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grain. Knowing this I dissolved 1 quart of salt 
in 2 gallons oi water, and as the corn was thrown 
in the barn I gavoit a light sprinkling. I was not 
bothered with any insects that year, and of course 
I have continued to use the salt remedy ever tince 
with the best of results. 
It is generally thought by household authorities 
that brown-shelled eggs are superior to the white- 
shelled varieties. An investigation has been made 
into the relative merits of the two kinds of eggs 
at the Californian Experiment Station, with the 
result that the impression that brown-shelled eggs 
are richer is not borne out by chemical analysis. 
Further, a physical examination proves that the 
main points of superiority, though extremely 
slight, are possessed by the white-shelled eggs. 
But practically there is no difference so far as the 
food value is concerned, between the two classes. 
It is a troublesome question to know what to do 
with the flies this summer. This is the best 
method of destroying them that we know of. 
Take half-a-teaspoonful of black pepper in 
powder. 1 teaspoonful of brown sugar, and 1 tea- 
spoonful of cream ; mix them well together, and 
place in the room on a plate when the flies are 
troublesome, and they will soon disappear. Cold 
green tea made very strong and sweetened with 
sugar will also, where set about the room in 
aucers, attract flies and destroy them. 
The results of a series of experiments on the 
preservation of eggs are published in the Berliner 
Markthallen Zeitung. Fresh eggs were treated 
by twenty different methods in June, and after 
being allowed to remain eight mouths were ex- 
amined at the end of February, In only three of 
the methods employed did all the eggs remain 
sound. These were (1) covering with vaseline, (2) 
preserving in lime water, (3) preserving in a 
solution of silicate of potash. The treatment 
with vaseline, however, is a tedious business, sub- 
mersion in lime water induces a disagreeable 
flavour, and the use of silicate of potash renders 
the shell extremely brittle so that it is expedient 
to pierce it with a needle before putting it into 
boiling water tor cooking. Whichever be the 
method employed, it is desirable that only non- 
fertile eggs should be subjected to the process of 
preservation. Twenty per cent, of the eggs went 
bad that had been (1) covered with lard, (2) pre- 
served in wood ashes, (3) varnished with shellac, 
(4) put in a mixture of boric acid and silicate of 
potash, or (5) treated with permanganate of potash. 
Of eggs varnished with silicate of potash or with 
collodium, 40 per cent turned bad. Of eggs that 
had been plunged for 12 to 15 seconds in boiling 
water, or immersed in a solution of alum, or in a 
solution of salicylic acid 50 per cent, were found 
to be bad. Of eggs rubbed with salt, or preserved 
in bran, or covered with paraffin, or treated with 
a mixture of salicylic acid and glycerine, 70 per 
cent, went bad. Of eggs wrapped in paper 80 
per cent., and of eggs kept in salt water 100 
per cent., were found to be bad. 
Place 4 lb. of unslacked lime, 1 lb. of salt, and 
1 oz, of cream of tartar in an earthen jar ; then 
add 3 gallons of boiling water, stir well and allow 
the mixture to stand for two days, when it is 
ready to receive the eggs. The vessel should 
stand in a cool place where it is not likely to be 
disturbed. There should be quite 2 inches of the 
liquid standing above the top layer of eggs. As 
the water evaporates, add cold water up to where 
it previously stood in the vessel. 
