XV 

 Winding the Clock 



I HAVE no desire to interfere in the 

 least with the business of our 

 numerous makers of calendars and 

 clocks, but, as a matter of fact, we 

 could, if necessary, do without such 

 things quite well. So far as the seasons 

 are concerned, no one need tell you 

 when summer is over or when winter 

 approaches. Nature registers clearly 

 enough not only the departure of the 

 one, but the oncoming of the other. 

 The sun might frequently mislead you 

 if you had regard only for tempera- 

 tures, but you have only to observe 

 the roadsides or the fields by day, and 

 the sky by night, to know what is 

 happening. Many are too busy during 



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