Utility and Economy of Birds 



eties of eggs ranging from new-laid to fresh 

 Egyptian, pudding, etc." (The Globe, 12 .ix.iS). 

 A little later the Ministry began to distribute 

 the large stocks of imported and pickled eggs 

 which it had acquired, and fixed the shop 

 price at 4^. each. A new " Order " an- 

 nounced that in the event of a shortage of 

 eggs priority in distribution would be given 

 to hospitals, and stated that the expression 

 " eggs " meant eggs laid by any bird (Daily 

 Mail, 2i.ix.i8). 



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