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OKNTKNNIAr,  riKI.T)  EXHIBITION,  1 
HciiiiNcK’8  .Station,  Pa.,  July  ‘21,  into.) 
I'.nrly  this  mnniiiiR  the  gonial  face  of  P.rothor 
Oolcniau  ai'iwarcd  upon  the  field.  ilc'viiH  ac- 
coin]mau‘d  by  Mr.  .John  D.  Waring,  of  llio  Dela- 
umler  Inni  WotUr  at  New  Yorlc,  inventor  of 
Waring'R  Air  ( .‘omin'OHBor,  and  ono  of  the  1)ob<  of 
Ainerloa'8  mochanical  Onginix'jrn.  Mr.  Wai'ing 
Imd  conducted  the  trialR  withtlic  llynamomctcrR 
on  the  jn'cvioua  dayn,  and  wbh  one  of  the  first  to 
adviso  Uio  rejection  of  the  tests  as  not  jicrfcctly 
trustworthy.  This  was  tYaring’s  day.  Ah  lie  ha<l 
liindly  consented  to  conic  here,  upon  the  Boliclt- 
ation  of  Mr.  Lniidreth,  tlie  latter,  in  conjunction 
with  Mr.  Cleddes,  resolved  to  got  the  full  worth 
of  liiH  inouoy  out  of  him.  But  Waring  had  scon 
Borrioo  before  and  was  not  to  be  caught  napping, 
Ko,  dropping  Ipn  coal  and  such  other  surplUH 
clothing  a*  came  within  the  rules  of  stag  society, 
ho  pitched  in.  It  was  what  might  be  calloil 
stoaraor  day.  The  Portable  Engines  were  ono 
by  one  attached  to  the  Locoinotiro  and  placed 
in  iiosition  to  ho  attached  to  the  Blower  for 
testing. 
The  enghios  on  the  ground  that  were  juit  to  the 
test  were  the  “Beat,”  niodo  hy  John  Best ;  the 
“  Eclipse,"  Erick  A  Co,;  the  “  Phoinix,"  Chand¬ 
ler  &  Taylor;  and  the  “Eaniuhw,"  A.  B.  Far- 
qiihar.  Tho  EclipHo  rvas  notable  for  its  lino, 
moelianical  liuinli,  luid  all  exprensed  their  ad¬ 
miration  at  the  excollcueo  of  the  work  jicrformed 
by  it.  llio  Best  maybe  all  its  name  implies,  but 
as  it  was  ita  first  iipiioarance,  little  can  bo  said 
as  to  what  it  will  do  in  tho  future.  The  PhuMiix 
worked  very  nicely  and  gave  every  eridcnco  of 
being  a  first-olasK  machino,  well  adapted  to  the 
work  for  which  it  is  designed.  How  arc  tho 
figures  arrived  at  ?  By  an  ingenious  contrivauco 
called  a  Blower  a  term  which,  applied  to  this 
useful  pieeo  of  mochanism,  is  in  ono  senso  a 
misnomer,  as  it  jicrforms  its  task  without  any 
blatant  fuss  wind  is  generated  hy  a  series  of 
fans,  set  In  motion  by  gearing,  which  force  an 
air  current  througli  a  small  aiiorturc  into  a  rub¬ 
ber  lube  that  is  attached  to  a  registering  face 
which  records  tho  powsr  hy  inches.  Tho  bell  of 
tho  oiigino  driving-whool  is  slipiied  on  to  tho 
wheel  of  the  Blower,  and  tJie  iwwer  is  aceimately 
registered  on  tho  index  above  mentioned. 
After  attaching  the  engine  to  tho  Blow'cr  by  a 
long  holt,  UiH  water  being  at  150  temperature, 
10  Ills,  of  soft  wood,  10  lbs,  of  hardwood  and  100 
lbs.  of  soft  coal  was  weighed  out  and  adniini»- 
tcrod  in  ono  dose  to  tho  engineer,  who  thou 
started  the  fire.  Tho  time  hetwoen  that  and  a 
prossiu  e  of  .50  lbs.  of  steam  was  recorded,  and 
tho  amonntof  water  used  during  the  tost  was 
also  measured  aud  recorded.  At  60  Ihs.  juesguro 
the  fun  hogau.  Brother  Waring  then  took  out 
of  his  vest  ])ockot  a  little  silver-jilulcd  lustru- 
ment  (a  revolution  counter)  and  Ills  xvalch. 
