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the form of frozen surfaces or deliquescent chemicals. 

 Stirring- up the air merely, as with an electric motor 

 fan, without provision for extracting- the moisture, is 

 of doubtful utility, and may, in some instances, prove 

 positively detrimental, as it is liable to cause conden- 

 sation of moisture on the goods, or walls of storag-e 

 room, instead of its correct resting- place: the cooling- 

 coils and absorbents. Let us see how the circulation of 

 air in a storag-e room operates to benefit its condition. 

 Under head of temperature, we have seen that 

 circulation. fo Q evaporation from an eg-g- contains the putrid ele- 

 ments resulting- from a partial decomposition of the 

 eg-g- tissues, and that the air of a storag-e room carries 

 them in suspension. It is probable that these foul 

 elements are partly in the form of g-ases absorbed in 

 the moisture thrown off from the egg-; and if, there- 

 fore, this moisture is promptly frozen on the cooling- 

 pipes, or absorbed by chemicals, the poisonous gases 

 and products of decomposition are very largely ren- 

 dered harmless. This is also true of the germs 

 which produce mold and hasten decay, which are ever 

 present in the atmosphere of a storage room, being 

 carried to a considerable extent by the water vapor 

 in the air, along with the foul matter of various kinds 

 referred to. If the vapor laden air surrounding an 

 egg is not removed and fresh air supplied in its place, 

 the air in the immediate vicinity of the egg gets fully 

 charged with elements which will produce a growth of 

 fungus on its exterior, affecting and flavoring the in- 

 terior the flavor varying in intensity, depending on 

 how thoroughly impregnated with fungus-producing 

 vapor the air in which the egg is kept may be. In 

 short, then, circulation is of value because it assists 

 in purifying the air. It should be kept up so that 

 the air may be constantly undergoing a purifying 

 process to free it from the effluvia which are always 

 being thrown off by the eggs, even at very low tem- 

 peratures. It has been suggested that a brisk circu- 



