The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-10-30
EGGS FULL OF WHISKY,
A Boston GrOcer's Device TO Evade the
Matue Laws.
Boston Globe.l

Mutuc llWs'
Boston Globel
Very distinct trails of the serpent that
biteth like an adder have been observed
in Maine, Rhode Island and other States
where prohibitory laws are supposed to
be IN force, and the people who believe
in no rum except for medicinal and me-
chanical purposes have wondered how the
bad stuff came there, when so many paid
officials are on hand to prevent 1T. In
Maine it is criminal offense to sell any.
thing harder than soda water, yet drank
en- men are seen on the streets of the
larger towns every day, and the local
judges are kept busy tining people for
being intoxicated The same results are
noticed in Rhode Island, only to larger
degree. All these symptoms lead phil
osophical mind to ask: ''Where do they
get their liquor? The boats, cars.
stages and express companies are all
watched, and everything suspicious is
overhauled and inspected daily. Where
does the liquor come from p
1t comes from many sources. There
are many holes in the legal skinner, and
every Que leaks little. In the first place
great deal of liquor, particularly beer
and ale, is shipped in barrels to grocers
and marked Bermuda onions" or Gin
cinnati hams" or something OF that kind.
Then there are plenty of coasters that
come to Boston loaded with lumber and
go back to Maine with a good supply of
warming fluids slowed away in sly places
and delivered to those who want it in
boats that land on the river banks at the
side Of lonely woodland roads, and turn
over their freight to innocent looking
farmers with faces as guileless as cherubs.
Every move OF the Prohibitonists has
been met by a counter move by the men
who want their toddy, and in spite of
heavy fines and imprisonment, OF consti-
tutionai amendments and moral suasion,
the man who wants his morning cocktail
can get it in any State of the Union, pro-
vided he wants it bad enough.
There is a little back office on Congress
street. near Franklin street, that looks
very much ike small grocery store
kept by a neat old maid. On the coun-
| ter is a pair OF scales, a showcase, brown
paper. thread and the fixings of a coun-
| try store. Ga the shelves against the
wall are red tin boxes full of tea aud jars
| and bottles innumerable. In front of the
| counter on the floor is large wooden egg
! case, capable of holding forty nine aoz-
ems when full, while near by is a small
pasteboard box, partitioned off into
| twelve compartments, in every one OF
which lies a big egg, white and clean as
chalk. In fact, they are so very white
| that a man would at once suspect them
of being nest eggs, such as unskilled pull
lets use for patterns when they begin to
lay.
There are some there" said the pro.
prietor. pointing to the box, "that are
as fresh as any In the city. I'll warrant
them every time.
'How much are they a dozen?'
Zone dollar Don't be in hurry"
continued the proprietor with a smile.
Just take one of these and tap it and if
you say you ever saw such eggs before
I'll buy you dozen at any market in
Boston" Saying this he took up an
egg loosened the wax that adhered to
the small end, drew out plug inserted
a straw, pushed it over the counter, and
said:
"Now she's already, suck away"
The artist complied, and instead of
tasting egg, he found his tongue assailed
by first class sherry. The egg was no
egg at all, but just glass shell filled
with wine and stopped up.
''It is one of my Ideas, remarked the
grocer 81 got it up to sell in Maine
aud other places where such stuff is for
hidden The eggs hold two thirds of
gil, or twothigds Of common whisky
glass; so, you see, one will furnish good
square drink to any man who isn't hog.
"rhs eggs are made Of common glass.
At FIRST put on cemented cloth, but
that leaked, and had to plug the hole
with wood and cover it with white wax.
That works first rate.
''As yet have filed them with but
three kinds of lquor-whisky, sherry
and claret, but l am going to make
brandy eggs soon. sell my eggs for 81
a dozen. and they retail for fifteen cents
each, though shall have to ask a little
more for those that have brandy.
studied up the idea about month ago,
and have applied for patent on it, which
| think l shall GET
''How many have you sold :"
"Oh, haven't pushed them much, on
account of not getting glass eggs fast
enough. have sold 200 or 600 dozen in
Maine, and have about as many more
ready to ship. As for Rhode Island, l
haven't tried that market any to speak
OF. / find my eggs sell very well right
here. People want them as curiosities.
If man is on train, ne can just reach
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