lire  former  ho  inserted  in  the  end  of  the 
shaft  and  tlio  latter  ho  held  in  his  hand, 
right  under  his  inuuediivte  eye.  Whether  he 
hold  his  breath  or  not,  I  don’t  know ;  but  I 
did,  w’hieh  was  (juito  as  good.  He  then  consulted 
tho  thermometer  oiTungement  attached  to  the 
Blower.  I  let  ray  bi-eath  go  again,  and  he  wrote 
something  cm  a  ].iioce  of  pujier.  This  ceremony 
he  rojioatod  evei'y  few  minutes  while  the  engineer 
was  ut  work. 
During  the  contiiraanco  of  the  regular  trials 
there  was  a  sort  of  brovet  trial  going  on  under 
the  auspices  of  Mr.  Bruce,  wlio  tested  to  his  ap- 
jiaronl  satlsfaetion  the  fSiiver  A.  Danings  Power 
btraw  Cutter,  which  cut  5UU  iiounds  of  straw  in 
11  minutes.  The  iKiwcr  aiijilied  xvas  their  two- 
horse  tread,  which  was  hardly  sufliciont,  as  with 
more  power  bettor  time  could  have  been  made. 
Messrs.  Boss  &  Co.  imfurtuimtoly  liroko  some  of 
the  gearing  of  tboir  Straw  Cutter  in  bringing  it 
out,  BO  that  it  eould  not  bo  tried.  Tlie  Cominou 
Senso  Straw  Cutter  had  no  reiiroBcntalivc  pres¬ 
ent,  aud,  therefore,  Mr.  Bnieo  passed  it  by. 
Dir.  Kibler  b.ad  the  only  Fan  Dlill  on  tho 
grounds. 
Last  nigld  there  anivod  a  lUissiau  Threshing 
DIaehino  aud  Portable  Engine.  Both  were  about 
twice  or  tludco  the  sme  and  w^eight  of  om:  largest 
ones.  Bro.  Geddes  was  in  a  quandary  as  how  to 
unload  them  from  tho  eai-  ajid  get  them  to  the 
field.  Again  Mr.  Oastlor,  with  his  locomotive, 
came  to  tho  rescue. 
Wliiie  tho  steam  engine  trial  lulled,  Mr.  Cole¬ 
man  tested  the  powers  aud  cfiicacy  of  (Jio  Bus- 
sian  Thresher,  or  Beater,  which  was  of  six-horse 
power,  maim  hujtu red  by  IJliiop,  Ihiw,  A  Loew- 
enstcin,  at  Varsovio,  Russia.  It  had  a  60-iach 
cylinder,  2  foot  In  diameter,  with  12  beaters. 
Tho  coneavo  was  vei*y  jieculiai-  and  gave  a  largo 
rubbing  siu-facc.  The  constnictiou  was  entiroly 
different  from  that  of  any  of  oiu‘  homo  ma¬ 
chines;  it  was  set  on  low  wheels,  about  7  feet 
apart,  adajited  to  the  Russian  roads.  Om‘  Brit¬ 
ish  Juror  doffed  his  surplus  clothing,  mounted 
tho  feeding  table  and  fed  to  his  heart’s  content. 
You  know  the  English  people  are  fond  of  feed¬ 
ing,  and  he  was  only  gratifying  his  national 
proclivity  at  the  expense  of  unnecessary  dignity. 
The  macliiuo  did  good  work,  however,  aud 
brought  the  grain  out  Jn  excellent  condition. 
The  steamers  were  all  tested,  except  tRo  Rus¬ 
sian,  and,  as  niglit  was  falling,  it  became  a 
question  wliether  anything  furtlier  should  bo 
done.  The  trial  w'as  over  except  this  ono  en¬ 
gine,  and  at  it  they  went  despite  tlie  darkness 
and  laUmoss,  both  of  which,  liowovcr,  finally 
oomjielled  them  to  give  it  up  and  adjourn  till 
to-morrow  for  this  one  ongino. 
J  Illy  22. 
