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Show AJf EGG-MAKIJtG MACHINE. . It Turns 'Out Counterfeits That Would Deceive an Old Hen. Recently the provision dealers in Pat-ersou, Pat-ersou, New Jersey, have had manv complaints com-plaints about eggs. One dealer had an alleged farmer arrested and fined for selling sell-ing ancient eggs that had been treated in some way so as to look like fresh eggs. Another tried some eggs and found that the shells were made of plaster of Paris and the interior of a chemical mixture. Several provision dealers sav there is a factory in New York for manufacturing artificial eggs, but others say the eggs 1 are "limed." The Tribune tells of a scene in a back room on Broadway, in which a curious invention was shown to provision dealers and merchants. It says the invention consists of a number of artificial eggs, which resemble the real article so exactly that none but an expert could distinguish them. The shells were made of a clear, transparent "omposition, and the shape was perfectly modeled. The nnrrinn rounding the yolk was made of albumen and the yolk itself of ground carrots and saffron. Three of these artificial egs were placed on a platter by the exhibitor, with half a dozen real ones, and the men present were told to select the bogus ones from the collection. YVhen each had tried and failed the exhibitor ex-hibitor said : "Now, gentlemen, you can test them in another way." A frying-pan was then placed on the stove and in a few minutes it began to simmer. Two artificial artifi-cial eggs were picked, their shells broken and their contents dropped into the hot pan, where they soon, began to simmer ana spiutter. A little salt and pepper, a brisk two minutes' stirring with a fork, and as fine a dish of scrambled eggs as could be prepared at a restaurant was placed before the expectant guests. "Help yourselves ; gentlemen ; they are as good as the real article. Nothing disagreeable dis-agreeable or poisonous about them." This invitation was complied with at once, and the several verdicts were "delicious." "de-licious." "Better than the real article." "What are they made of?" "They are not artificial, but fresh eggs from the country." "Well, gentlemen," smilingly responded the exhibitor, "whether real or artificial, I can make anv quantity of those eggs at the cost of about half a cent apiece, while you cannot buy their equal for less than two or three cents." |