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Show The Sex of Fggs. Is there any way of foretelling the ses of eggs ? Yes, when en examining an egg, by holding it between the eye and the light of ihe sun. or a candle, the vivifying vivify-ing speck is seen exactly on the top ; such an egg. it is said, will produce a untie biid; but if, on the contrary, the s. eck be on one side, it will produce a female- It is sail, also, that, the sex of the embryo bird may be distinguished distinguish-ed by the shape or' t he ccg ; as. if the ega; is elongated io shape, it wiil con tain a male; but if more globular, it will contain a female. So that, if these indications be true, either sex may be p-opagated at pleasure, which is not yet known to be the case in any other clas 'of animal creation. So says the .Vocr Grouser. It is claimed by physiologists phys-iologists that this question of sex may be ptexletermtned ; that ii is governed by laws which understood and applied, will result in man's control and direction direc-tion of the matter. We are still learners. learn-ers. No one knows it all |