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•contains about 42,000 eggs, there fhouldnotbe fome without 

 fperm or unfit by reafon of fomc defed ; therefore, after two 

 days it is needlefs to wait for other worms," and the remaining 

 eggs muft be thrown away ; they would produce but very 

 •indifferent and weak worms. 



In confequence of that ordinary and unavoidable wafte of 

 eggs, we would advife to add half an ounce more to every 

 four ounces in the hatching, and fo on in proportion, to 

 compenfate that lofs. 



(loth Que.) Is it not proper to give fome previou* 

 preparation to the eggs, in order to facilitate their hatching I 



(Ans.) Experience the bejfl of all mailers, teaches us that 

 they are excluded in a flate of the bed preparation, and that 

 therefore we ought not to meddle or tamper with them. 

 We Ihall obferve only, that bathing them in wine, or any- 

 other liquors, as praftifed by fome people,' is fo far from 

 accelerating or helping the eggs, that it has a directly 

 oppofite effeft. 



(nth Que.) Is It neceffary to take up the worms the firfl 

 day that they are come out ? 



(An3.) By all means, becaufe we-re they to remain longer 

 among unhatched eggs, they would communicate to them a 

 noxious heat, and would contract thejnfelves fome difordcr 

 and die before the term of their natural growth. 



