THE POTATO 
eyebrow, and the eye looks into yours. Which 
end of the potato is on top, the stem end? The 
eye end? 
Hold the potato so that the stem end is down; 
which way do the eyebrows curve? (This is an 
important point and must be remembered.) 
Look carefully at an eyebrow, and right in the mid- 
dle of it you may be able to find a very tiny scale, 
hardly larger than a pin point. This scale points 
upward when the brow curves down. (It breaks 
off easily, so you may have to look at every eye.) 
Has the potato a smell? Describe it. 
Has the potato a pinch-sound? Make very sure of 
this. 
Pinch the potato and then pinch your desk: com- 
pare the feeling of both. 
Take the potato in your fist and hold it at arm’s 
length. Squeeze with all your might. Is the 
potato hard or soft? 
Now knock the potato on the desk. Is the sound 
that made by a soft object or a rather hard 
object ? 
From these tests would you think that the potato 
would be soft and juicy inside ? 
