The Brookhaven leader., 1883-03-01
Egg.C niling.

IN odd trade is that of the egg-can-
Gler. Cnc having been advertised for q
few days ago, n Tijj'hae reporter TO
whom the word "candlern was full
OF mystc Y, took the liberty of calling
uron the advertiser for an explanation.
Th:ther tie repor cr went, and in the
shadow of Lugc bank of egg-cases on
TIE side walk discovered a as5age-way
la eled "Butter" which led into the
basement OF the building designated.
insering, the reporter found himself in
= small apartment. which may be truth
fully sad to be the fullest apartment he
ever en-. erred. The space occupied by
two young men, and innamerable egg
eases, was filled with stencil so thick
That the reporter felt like cutting off a
chunk of it and bearing it away as a
tro hy But as nothing save chem
fruit was Wis bic, he was constrained
instead to inquire if roultiy cholera
was prevalent just at present, One OF
the young men tnmbled off the pile of
cases on which he was reclining, and
after rolling over the floor with laughter
two or three times, arose and said,
quietly: mo; | guess the hens are
all WE'LL" After few words of ex-
planatiCn as to the nature of the call,
the young man kindly consented to
give an exhibition o. egg-candling, and
led the way. Going up TO dirty look
ing patch on the wall, he drew aside an
old gray army blanket, disclosing q
lighted inte! iot beyond. He real
ized the effect, for he stopped
long enough on the threshold to
say: "Oh! come in. This amt no trap;
it $ the candling-room." The apart
mcnt was found TO be about seven by
three feet, and upon bench at one
end We're three open eg9-cases. A
small metallic oil-lamp was attached by
a wooden fixture to the farther end of
the middle box. This furnished the
only light in the room The candler
walked up to the bench with watch
me-juggle-the air, and. turning back
his shirt sleeves, plunged both hands
into, the middle box, and suddenly
brought forth four chicken-buds.
With the thumb and fore-fnger of each
hand the uppermost eggs were caught
up and held for an instant only in front
of the fame. There was q cOnvulsive
movement of the hands, and. with all
the dexterity of slight-ot-hand per-
former, the uppermost eggs had given
place to the other two, and were being
more carefully examined before the
light There said the candler, de.
signaling an egg with clear, transpa.
rent shell, and a vividly rosy light
showing through it, ''that is strictly
fresh egg. put that in the right-hand
box, which is intended for the New
York market This one is not quite so
fresh, but it will do. This, you see, is
spotted; that's where the yelk has fast.
ened to the shell because the egg laid
too long in one position. II is not
bad egg. however, though it may be
slightly stale, and put it into the left
hand case, which is intended for the
Chicago market, and is likely to be
speedily sold. There is nothing appar-
emily wrong with this fourth egg, save
that its yelk is broken. A housekeeper
might not like it, but it is good bakers
egg
shipped to New Yorkfn inquired the re-
porter.
sSimply because they keep longest.
and are longest in finding their way
into the consumers hands. An egg
which is perfectly good in Chicago to,
day might not be good ten days hence
in New Yo k
The Gambler proceeded with his work
at truly remarkable rate of speed.
stopping only now and then TO point
ont the peculiarly OF an egg which had
been kept in too waim, cold. or damp a
place. or had been subjected to some
sort OF preserving process while yet in
the hallds OF the farmer So dcit was
be in his business that the eggs, as he
shulflesl them TO and fro, seldom or nev.
er touched each other. and rs for break
ing one. that is something q candleI
very rarely docs. Suddenly he paused
over one which plainly showed the ori.
Gin of the term " chi kea-bnd,
'sThat is good egg for restaurant
man, suggested the reporter
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