Thk  Russian  Portable  bte.amer,  which  arrived 
on  tho  grounds  lato  yesterday  afternoon,  was 
tested  this  morning.  This  engine  was  much 
heavier  than  anything  seen  in  this  country,  being 
built  with  low  wheels,  wide  apart,  similar  to  the 
thresher  tried  yesterday.  It  has  an  upright 
tubular  boiler  xvith  a  wooden  jacket,  inclined 
conqiound  crank  engine,  and  combined  pump 
and  boater.  The  punq)  is  worked  by  an  eccen- 
Wc  from  tho  main  sliaft.  Its  weight  is  about 
K.OOO  pounds.  The  luimhiue  is  made  by  the  same 
parties  that  exhibited  Uie  Russian  Thresher,  or 
Boater.  It  broke  down  twice  before  tlio  final 
tost  conld  be  made,  which  mishaps  wore  ac¬ 
counted  for  l>y  their  not  having  a  competent 
ongineer.  The  boiler  showed  groat  capacity  for 
producing  steam,  and  on  time  beat  tlio  American 
machines  shown  tho  day  Ixifore. 
As  a  whole  tho  trial  was  an  excoodingly  satis- 
fiuctory  ono  to  all  concerned,  and  the  various 
oflicials  wore  so  xvell  pleased  with  their  work 
that  they  even  bid  a  pleasant  good-by  to  tho 
new'spajior  reporters,  among  xvhom  was 
Shoutiiorn. 
ATLA.S  IIOTEI,,  ) 
PiiiijinKUMnA,  July  29,  1870.  { 
Ah  I  gaze  drearily  at  the  postal-card  before 
me,  it  seems  as  if  1  ha<l  labored  in  vain,  for  lo ! 
a  lady  correspondent  writes,  it  ajipoars,  to  tho 
New  York  ollico  to  tlio  effect  that  she  does  not 
BO  much  wisli  to  luiow  what  is  noteworthy  in  the 
Exhibition  as  how  to  get  there,  what  to  do,  where 
to  lodge,  and  so  on  ad  infinitum;  Tho  lady,  too, 
is  a  constant  reader,  regular  subscriber,  or  some- 
tiling  of  (.hat  kind  that  leavos  an  impression  of 
continuity  on  tho  mind,  aud  it  is  sti'ango  indeed 
that  she  sliould  have  tailed  to  read  the  letters  in 
RcJiAr^  of  May  1.8,  2(l  aud  27.  Those  letters  woi'c 
prepared  with  groat  care  and  contain  uifonua- 
tion  that  covers  the  whole  groiind,  giving  time- 
tablos,  fares,  price  of  Itslging.  etc.,  etc.  As  Mr. 
Mantilini  would  say,  ono  lias  there  tho  ‘•doinni- 
Uon  total"  of  tlio  exiieuso  of  the  trip,  not  in¬ 
cluding  extras.  It  may  be  as  well  to  again  suiu- 
marizo  tho  main  pouits. 
To  begin :  M’hcn  you  have  decided  to  come  to 
I’biladelpliia,  j>rocuro  from  the  nearest  railroad 
agent  all  tho  details  of  which  ho  is  posse.ssod 
concerning  loutcs.  If  ho  don't  seem  to  know 
much  about  it,  compel  liim  lo  asccrhiin  :  it’s  bis 
lmKiiie.ss.  Buy  “exem’sion  tickets"  if  they  will 
permit  you  to  remain  as  long  in  Pliiladelphia  as 
yon  wish.  They  aro  much  the  cheapest.  All 
trains  land  you  withiu  60  feet  of  the  iiiiilii  en¬ 
trances  to  the  grounds,  and  among  a  shoal  of 
hotels  that  in  price  and  accommodation  aro  as 
viu'ious  as  the  eoloi’s  in  the  historic  Joseph’s 
coat.  I  asKimio  at  once  that  you  do  not  desiro  to 
pay  irl  and  So  per  day,  and  will  not  mention  tho 
“Traiis-Continentar'  or  “Globe”  ns  eligible. 
The  “Boarding-House  Agency ”  will  billot  you 
all  over  I  ’hiladelphia  in  private  houses.  Their 
way  of  doing  business  is  fully  explained  in  the 
letters  referred  to  above.  It  is  not  a  good  plan 
to  got  too  far  away  from  tho  ground.s,  bocauso 
of  the  time  Avasted  in  going  to  and  from  them. 
