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&quot; Is there no danger of the machine s getting out 

 of order ?&quot; I inquired mildly, not, however, disclaim 

 ing the compliment, and much impressed by this dis 

 play of thorough scientific attainment on the part of 

 my informant. 



&quot; None whatever. Observe the dasher.&quot; 



With that he jerked off the cover and lifted out 

 the part referred to. 



&quot;It is armed with flanges, which revolve between 

 the projecting knives, or plates, fastened to the sides 

 of the tub. They thoroughly agitate the milk, which 

 is thrown* from one to the other, and never allowed 

 to rest. The effects are truly wonderful. The exer 

 tion is the minimum ; the results are the maximum. 

 No more sour cream; no more rancid butter. A 

 child can produce a pound of butter from a quart 

 of milk in the short space of a minute and a half.&quot; 



By this time, between the revolving of the wheels 

 and the man s incomprehensible conversation, I was 

 in a dazed state, and may not remember accurately 

 his statements. I was only clear on one point, and 

 that was that the Duplex Elliptic Milk Converter, al 

 though evidently the perfection of science, was too 

 grand for my wants. 



&quot; Have you nothing simpler ?&quot; I inquired, faintly. 



&quot;Nothing can be simpler,&quot; was the decided re- 



