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senile debility, general weakness, phosphatic urine, and similar 
conditions of exhausted energies, bodily, or mental. 
Also “ Condensed Egg ” is now made by a process of removing 
the contents from the shell, and evaporating all excess of moisture, 
then pure sugar is added as a preservative. “There is no 
mystery,” says the Lancet, “‘ about this preparation. It consists 
simply of fresh eggs and refined sugar.” Such “ Condensed 
Eggs” are put up in jars hermetically sealed, and being perfectly 
sterilized, they will keep good for any length of time. No coagu- 
lation is caused in the process. 
For “ Egg-white water,” in fever and diarrhea, diffuse the 
whites of two eggs through a pint and a half of cold water, 
sweeten to taste, and add a little cognac, or other liqueur, if 
deemed advisable. For Egg-lemonade, shake together in a 
bottle the white of an egg, a tumblerful of cold water, the juice 
of half a lemon, and a teaspoonful of white sugar. 
The Wood-pigeon had called Alice (in Wonderland) a serpent, 
because of her long neck. When questioned further Alice 
said very truthfully, “I have tasted eggs, certainly, but then 
little girls eat eggs, quite as much as serpents do, you know.” 
“T don’t believe it,” said the Wood-pigeon, “ but if they do, 
then they’re a kind of serpent! that’s all I can say.” 
Again, “TI should like to buy an egg, please,” said Alice 
(Through the Looking Glass) timidly to the old Sheep, in the little 
dark shop. “How do you sell them?” “ Fivepence farthing 
for one, twopence for two,” the sheep replied. ‘ Then two are 
cheaper than one,” said Alice in a surprised tone. ‘‘ Only you 
must eat them both if you buy two,” said the Sheep. 
Eggs, are, according to Dr. King Chambers, highly nutritious sus- 
tenance in fevers, and acute exhausting illnesses, when taken raw, 
and diluted with water (or milk 2), being thus rapidly absorbed ; 
but if delayed within the digestive canal so as to become putrid, 
the products of their decomposition are peculiarly injurious ; the 
sulphuretted hydrogen and the ammonia evolved are posionous 
to the intestines. An egg should not be positively boiled, but, 
so to say, coddled, or put into boiling water, covered over, and 
allowed to stand (near the hob) for five minutes ; at the end of 
which time it will be well and evenly cooked all through. 
Again, for another “ Egg Silky,” whisk the yolk only, or the 
__ whole egg thoroughly, and grate a little nutmeg over it; take a 
_ good teaspoonful of sugar, and stir well together; pour in 
