. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 22, 1911. PRESERVING EGGS IN WATER GLASS. A subscriber asks me to describe tbe method of preserving eggs in water glass. It is a very simple operation. Mix one part of water glass with ten parts of water which has been boiled and cooled before mixing. Boiling the water expels the air from it and incidentally destroys most of its microscopic inhabitants. Gather the eggs and put them in the so- lution while fresh, as fresh eggs keep better than those which have been held for several days. Do not wash the eggs nor put a
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 22, 1911. PRESERVING EGGS IN WATER GLASS. A subscriber asks me to describe tbe method of preserving eggs in water glass. It is a very simple operation. Mix one part of water glass with ten parts of water which has been boiled and cooled before mixing. Boiling the water expels the air from it and incidentally destroys most of its microscopic inhabitants. Gather the eggs and put them in the so- lution while fresh, as fresh eggs keep better than those which have been held for several days. Do not wash the eggs nor put any dirty eggs in the solution. If the eggs are soiled when gathered re- ject them for preservation. Use only stoneware or wood containers. "Water glass is shipped in tin containers very often but when it is diluted with water it eats holes in the tin and the iron eat- en away colors the shells of the eggs a faint brownish color. This does not hurt the eggs at all but makes them look bad. Keep the vessel containing the eggs in the coolest place that is conven- ient. Recently I handled some eggs which had been put down in this solution last May and June and they were apparently perfectly sound. The lady of the house where I saw them said she had been us- ing them constantly all winter and spring and could detect no difference be- tween them and fresh eggs, except that the yolk of a good many of them would break when the egg was broken. I was <Vs they Some- As "Save-the-Horse" times Are. Can Make Them. % D'ONT YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO KNOW all there is to know about a remedv that can be sold with a CONTRACT— not a "nigger-in-the-wood-pile" "prom- issory-meaningless" guarantee—but an iron clad contract that is legally bind- ing to protect you? Send for copy, and write for letters from bankers and business men the world over on every kind of case. Send for BOOKLET on all lameness. Expert Veterinary Advice Always Free. Describe your case, we'll
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