, moiety of the intelligence they so strikingly display in others of, less moment, it would be well for the race And, incidentally, it would pay them to protest against that 'trust'' which tradition has established, the charg. ing for rice, by the retail grocers throughout the country, at the time honored-but entirely unwarranted by the initial cost of rice--rate of "thrce pounds for 25 cents.''
 lii connection with President Roose velt's message to congress on the sub ject of divorce. it is noted that as q resort for divorce Great Britain has been steadily growing since the legis- lation of 1858 removed such proceed ings from the control of the ecclesias- tical court Then the cases averaged about POD year. but by continuous progression have now reached 900. These figures relate to the divorce court alone. In recent years the pow CT of decreaing judicial separation has been extended to courts of sum mary jurisdiction, with the result that separations. which numbered S25 in 1893, rose steadily to nearly 5000 in 1904. The combined totals show now practically the same proportion par hundred of population in Great Brit ain and the United States. A curious point about the increase is that the disruption of alliances has been more rapid among nonronfOrmists than lmong members of the established
 hurch.
 Those subject to colds with every change of the weather will do we'll to observe the following rules: Regulate your dint and mode of life. avoid eX- cesses of all sorts. particularly in eat Ing and drinkinG. Avoid coddling
 nd see that working and sleeping r..Oms are properly ventilated. In s,eam-heated rooms it Is a good plan 10 keep q. small basin of water stand ino on the radiator. Those who are nnus,aIlv sensitive may put some comnOund tincture Of bpnzoin in the water. The me"icated vanor arising from the wate'' has q soothng and healing effect un6m the mucons mem- hran2 of the nose. throat and brOnchi Cold and damn should he avoided when the Svs'em is in Il Iehilitatetl state. NacLintOsbes and other imper. vlOus garments. also rnhherS snd arc- ties. should oniv he wnrn whom the inclemency of tba weather calls for them. X cold sponge hath in the morning. followed hv q h,isIk rubbing with q r"nph townl. will 20 far tow. ard kaen''n" the circnIaiion of tho sLiu rp to the mark. and this in turn is il very great protection against colds.