Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-12


enndescont lamp fer tho light brought
about u change Of name. aud the mem.
bors Of tho craft, Of whom thoro are
about 600 In Chicago, aro known a.
"egg inspectors
A good brisk inspector. handling q
fair run Of eggs, can "candlo" 80 cases
Of eggs day. As each case holds 30
dozens the days run will average
i0,s0O eggs. The work IS carried on In
= dark room. in which the only lights
are those used for inspecting tho eggs.
Tho condition Of an ogg IL found by
holding Il 10 tho light, and tho degree
Of translucency, color. spots and shape
Of tho dark places determine tho grade
and character Of the cgR.
In Chicago and all largo centers which
have the electric light tho incandoscout
lamp Is used. But tho candle by NO
means Is laid ON tho sholf. Many In.
spootors claim that the incandcsccnt
light hurts their eyes. and that candle.
light is best after all. even though IT.
modest flame lickors and sputtors whom
the nimblo fingers Of tho GAMBLER stir
tho air about it.
Tho candle usually Is held upright be-.
tween three shinglo nails stuck In the
end Of short board, and the inspector
holds the eggs close TO and slightly above
tho finmo. 40 that no looks down upon IL.
Any nun can candle eggs " he
Knows eggs" for the handicraft con.
sists simply in holding tho egg to the
light. looking through Il and classifying
IL according TO Its appearance But--and
tho but" Is largo onc-tho man who
inspects eggs must DO able 10 distinguish
at ono glance tho particular class 70
which tho egg belongs. and egg inspect.
ors recognize 20 grades.
A clever man with n keen eye, u nice
sense OF discrimination. nn adhesive
memory and well developed knack Of
handling things may become a fair ogg
inspector In three years. but lyo years
probably will pass before ho is export
enough to ~ ON tho list OF adopts.
Tho handling Of the cPg1 Is an i'm.
pOrtant factor In tho craft. Any man
can pick up single egg. hold Il 70 tho
light, turn 10 around two or thrCo times
and lay tho egg back ia tho crate again,
but IL takes an expert 20 pick up four
eggs in one hand, three In another and
by tho mere working II tho fingers roll
an egg between tho thumb and two flu
gers uud then roll Il out Of tho way to
put another ono In its place.
Generally two eggs nro picked up
with each hand at "a time. 10 that they
arc inspected IN groups Of four, and tina
rapidity with which tho work is carried
ON Is 10 great that from 10. 900 20 ~, 900
eggs a day AFRO inspected
But tho inspector does more than can.
do his wares, for ho handles his own
cases, lifts thom TO tho bench, takes
them down again, nails un covers. trans,
fors eggs from ono case 20 another and
tells Of marvellous ouriusitios in tho egg
limo which have passed under his FIN
gers homentions three yolS eggs don
BILE eggs IN which q perfectly formed
egg. shell and all, Is found inside Of uu
egg; eggs with all OF tho colJrs OF tho
rainbow la their shells; eggs with
words and dates formed In tho shell.
and eggs with double and triple shells.
A strictly fresh" egg 80 one without
flaws OF any kind, Il may bo ten days
or two weeks old. but it Is not more
aged. II.8 Is called % "sclocted" egg
and commands the highest price
When eggs begin to grow stale. tho