The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13
Egg-Csndling.

IullN SAD 10 be he iEflcSt apartment ne
ever cnerel. The space occupied by
two young men. and nnumerable egg
cases, was filed with stencil so thick
that the reporter felt like utting OF a
chunk of it and beiting il away as q
tro hy.a But as nothing save /" hen
fruit was V s BILE, he was constrained
instead to inquire If Quit y-cholera
was prevalent just at resent. One of
the youns men tumbcd off the pile of
cases on which he was reclining. and
after rolling over the 10 rwith laughter
two or three time,, arose and sad, 1
quietly: ..Nos | guess the hens are
all well. Ate n few words of ex-
planaticn as 10 the nature OF the call,
the young man kindly consented to
give an exhibition eggcandling, and
led the way. Going u to dirty look
ing patch on the wall, he drew aside an
old gray a my blanket, d SC osing a
lighted int 10 beyond. He real
lied the elect, for he stopped
long enough on the thrc ilold to
say: .'Ohl cone in. This amt no trap;
it's The candlng-room. The apart
ment was found to be about seven by
three feet, and upon bench at one
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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 GAMBLER
wal ell up to the bench with watch
me -juggle-them 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-finger of each
hand the npperraost eggs were caught
III and held or AN instant only in front
o. the fame There was a conyulsive
movement OF the hands, and, with all
the dcxterity OF slight-of-hand per-
former, th'' II permost eggs had given
place to de other two, and were being
more carefully examined before the
light. There, said the Gambler, de-
signat ng an egg W til a clear, transpa-
rent shell, and wildly rosy light
showing through it, "that is strictly
fresh egg. l 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 sh.l because the egg laid
too 'ong in one position. 1t is not
bad egg, however, though it may be
81 gAtly stale. and put it into the left
hand Ease, which is intended for the
{ h cugo m rket, and is likely to be
spec.il, sold. There is nothing appar-
emil, wrong with this fourth egg. save
that Its yclk is bro, en-. housekeeper
might n like it, but its i good bakers
egg. 49,.
oSWhy are all the first class eggs
shipped to New York :" inquired the re-
porter. gl 1ff 1913 t
Simply because they keep longest,
and are longest in i,nlirg 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 70 k"
The GAMBLER proceeded with his work
at truly remarsahl' rate OF speed.
stopping only now and then TO point
out the peculiarly of MI G z which had
been kept in too wa m, cold, or damp a
place, or had been subjected to some
sort of preserving process white vet in
the hands of the farmer. SO delft was
he in his business that the eggs, as he
shuff1ed them to and fro, seldom or new
er touched each O. her. and as for break
ing one, that is someth ns a Gambler
very rarely docs Suddenly he paused
over one which plainly slowed the ORR
gin of the term ''chi ken-hud.' sli
n" That is goad egg for II restaurant
man" suggested the reporter.
{. WIN hetan CHARGE sprinp chicken
nrices for Il, niGH - sTi !
Aoa;n tho candler vent olr into a con.
rnls!on Of la,,rbter ~ vas evident
that tbonrb bn n,,cht knoy stale old
arrs Syhen be sow then, n, Id moi
n6w ennal,r st,le old ;nkes when he
heard ,barn - ~ - -,
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