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water, and when thoroughly warm, so as to rarefy the air, 

 place the eggs in the jar, the pointed end uppermost, and 

 pack and line with paper shavings or cocoa fibres to 

 prevent them from breaking ; then close the jar before 

 taking it out of the water, and it will be found that eggs 

 preserved by this method will be fit for hatching twelve 

 months after, and that those intended for the breakfast 

 table will be as fresh as on the day when laid. 



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WHITEWASH. 



A large quantity of whitewash will necessarily be re- 

 quired for sanitary purposes, but if prepared as follows, 

 it will possess the advantages of preventing the wood 

 from taking fire or from decaying. 



Dissolve in warm water sulphate of alumina (alum), 

 sulphate of copper (blue vitriol), and mix with the 

 whitewash. 



LIME WATER 



Is most beneficial for an occasional drink to fowls ; it is 

 a preventive of many diseases, and assists the formation 

 of bone and eggs. Prepare as follows : 



