Procure a goose’s egg, and after opening and cleaning it, put a bat into the shell, and then glue a piece of paper fast over the aperture. The motions of the poor little prisoner in struggling to get free, will cause the egg to roll about in a manner that will excite much astonishment.
—The Boy’s Treasury of Sports, Pastimes, and Recreations By Samuel Williams
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