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An egg cosy is a useful addition to the break- 
fast table. It is made on the plan of a tea cosy, 
and is used to keep boiled eggs warm. 
A napkin or doily may be embroidered with 
suitable designs and used for the same purpose. 
Engraving on egg shells is another amusement 
for this season. 
With wax stop up the holes in an egg that 
has been blown. Write or draw on the outside 
with tallow or varnish, then cover the whole 
with vinegar or other weak acid, for a short 
time. 
This removes some of the lime where the 
shell is not protected by the grease, and the 
writing becomes very distinct. 
In a church in Lisbon, in 1808, during the 
Spanish war, an egg was found with a predic- 
tion against the French on its shell. The super- 
stitious soldiers thought this was miraculous 
until the French general had a contradiction of 
the prophecy engraved on other shells and dis- 
tributed among them. 
