Smyrna times., 1873-04-02
MiSceLIU ~ e o IL S.
Some General Considerations Concern
ing Eggs.

Human happiness, says the ST. Louis Demo-
crat, is sum total, made up of an aggregation
of little things. Among these small items con-
tributing to the delectation OF the grOsser ele
ment of corpOreal existence, the modest cOntrl- |
button of the industrious hen is by no means
to be despised. Humanity bankers after eggs
The rising generation numbers among Its most
blissful moments those spent in predatory ex-
cursiOns to the resort of the domestic fowl and
the eager extraction of the nourlshing egg from
its she'll Thus does science often pandcr to
the depravity of mankind. There are perllS
attendant upon this little operation which need
| not be here descanted upon. The more sedate
and orderly of the race take their eggs cooked.
The skill of the kitchen has never finer field
in which to display itself, or one where It's
triumphs are more thoroughly appreciated.
As lubricant eggs are often mixed with strong
drink, and egg nOgg and the seductive bever-
age yclept, "Tom and Jerry, which are great
ly in vogue in cold weather, need not to have
their praises sung. There is almost no end to
the variety of combinations of which this artl
Gle is susceptible. Each one seems better
than the last and the latest must prepare to
yield the palm to the one which shall follow 1t.
In this case excellence is an absolute fact, not
+ a comparative one.
The manufacture of eggs is carried on by
o hens entirely. A hen that makes her regu-
' lar egg at the rate of one per day of twenty
e four hours, does very good business Thi:
IT average rate of production the most elevated
e flights of human ambition, ingenuity or skill
have been unable to increase. Various meth
DDS have been resorted to for its accomplish
e ment, but all have proved utterly futile. Th'
e hens have been stuffed, they have been starved
t, they have been cOaxed to lay in a nest cunning
s. ly contrived, to drop the egg out of sight a
g. soon as deposited, and thereby to check tn
triumphant cluck with which they turned t
ne contemplate the result of their labors the
We have been driven up Hill for hours at a tim
Ig by mercenary youth who debased their talent
10 to wrestle with the brute creation, but all to
In good end The only result has been to strai
~ the hen without attaining any more egg
~ There is, apparently, no more willing creatul
in the world than hen, but In this case thel
as seems to be natural impediment to its C
operating with any success in the good work.
After the failure of some of these expel
Ia ments they have been known to sit up {
'm night, pOndering, doubtless, as to how Il
re thing could be done But it has all been fru
red less BOOSTERS are not members of Il
ms. tribe They make a good deal of noise, b
for have never been known to lay much .heI
selves. Like most people who make an ext
amount of fuss, they accomplish nothing
are much actual value. There was some considt
the able talk, l:ttle while ago of establishing
the egg-foundry in this vicinity, but difficult
uch arose which prevented the plan from bel
ara. carried out. 1t was discovered, at the Il
not moment, after several thousand dollars h
'na' been expended in procuring mOulds for I
:. different sizes Of eggs, that the shell could
'bsr be put on, by any process yet discovered, wi
wy, out leaving joint. This would at once sta
'1a 'Is the article as an artificial product and
or preciate it's value to such an extent as to mi
re. the investment an Improbable one, while
sum work the eggs over for the purpose of effac
ac. the joint, would increasethe cost of product
and to such an extent as to give the hens cont
pre- of the market.
The demand for eggs Ianguishes at prese
and the hens are not taxed to keep up the s
1 the ply. AS they are included in what is ca
eral' "solid food" there are very many who
ector stain from their use during Lent. But W
.,.- Easter comes, the call for them will be CT
.nis .n nous, and the dealers will be busy enoug
'"'' disposing of the stocks they have accumula
during the dull season. Then the boys
a. have their sport with colored eggs, and
E mysteries of cracking," Of "points
- butts, will be upon every youthful tons
1t has been asserted that an egg contain
much nourishment as half chicken. If
is true, il is surprising how large the nun
lic of of chickens is outside of whose equivalen
man can put himself in a given way.
chickens would be considered an enorn
Post meal, but four eggs would form but one bra
,rica. OF repast by no means gigantic. There IS n
and ing which can be more safely relied upon
iaddf ballast than hard. boiled eggs. They car
, and leaned upon with safety, for they are soil
nally ITSELF The demand for these articles incre
e fols every year, as new methods of combination
devised, and public taste becomes more ca
place No, uoru iono ago evervhodv who WA
. .aos ne fresh eggs had to keep hens This is a g
coun nuisance for those who lack the taste for
,ss "r business, or have not room to exercise it.
and will wander off, Bad boys will steal and
long thein I0r thelr parents 10 eat. Nelgnoors
,cud. quarrel about them. One OF the smallest
istug Bantam chickens has been known TO destroy
peace and happiness of a whole neighbour