If  I  wore  to  advise  a  friend  whoso  incoiuo  had  a 
modest  habit  of  shruiking,  1  should  say  go  to 
tho  “Atlas.”  Why?  Bocauso  it  is  about  two 
hutidiwl  feet  from  ono  entrance  to  tho  grounds  ; 
lose  no  time.  Lodging  is  .Jl  per  day,  xvhich  eu- 
titlos  you  to  ono  bed  in  a  small  room  containing 
two  beds,  from  9  A.  M.  until  the  following 
morning  ul  the  same  horn’.  As  long  as  yon  re¬ 
main  you  will  have  to  renew  your  riglit  of  pos- 
Bossiou  daily  by  invosling  in  a  coupon  and  pay¬ 
ing  a  dollar.  Kingle  gentlemen  use  rooms  (xm- 
taiuing  four  be<ls  eiieh,  while  on  the  other  baud 
ladies  Avho  hapixii  to  travel  unaccompanied  by 
male  escort,  have  quite  a  number  of  rooms  set 
apai't  for  theu'  cxclnsiAo  uso  in  a  Aving  of  the 
buildings  remote  from  the  masses.  Huch  rooms 
contain  one  bed  only,  Avheu  desired.  This  is  a 
good  arraugoment  and,  judging  by  the  number 
of  ladies  Avbo  arc  vioAA'ing  tho  Avunders  of  tho 
world  soluH,  a  inipuliu'  one.  The  clerks  of  the 
Atlas,  Messrs.  Jlatt.  R.  Clark  and  Nowcombci;, 
are  couitoous  aud  painstaking  gentlemen  who 
aro  successful  in  their  ondeaA'ors  to  inaku  all 
comfortable,  being  esijccially  considerate  of  the 
Avants  of  those  Avho  have  no  “mcn-folks”  to 
transact  the  business  part  of  ploasuriug.  Of 
one  thing  all  may  be  assured :  Loneluioss  is  out 
of  the  question,  with  5,900  guests  to  Avhom  you 
can  express  yoin  opinions.  Music  enlivens  the 
tedium  of  the  evening.  In  fact,  strains  from  a 
piano  are  wafted  along  the  immense  restaurant 
with  your  soup,  for  instance,  and,  like  the  poor, 
remains  Avith  you  imtil  the  last  spoonful  of  a 
Avater  ice  disappears.  Siieaking  of  tlio  restau¬ 
rant,  1  should  say  that  yom  food  will  be  a  so]m- 
rato  item  of  expenso.  The  restamaiit  counectod 
Avith  the  Atlas  is  Avell  managed  by, Mr.  Uiolly, 
and  tlio  prices  charged  are  rcasonalile,  as  tho 
food  is  good.  Any  further  information  is  Avitliin 
the  reach  of  all  by  addressing  “Atlas  Hotel, 
I’liiliwlell-liia,  I’a." 
My  lady  correspondent  further  asks,  “Wiat 
is  tJio  correct  thing  to  Avear  ?"  I  shall  refer  tins 
question  to  the  Eashion  corrosrioudont,  “  Frolic,’’ 
who  has  been  hero  and  can  toll  all  about  it.  I 
should  say  that  the  chief  article  of  female  attiro 
was  a  noU^i-book.  Kveiy  lady  here  seems  to  have 
rolcgaksl  her  memory  to  paper,  and  it  is  quite 
aiiparent  thero'sa  “  duel  amang  us  takln'  notes,” 
I  sincerely  trust  not  to  ‘‘prent’'  them. 
Ladies  haA’O  groat  method  in  tlieir  inadness, 
and  it  is  most  amusing  to  observe  lliem  at  the 
hotel  after  tlio  day’s  sight  -  seeing  is  accom¬ 
plished.  One  will  tell  another  about  tho  won¬ 
ders  of  Agricultural  Hall,  and  suddenly  rcraem- 
hering  an  item,  dive  for  the  note -hook  aud 
Am  to  (jiorhaps) : 
“  There’s  eai-ts  anU  (fiKS. 
And  pins  for  pisTi, 
There’s  dihbloi-s  an<l  there’s  harrows. 
And  plowH  like  toys. 
Fur  lilUe  boys, 
And  iUegunt  wheelbamiWB.’’ 
