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may be driven over as before, after all the layers 

 of eggs have been shaken out in the water. 



In sending eggs away the reverse operation is 

 performed. The tin is sunk in a vessel of water, 

 then a layer of soft, well-washed Sphagnum 

 moss is put on the bottom, then one fold of 

 muslin, then the eggs are carefully distributed 

 over this with a glass tube, and arranged with a 

 feather or thin glass rod, so that no two eggs are 

 in contact, then a second fold of muslin, and the 

 operation repeated as before till completed. 

 Next, a good thick layer of moss is put on and 

 the box drained ; then, should the moss have 

 sunk down, it is topped up with a fresh layer to 

 completely fill the box, and the lid is put on. 

 Finally the tin is packed firmly in sawdust, 

 in a wooden box, the lid screwed down, and 

 sent off. 



In estimating the number of eggs in a fish, the 

 rule is that one thousand eggs go to a pound of 

 weight. Thus a half-pound fish will have five 



