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the entire surface of the egg is now in a condition 

 for examination. The advantages of such a label 

 are seen at once. Both sides may be written upon. 

 They may be used as handles by which to hold the 

 egg for examination, thus saving many eggs from 

 being crushed. They may be made sufficiently large 

 to contain all necessary writing, or small enough to 

 suit the taste. They may be taken off at any time 

 by simply dipping the cemented portion into warm 

 water ; and it is often desirable to do this, especially 

 in exchanges. There is no possible danger of their 

 being torn off when they are handled with the care 

 usually bestowed on eggs.' " 



OBJECTIONS TO THE FOREGOING ADVICE. 



Theoretically these various schemes are nearly 

 perfect ; but practically there are enormous difficulties 

 in the way, and an attempt to surmount or compromise 

 with them would almost surely lead the novice into 

 just what he is trying to avoid. 



It is not imperative that several of the items men- 

 tioned should be attached to the egg any more closely 

 than by a reference to a record where all details are 

 given. It is only a few eggs whose shells afford 

 sufficient room to record one-half these particulars. 

 In the case of large eggs, if you can write finely and 