Speaking  of  Agricultural  Hall,  it's  not  a  little 
odd  to  observe  Avhat  an  interest  the  ladies  take 
in  all  that  relates  to  the  farm,  and  oven  in  Dla- 
chinery  Hall — AA’Uero 
“  There’s  sliiym  biKyncs 
That  Htand  lu  lines, 
Enonuous  and  amazing, 
That  si|iieul  and  snort, 
Like  whaloH  Id  sjjort, 
ur  elephanta  agraziiiK." 
-they  seem  to  enter  into  tho  siiirit  of  the  thing 
and  take  notes  as  industriously  ns  if  a  record  of 
tho  display  Avas  tho  one  thing  noedf  ul  to  cause 
them  to  romemfber  it  forcAcr  ami  ever.  I’erhaiis 
it  is,  aud  -  I'ouNo  Rubai.. 
ROQUEFORT  SHEEP  AND  CHEESE. 
Thokk  of  our  readers  who  have  eaten  cheese 
made  from  tho  milk  of  goals  or  sheep  Avill 
scarcely  fail  to  be  interested  in  the  folloAving  on 
tho  subject,  condensed  from  the  Geograpliical 
Magazine : 
Tho  animal  is  remarkable  in  apiiearauco,  A\'ith 
a  fiat  and  narrow  breast,  veiy  poor  shoulders  and 
legs,  immense  sides,  and  a  vast  development  of 
milk.  The  lambs  are  weaned  so  eaily,  for  com¬ 
mercial  reasons,  that  they  never  groAv  into  aline 
form,  and  Avhon  sold  at  a  certain  ago  aro  Avorth 
no  more  than  a  foAV  francs.  Novertheloss  for  tho 
production  of  Roquefort  choose  their  milk  is 
matchleas.  An  experiment  was  inoAlo  some  years 
ago  Avith  the  moruio  brwd,  hut  It  failed  alto- 
gethej‘.  F’uav  have  any  idea  of  the  subUetie.s  in¬ 
volved  in,  or  of  the  pains  bestowed  upon,  this 
manufacture.  To  them  all  else  gives  Avay  ;  it  is 
a  landscape  of  sheep— 100,900  of  (hem,  from  the 
most  bloating  uifanoy  upward.  The  ground  is 
gray  Avitli  them,  aud  Avhen  at  their  in  imo  they  are 
Avortb  a  guinea  apiece.  Nowhere  is  Uie  “  silly 
sheep  "  so  tenderly  Avatched  Over  ;  ho  is  fed  with 
plenty ;  in  Aviuter  ho  ef%ts  dried  graiies  carefully 
preserved,  and  drinks  Avalor  whitened  Avith  barley 
flour ;  ho  is  takeu  out  for  an  airing  Avhen  tho 
AA'cathcr  is  fine,  aud  coddled  like  a  Turk  Avhen  it 
is  cold.  But  tho  summer  is  tho  grand  season, 
tliougli  ho  is  still  under  some  restraints.  For 
instunce,  he  must  finish  Avilli  one  plot  of  herbage 
before  bogiiming  upon  ttuotliur,  and  it  is  unui.s- 
ing  to  look  on  Avhilo  he,  Avilli  perhaps  a  Imnchcd 
othir  greedy  rebels,  trios  to  evade  the  erook. 
Tho  flock  is  never  led  far  at  a  time,  for  fear  of 
tiring  aud  distressing  it;  no  barking  dog  or 
brutal  boy  is  permitted  to  frighten  it ;  its  thli'st 
IS  quenched  atpuro  pools  with  “  the  chill  taken 
off"by  Uio  sun;  but  tho  assertion  often  made 
that  aromatic  and  balsamic  jilants  enter  largely 
into  the  pastmaga  is  erroneous.  It  is  not  to  a 
quantity,  but  to  a  fine  quality  of  milk  that  the 
cheese  fanner  looks,  and,  as  might  be  expected 
the  traditions  of  this  industry  are  its  liiAvs.  Ono 
is  not  to  let  the  sheei)  associate  Avith  oxen  or 
goats.  They  are  the  aristucracy  of  Larzac,  and 
keep  ether  eroaturos  at  a  di.stance.  It  is  milk- 
irig  lime  morning,  tJiough  it  will  he  milking  time 
again  in  the  evening.  Huudrods  thousands 
if  you  could  see  them  -sAvarin  in  the  sweet  moad- 
OAVS,  ottcb  carrying  a  very  short-legged  baby¬ 
looking  stool,  eacli  e.:vk;hiiig  a  victim.  But  the 
pretty  dairy-puU  of  Holland,  of  siiow-AVhiteAVOod, 
Avith  glisleniug  eopjier  Imops,  is  reproBented 
here  by  an  ugly  iron  piot,  lined  with  tin.  Once 
full,  it  is  hurried  off  to  the  fariuhouso,  skimmed 
strained,  warmed  to  a  degree  according  to  tho 
state  of  the  Aveathor,  though  never  above  boil¬ 
ing  point,  throAvn  into  enormous  deep  vase¬ 
shaped  pans  and  loft  to  accumulate  its  cream. 
