Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-10
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from a Reporters
 Note Book.

It consists of a dozen leaves hinged like an ordinary fan. The number of the hour is marked from one to twelve at the end of each of these leaves. The fan timepiece starts at 6 o'clock and expands regularly for twelve hours. when it suddenly closes up and starts all over again. The half hour is indicated by the leaf of the fan being only half extended.
 The gardener took dozen matches and planted them head downward, like palisade about the yellow and wilted rubber plant. "A pointer to all rubber plant owners" he said. .'The plants at this season are very apt to turn yellow and droop. That is sign there are worms in the soil. Plant matches with the heads down, like this, and the worms will die, their corpses vii enrich the loam that their living bodies sapped, aud ill day or two the rubber plant will flourish again.
 "There is an awful fascination about seeing people eat with their knives said he who has just spent a week in a secluded and backwoods spot for his health, with a retrospec- tive look in his eyes. "A knife is such an unexpected instrument. You never know just where it is go- ing to strike. You can't keep your eyes off You are afraid to look for fear it might slip and cut the mouth half in two and you are afraid If you don't look 1t might happen and you won't get to see it."
 The As You Like It man picked up bunch of keys during the week. On the key ring was a name plate with everything but the name of the owner of the keys on 1t. It stated how a dollar reward would be paid to the person finding the keys when lost and also informed the finder that by send- ing the number on the name plate to a certain firm in New Jersey the iden- tity of the man who owned the keys could be learned. The As You Like It man could not quite see the adyan- tage of having so much information on the plate when the finder was at loss as to the name of the loser.
 Probably no trade secrets are more jealously guarded than the modus op- erandi employed by manufacturers of shoe laces. The braiding process is the main bone of contention, being the most intricate need of the work. Lest counterfeiters should attempt to duplicate sections, there are no au- tomatlc shoe lace making machines placed on the market, either in this country or abroad. In order to in- sure protection against possible spies about the plant. different parts of the machine are. wrought or cast at rari- ous distant points, whence they are shipped to headquarters md there put together. In the assembling of tine divisional members the utmost care is exercised that no prying eyes are around the factory. In some instances the artisans are sworn to secrecy.
 Some people have a very bad habit of whlstling Whistling Is all righa In it's place. but when you want the attention of human being and you endeavor to get it by whistling, yon are likely to get in trouble, that is un- less you are rather intimate with the one whom you wish to answer your call It was In one of the local drug stores that the As You like 1t man saw the clerk squelch customer. and he certainly squelched him hard. The customer, who apparently was one of those wont you notice me- rah. rah, boys--the kind that just loves to cause a furry when he passes through the streets. We'll, he entered the store and when the clerks did not start an argument as to the one that would wait on him, he became impatient. He at length placed his optic on one of the clerks and gave short whistle. The clerk answered. He walked di- rectly to Mir Man and said ':'What's the matter, did you lose your dog?
 If you did. IT help you find it, That chap thought he was bit all right. You should have seen him.
 The custom of eating fruit at break | fast. though comparatively recent one in this country. Is nevertheless sensible habit and hygienlc in the ex- treme. Lines, oranges. grapefruit or other acid fruits eaten at this time are
 beneficial in more ways than merely stimulating the appetite. The bitter taste of the grapefruit Is indication of It's healthy quality. while in the tropical pawpaw and the pineapple are to be found active ferments. The fer
 ment in the pawpaw, in fact, Is sep
 arated In commercial quantities and
 used as a digester, while the fermesS | in the pineapple Is recommended for use at the end of the meal, SO that its
 ferment will aid the body in dlgesting the food. Here let it be understood
 that with all their values fruits are
 not recommended as cures for indI-
 gestion and other human Ills. but ra- ther as the proverblal ounce of pre-
 ventIon. If a man is suffering from digestive disorders the best thing for
 him to do Is to see a physician. Then. | if his trouble can be cured and he is
 willing to take care to cure lt. the par
 tIal or total fruit diet will go a long
 way toward saving him.
 
 "would you please lower your feet
 so can enter the carr" T certslnIy
 will not. have paid for my seat and I am not going to have anyone stand ing In front of me on the trip to Wa | terbury.- The above conversation was heard In Derby car which stop ned at Seymour to take on paxSenrrrx.