Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-11
4 NOVEL EXHIBITION

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! dropped IN the other day TO see the Ec-
caleoblon, or egg-hatciiing machine. The
ART IS not new one, having been long prac-
tlsed by the Egyptians, but the inventor of
thus machine has succeeded in bringing the
art to great perfection and practicabiltv
The ''fountain of ile," as it is labelled, is
embraced in wooden box about five feet
IN length and four in width and height. The
heat is produced by furnace of coal, sur
rounded by a boiler, from which extend
llues carrying the vapor to every part Of
the machine. The eggs are deposited in
drawers opening from the outside.-The
warmth of these drawers is precisely like
That OF the setting hen, as any one can per-
celye who has ever had experience in put
ting his hand under those iruscible crea-
lures. The temperature is regulated by a
thermometer, and is kept uniform during
the whole process.
he eggs remain in these drawers for
iwenty-one days, when the chickens step
cut as large as life, and apparently quite
as much at home as under their mothers
wing. For the first day they are left in a
drawer Of the same temperature, by them
selves. after which they are turned out in
to the little yard attached to the machine,
which communicates with warm recesses
under the box, made to initiate the shelter
OF hens wing. under which the fiacks re-
IRE Tor their sles:a or nights rest, as nat
uraIIy as possible, without any quarrel ng
about places, or scoldi0g from the old hen.
There were some biddics in another pen
SIX weeks old, who had never known ano.
Their OF the species of greater = ge than them
selves, yet as likely young hens and roos-
terra as If most carefully educated under a
pare nt's eve, and within the constant hea-
ring of TIC parental cluck. The Young
cocks already display their valiant propen-
sites, bristllng their neck feathers at each
other, and essaying juvenile Growing with
efforts almost sufficient to bring their wish
bones into their throqts.
The proprietor informed me that the
chickens thus hatched and reared escaped
''aIl the Ills that f0wl is heir TO" to pip, the
siaggers, vefmin, &c These maladies.
which 1t is well known carry off nearly hall
the young focks produced in the naturu
way, are occasioned by exposure caugh
from older birds. II an egg IS sound and
perfect when put into machine, it never
fails to produce a chicken. If not so. i
can be removed on the fifth day, AMI is SC
removed. 1t is interesting to note the pro-
gresstve change produced by this a.tifcia
incubation. An egg which has been four
Gays IN the machine, when broken. showed
the commencement of the pulsations of the
heaft' which were perceptiblo 10 the naked
aye ana as regular as the swinging of ;
COCK pendulum. Every dav develop,
some new organ, till the internal apparatu.
Is complete; then come the eyes, the feath
ers, and the be-pieked bones, the little
| legs, each ''sticking out a feet" and las
Of al, the inquisitiye and audacious little
bill, which forthwith pokes Il hole through
the little globe into the great globe without
and speedily eliminates the whole concern
| The invention is patented, and the ma
chimes are sold for $40 each. Although
this is rather large price for an old hen,
still think it might be profitable to an ex.
tensve poultry dealer. The real hens nigh
be kept laying eggs the year round, instead
OF third OF their time as at present. Nc
eggs are lost, whereas by the mode now in
use. tw9 or three out Of every dozen are
spoiled by the careIessness or partiality OF
tbs hen, and there is a very great saving in
the rearing Of the young chickens. Fur
thermore, by this mode fowls NAV be kept
coming on at all seasons of the year, IN
stead of spring and summer only.