With  a  keenuosB  of  judgment  only  to  be  acquired 
by  a  life-long  and  even  perhaps  an  hereditary 
experience,  Uie  dairyra.aii  distinguishes  between 
tho  quality  gofid  for  butter  and  tho  quality  gornl 
for  (dieese.  Ilion  the  morning  and  tho  even¬ 
ing  milk  aro  blended,  and  a  number  of  young 
damsels,  laughing  like  tho  girls  of  (8usinm,  sth' 
those  innocent  caldrons  Avith  willow  sticks.  Aft  or 
that  tho  coA'crs  aro  ^nit  on,  and  “mother  of 
choose”  is  loft  to  take  a  little  re.st  not,  howcAcr, 
before  tho  tluo  proportion  of  rennet  has  been 
added.  I  do  not  feel  bound  to  folloAv  the  entire 
series  of  operations,  tho  hreuking,  tho  squeezing 
and  filtering  of  the  curd,  the  molding,  milling 
aud  draining,  but  avus  interested  in  what  follow¬ 
ed— tho  rubbing  of  the  new  cheeses  Avith  moldy 
broad,  which  indeed,  enters  into  the  composi¬ 
tion  of  tho  cheese  and  helps  to  give  it  tho  green 
ripeness  that  1.1  essential.  Tlioy  aro  next  arranged 
on  grooved  shelves,  alloAiing  Avliatovor  milk  re¬ 
mains  ki  run  off ;  they  are  tm-nod  twice  a  day 
for  about  a  Aveek  ;  (hen  they  go  to  tho  drying 
room,  tt  twilight  excavation  among  tho  caves  of 
Ehambaloii,  alw.ays  facing  tho  north,  exquijsiUily 
clean.  Avitli  metal  or  canvas  blinds  to  keep  ont 
tho  dust  and  Hies,  and  fitted  Avith  liuen-covorod 
sheh’es,  where  tlio  cheeses  remain,  kept  warm 
hy  pails  of  boiling  Avater  in  incessant  relays,  un¬ 
til  pronounced  ready  for  tlie  cellar.  But  they 
are  f.ar  from  being  done  Avilh  yet.  I  may  ns  avcU 
say  a  Avord,  however,  concerning  tho  moldy 
broad.  Tho  highest  iiniKirtaiKXi  is  attached  to 
it.  It  is  made  “on  tlio  preinises,"  from  the 
finest  AA'hcat  or  Avinter  or  March  Uailoy,  Avith  a 
large  quantity  of  tho  strongest  yea«t,  Kneaded 
beyond  a  necessity,  except  in  Uio  cheese-maker’s 
eye,  baked  thorougldy,  deprived  of  its  crust, 
pounded  in  a  mortal’,  allowed  to  bo  In  a  dunqi 
place  until  every  cm  mb  is  kiuched,  sifted  and 
so  prcpai’cd,  it  uetnally  grows  tbrougli  tJlO 
cheese  like  a  plant.  Indeed,  lliO  botanists  have 
given  it  a  name.  On  tho  passage  from  th«  dry¬ 
ing  A'aults  to  tho  cellars  the  samo  dolieato  caro 
follows  the  I’arisian's  l>on  houckn ;  it  is  puekoil 
AV.th  as  much  solicitude  as  though  it  avoi  o  Ve¬ 
netian  glass,  in  caiies  of  iqieeial  eoimtriiclion,  and 
loaded  in  A  ans  slung  below  tho  axles  in..>ki.ad  of 
above  them,  so  that  tho  crust  may  not  be  broken 
by  tho  joltings  of  the  Aiheols.  And  tho  transit 
must  be  made  by  niglit,  so  that  tho  heat  of  the 
finn  may  not  ullliut  these  tender  tid  bits.  Arrived 
in  the  “  seale  chamber,"  they  aro  examined,  like 
the  AA’oiiiided  after  ii  h.attlo ;  tho  spoiled  put  aside, 
tho  rest  weighcsl,  all  registered.  Tho  rejected 
go  to  Uio  farm  proiiriotors,  avIkwo  fniiiilios  do 
not  mind  eating  them.  But  for  the  others  ma¬ 
turity  has  not  oven  been  attained.  They  must 
bo  salted,  that  is  a  handful  of  salt  is  spread  over 
one  surface,  and  tAveiity-four  hours  later  over 
tho  other.  Then,  two  days  elapse,  .iiul  the  salt 
not  aheady  absorbed  Is  nibbed  in  with  the  rough¬ 
est  of  Duteli  drapery.  Another  two  days,  and 
still  these  persecuted  cheeses  aro  upon  Uio  rack, 
this  time  under  the  edge  of  a  knife.  First  of  all, 
a  Avhik' outer  coating  of  glulinoiis  matter  is  re¬ 
moved,  its  thieknoss  varying  with  tlio  season. 
