Show Birds Nests Nesta as a. Food Birds' Birds nests of n a certain kind are arean arean an nn article of food much prized In China ChInn on account of ot the tue nutritive properties properties prop prop- which they are supposed to pos pos- I sess They are of oC a gelatinous nature nature and chiefly used for making soup They rhe are furnished by several species specie of swallow and are found In the caverns caverns cay cay- erns ems on the seashore re of the ens eastern tern Archipelago It has been ascertained that they consist of a peculiar mucus which the bird secretes and disgorges disgorge orges from front its mouth The nests adhere t to the rock and are collected after th the young oung are Hedged tle The cleansing ot of o othe the nests is a lon long and tedious process process process proc proc- ess and a number of ot persons persona In Canton are employed in conducting this oper oper- atlon The prepared article which ha has hai the appearance of ot dried gelatinous gelatinous- looking fragments may be purchased In some of or the London Lou on shops |