TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER TO SUCK AN EGG.

"YOU see, grandma, we perforate an aperture in the apex, and a

corresponding aperture in the base; and by applying the egg to the lips,

and forcibly inhaling the breath, the shell is entirely discharged of

its contents."

"Bless my soul," cried the old lady, "what wonderful improvements they

do make! Now in my young days we just made a hole in each end and

sucked."