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ods of preservation which aim only at the exclusion of the 
atmosphere must consequently be useless. He proposes 
in place of the various processes now in use the following 
novel one which he says attains the desired end complete- 
ly. The eggs to be preserved, which should be as fresh 
as posible, must be examined closely, by tapping and 
otherwise, to guard against cracks or breaks in the shell. 
They are then laid in water of about 95° F. for about fif- 
teen minutes, or until they are well warmed throughout. 
Every particle of dirt should be removed from the shells 
by wiping with a sponge wet with warm water. The eggs 
are then put, in suitable quantities, in a sieve, net, or 
loosely woven basket, held for five seconds in boiling wa- 
ter and removed thence as quickly as possible, into cold 
water. The eggs, still wet, are laid on a clean linen cloth 
and let dry off spontaneously by exposure to the atmos- 
phere. Under no circumstances should they be dried off 
with a cloth or towel. As soon as they are quitedry they 
are packed in a box with either ground peat, sifted wood 
ashes, wheat chaff, wood-wool, or wheat bran, the pack- 
ing material to be made thoroughly dry by heating be- 
fore using. The five-second dip in boiling water was suf 
ficient not merely to kill the microbes in the shell sub- 
stance and between it and the inner skin, but to cause the ~ 
coagulation of a thin but all-sufficient layer of albumin 
lying next the skin, and thus form an impassable barrier 
to the exit of water and entrance of air,with its microbes. 
Microscopic INSPECTION or PoRK.—The number of car- 
casses examined in 1900 was 999,554, resulting in the fol- 
lowing classification: Class A, free from all appearance 
of trichinw, 968,405, or 96.88 per cent ; Class B, contain- 
ing trichina-like bodies or disintegrating trichine, 11,701, 
or 1.17 per cent ; Class C, containing living trichina, 19,- 
448, or 1.95 per cent. The number of certificates issued 
for 253,333 inspected packages was 12,107; covering a 
weight of 55,809,626, pounds. There was a great falling 