There  is  ii  second  scra|iing  inunediately  after- 
Avard,  also  Avhite,  which  is  eaten  hy  the  poorer 
classes.  That  eeremony  being  accoinpli-shed, 
Uio  judges  are  called  in  lo  eliissify  the  products 
of  the  Roquofort  farms.  There  is  ono  of  a 
Roman  order  Avliicli  is  above  suspicion,  and, 
tlioreforo  not  cliissLlied  at  all.  Next  come  tho 
first  aud  tho  second  qualities,  Avliich,  like  Eastern 
shiA'es,  after  being  inspected,  bavo  to  undergo  a 
sort  of  shampooing,  and  to  be  dresseil.  'J'hcy 
dress  themselves  hoAvover.  Tiiey  put  on  a 
yellow,  nr  a  white,  or  arod'lish  covering  ol'must, 
whicli  is  sold  for  afcAvfarUuiigs  a  bushel,  as  food 
for  pigs,  but  this  outburst — so  capricious  is  tho 
toinjiorary  Roipicfort  cheese — is  renoAVod  at  in¬ 
tervals  of  from  eight  to  fifteen  days,  and  a  joy¬ 
ous  industry  it  seems  to  he. 
A  montli  or  somowliat  more  passes  ovci’,  and 
Roquefort  is  ready  for  tho  market.  T'lio  ripest 
is  selected,  of  that  season.  Last  season’s  prime 
is  kept,  like  old  port,  to  get  another  onist,  Avhich 
slioukl  ho  red  in  color,  and,  Avhou  soi’ajied  off,  a 
luxury  of  the  farmor’.s  table.  September,  is  tlio 
month.  The  eiieese.s  are  then  sligliUy  shrivelod, 
pungent  hi  taste,  just  what  tho  epicurean  artisan 
of  tho  fauliourgs  likes  to  keep  a  bit  of,  like  a 
tobacco  quid  in  Jiis  mouth,  Avhilo  ho  swallows  his 
liti'o  of  wine.  The  distribution  begins.  Anollicr 
jiaciking  takes  place  in  round  Avickcr  baskets, 
willow  h.ampcrs  and  boxes.  Vain  to  attomiit  de¬ 
frauding  tlic  I’arihiaii  p.alatc — as  well  try  to  palm 
off  oak  apples  for  olives.  Khoep’s  milk  is  not  the 
same  everyAvhoro,  und  tradesmen  of  a  high  class, 
jn  Fr-aace,  never  dream  of  iltMieiviiig  tlieir  custom¬ 
ers  upon  tho  ])uint.  'J'liey  anuoimce  in  tlmir 
Aviiidows, /aco/t  (6'  hoqni'/orl,  aa  Avho 
should  say  gilt,  not  gold.  Tho  Irno  elioesc,  Uio 
uiiiiiipoaoliable  and  immaculato  Rmiuelort.meau- 
AvliUe,  i.s  being  scattered  from  the  humble  little 
I  Avevronuaiso  town  to  tho  four  Aviuds  of  heaven 
1  aud  earth. 
The  only  effectual  ciu’o  for  a  sheep-killing  dog 
is  a  largo  dose  of  leaden  I  iillot  from  the  ban  el 
of  a  rille  Avith  plenty  of  powder  to  give  it  force. 
