104 QUEER EGGS. 
They are about the size of a goose egg, of 
a thin fibrous substance like isinglass, of a 
shghtly reddish color 
It is a great labor to clean them for market. 
When dry they are brittle and wrinkled, and 
sell for twice their weight in silver. 
They are served floating in a soup like lumps 
of jelly. , 
Bad eggs are so bad that they are rarely used, 
and disease is not likely to come from them as 
sometimes results from the use of the flesh of 
diseased animals. 
The Chinese have a fondness for half-hatched 
egos, and travelers have come across other peo- 
ple who considered eggs of extreme age as 
great delicacies. 
