In turtles' eggs, the yolk soon becomes hard on boiling, whilst the white remains liquid: a fact in direct opposition to the changes in boiling the eggs of birds.


WHEAT.

There are 330 varieties and sub-varieties of wheat said to be growing in-Britain, perhaps scarcely a dozen of which are generally known to farmers.


DUTCH BUTTER.

Is made with cream alone, and is best preserved in casks or tubs, with a pickle made of salt, which is removed from time to time.


SIAMESE COMMANDMENTS.

The moral precepts of the Siamese are comprised in the following Ten Commandments:—