The morning times., 1896-10-18
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III Is really very strange" said Har-
oiu' now long person NAV look at a
'hihg without seeing it. If you've been
looking at that ostrich egg on the book
sheii Tor minute. you've been looking a
good quarter OF an hour. Alice, and vet
u'h believe you know what you were look
ing at. A penny for your thoughts. Alice ~
On they're not worth it, Harold re
plied the little fair-haircd girl who Law
cuIied up In the big library arm chair
was only thinking what queer old
things eggs are sometimes
Very queer, indeed especially if they're
old. 'assented Harold, gravely.
''At that birthday party Cousin Eva gave
last Wednesday you couldn' 20 vou know
because your arm had been hurt pIayjn,-
football. there were some Of the oueerest
acting eggs you eversaw. You should have
seenhow they behaved. said Alice.
'liut never saw eggs act at ALL" cried
Harold You really surprise me, Alice.
or all the Tranquil. harmless, inoffensive.
quiet sort of living creatures l ever came
acrnss, eggs break the record
Bat these weren't living they were
boiled" said Alice. Il don't think that
explains matters" began Harold. but Alice
went on unmindful Of the interruption.
when we had our boiled eggs Cousin Edith
took two and then she told US the story
about Columbus and his egg. Columbus
sald lie Could disc over America, you know,
and theysaidhec Couldn't and that YOU might
as well trytO make an egg stand I'D ON end.
Columbus said that was nothing, he could
do 1T, and he smashed his egg right down
80 III broke i'll the end of 1t ard his egg
stood up. Just think of il Harold ON.
clean tatleclotb and likely as not the egg
was soft boiled. Well. Cousin. Fditb ss;d
th''t as time went ON and people progresses,
In the arts and sciences. they learned ,nor.
ABOUT eggs than their aunt's sisters knew
"AncestUrs?" said Harold euauirinp,y
Aunt's sisters" retcrtcd the little gin
quickly. "and that we could MANAGE The
egg trick much better NOWADAYS. She
sto"d one OF her eggs up on its little end
ana didn't break II either. Then she made
II lean over and it stayed that way and
didn't Toll down. She took another egg
balanced 1T ON its end and put the first
egg ON top and they both stood I'D one On
top Of the other.
Afterward she built up the goblets the
queerest way, and balanced the egg on
them aud on the edge OF the mouth of
the decanter OF milk, and it stayed there.
leaning over, but never fell, and-ob, she
did all sorts or things like that"
There is no trick of such simplicity 50
easily performed that is as effective in
puZzlng, interesting, and amusing a party
Of children as the antics OF the eccentric
eggs, which Alice was attempting to de
scribe.
Tie eggs to be used must be blova-
Make small perforations in the egg at
either end and bold il over a cup or some
other receptacle. Apply Your lips to one of
the holes and with your breath force the
contents out of the other. Stop up one of
the perlorations with white wax and dup
into the other the smallest shot you can
procure until the weighted end makes the
egg stand securely in any position in which
it may be placed; then stop up with your
WAX the other aperture and your trick.
egg is complete.
II Shot is not to be procured, common
sand will answer. As 1t is much lighter
than the leaden shot, however, 1t will re-
quire more Of il to accomplish the purpose
Tie eggs are brought upon the table
along with others and are seemingly Sc
lcc;ed at random by tue performer. Tts
accompanying diagrams VIII suggest diff
fercnt positions in which the eggs may
be placed, and these may be varied ac-
cortling TO the fancy Of the performer. The
Humpty Dumpty egg is like tile others =
loaded Shell, but is painted to represent
tue comical little character, whose name
ii assumes. To one end of it is attached
long piece OF fine white sewing silk.
Which runs up the tea tray and over the
edge of the decanter. The other end Of the
thread is either manipulated by the per-
former or hangs over the farther end of the
table attached to weight which carries
tue egg along until it is arrested by some
obstacle placed in its way; a hit Of wax In
effective for this purpose. The white silk
thread is entirely invisible at little dis
tancc even to the sharp eyes of children,
but the room may be darkened little If
tue trick is played in broad day light, and
care must be taken thatthe little spectators
donot come too near Humpty Dumpty, while
lie is beirg pulled about.