Eggs, Packing, for Shipboard

The following plan is now adopted by many firms shipping eggs:—“In the bottom of the box may be placed bran, cut hay, and sawdust. Tear up old newspapers to about 8 or 10 inches square. The paper should be about medium—that is, not too stiff nor too soft. Place one of these pieces of paper on the hand, and on this an egg, on one end; close the lower hand so as to bring the paper up all round the egg; with the other hand crumple the loose corners and edges of the paper down over the other end of the egg; lay another piece of paper on the hand, on which place the same egg, but the other end up; bring up the new paper and crumple down as before. This gives a good cushion to both ends, and a fair one over the centre. Repeat this till you have six thickne es of paper, reversing the egg each time, and always keeping it on the end. This gives you a ball about 3 to 3 1 ⁄ 2 in. thick by 3 1 ⁄ 2 to 4 in. long. Care should be taken not to pre the paper too closely to the egg while covering. Place on one end in the box or basket; place alongside and pre them together close enough to prevent their becoming loose in the box, fillings at the ends and on top with crumpled paper.”—J. P.