The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-10

The eggs-act date OF the invention OF
eggs it is difficult to ascertain. Their
present status is intelligently given by
an eggsecrable author as follows: There
is no doubt that they are of very early
origin, as we find in the COED book men
ton made of the fact that, upon an oc-
casion when certain parsonage was
guilty of little perjury, the cock crow
ed thrice. Now, to have been cocks in
those days, there must necessarily have
been hens, and where cocks and hens
most do congregate, there do eggs
abound. We can trace this fruit back
until we are lost in the doubts and
gloom Of remotest antiquity. Theyare
very brittle affairs, and form delight
full adjunct to ham, thin sliced and
properly broiled. They are the product
of the busy hen, who has nothing to do
all day long but scratch gravel, eat
bugs and worms, and crumbs of bread
and meal-dough, presented to her by the
careful housewife, and lay eggs in cosy,
out-of-the way places. These eggs are
carefully collected, and those not de-
signed for market, are entrusted to some
matronly hen, who, after the proper
amount of setting" produces brood
of little chickens, whose pretty little
"cheep, cheeping" Ia delightful music
to very young babies. These little
chickens, if not barbarously slaughter.
ed for the use of the table, in turn grow
up to hens themselves, who also lay
eggs, thus keeping up with the
demand. This much we know Of their
history, but as the egg must ne
cessarily precede tho chicken, we
can't for the life of us imagine
where the first egg came from. We will
have to be satisfied with the possession
of the facts that eggs are layed-art
eaten-are good for many useful as well
rs ornamental purposes. For instance
who would want better breakfast than
q cup Of strong, rich coffee, slice OF
two Of good, sweet ham, thin and well
broiled, and a couple or three fresh eggs
cooked to suit the taste, nice, well
baked bread, and fresh, golden butter
Ifsa feast fit for the gods. 1t must be
understood that hens eggs are eIclu.
sively alluded to in this dissertation, az
we do not eggsactly comprehend the
use ofbird's eggs,save as objects toItempt
the cupidity of small boys who play
truant from home and school. ~
! OF the eggs in, everyday use in this
city, we have three varieties-the i'm
ported, the homemade and the rotten,
The second variety commands the high
est prices, and it is a matter of astonish-
ment to many how soon after their ar.
rival, and by what process, the down
the-riyer and up-country eggs become
transformed to homemade ones. 1t is
eggstraordinary, but nevertheless true.
The prices are very fair for the pro-
Queer, but are rather heavier for the
consumer than the eggsigencies of the
times require.
Now, it is amatter that will challenge
the curiosity of those possessing less
prying disposition than ourself, to find
ont why there should be any fSctuation
| in the egg market-that is, in the price
of hen-fruit. Take, for instance, hen
Of modest demeancr, steady habits
and obliging disposition one whose
matronly and useful qualities are
universally acknowledged throughout
the poultry yardTwho rises early and
|retires to her accustomed roost at q
seasonable hour, after consuming her
usual rations-why she could lay eggs
one week, say at the rate d, thirty cents
.|psr dozen, and refuse topsrform the
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