Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-26

one will cut two az ihrre leaves day. Writers
on s,lkwor ms divide the worm. life into ages
I aud these into days, requiring pnttcnlar nrsl
n,ent for each ags. The worm she'd. il skm
J lour times. viz aboni the 9TH lin l6h mud
Odd DAYS Of its age, aud NJ these times they ap.
pear sickly mud stupid These times mark The
| ages nj writer's bul il requires very cl'ss oh
sefva,ion TO fnd ont "hen h.y occur, aud '
hnve never found any variation of treatment nj
these times secessafy-l pay no attention 80
them-ihey require none.
! 10 Rel hik.
: The cocoons from which you rspee, silk
may be reeled III ANY time after Your auenti ~
To the other parts OF the process reasrs, for
which purpose, pui about o. Of them in II kettle
of water Of n temperature nenry boiling with
u wisp oftwigs STIR them about brIskly illl you
observe The end of hb,e Of silk sticking IN u
when you mnsi secure ii and proceed as before
til YOU have as many 6brea u. yep wph a s,rand
of the thread you Intend sny 10 or 2o, tn n on
them anh attach hem 10 n reel and wind of thu
sils. carefully observing when lihre breaks to
secure il on another that the thread ,nns not br
diminished. II the SILK tomrs of the cocoon Ia
cl'm ers ~ too frrels. the water ~ too hot; II
comes of with difficulty ihing the cocoun oni
tie water occasionally. The wntct il aot hot 9.
aongh, som'o'lv wind eight 6bro IN a strand
Ihr bars Of he reel should be prcttn long, tha,
Won may spread oui the silk without letlag the
-irauds tnnch unii the frst laid on he dry, as
the gun IN the silk " i'll make Them adheie. Tho
,Iil, n,ay now be wound from the slsein INTO
balls and twisted with common spinning
wheel, auJ doubled NJ may lac required ior
sewing thread, OF twist for weaving Htter which
II must be boiled Tor two CT three hours In clear
ram water III which u little soap Is put aud
then well rBsed in clear water tor the purpose
of freeing il from the Rum with winch II is m
har,J 81 a., al 10 III f,.,.t A
WI BE- white ot couIso. aud II other coloura oru
wanted 1t must be dyed.
Topyepdrt he SIX for mor,a
H II be not desired 10 mike sewing silk, Il
should be reelei into twuniV COCOON strands
aud paa'iculnr attention rhould he pnid that tha
number OF coroons be always kept the same, or
as nearly so ~ possible, that The thread inny be
uniform III SIZE. IFS The price II will bring do
pends much upon this. After il is reeed. il
should be divided into ANAL hanks of hun.
bred threads each, and these done up like strins
Of sewing ak la This state II is called ran SIN
mud when we'll rerlcd. IL worth six dollars n
pound Should The same be partially twisted
aud boiled NJ above, il will be worth from ten 10
ionrteecn dollars n pound. \ ready mnriei
may be found tor rGtp SILK, and for the last de.
sc,ibed quality. in all the principal Giles.
Srh for Stockings Sc.
Ten thousand worms Will make an abundance
fsr'ying silk Tor family use and about Two
pounds 81 one 81 the most elegant materials lor
stockings ,marinablp. wiihnut the trouble oil reel
ing the silk fr which purpose The moths may
be permitted 10 come out efthe eocoons, Cor the
production OF Eggs, 81 the enooons may be cut
, open with scsso,S and the crysalis taken out
| whether I'll" moth comrs ont or not, cut the cts
coon with the scissors. take ON tl,e she'll Of or
, the crysal1s, A. the case may be, and put the cut
focoohs INTO Kettle OF clear INN water, aud
I boil them for an Ionf o. two then riuse them
! IN cl"hn water, mud expose hem 10 the sun 20
| dry. hedrinR the mas with a smooth stick oera.
sionnl'v, IN loosen the hbres. The silk will then
| be Ike cotton TOW, only very nnr, aud may
be spun 'i't, laz. II Will inhe any kind of CO.
lor ~ dying, and is Ms is said above. one of the
mogt regan, and durable ,natein ls for stock.
iugs that can he ,nnde and what is mere, the
nonbr Of obtaining u is not more Than that oi
obtaining the snme qnnnt'v Of flax. Every far
mrs hmily ought to make this kind of silk at
least.
Cultivation 81 U1rte Hph]erps.
There remains ~ my mind no doubt that for
a permanent rsthbi-hrcnnf the white mnl-
berry ought To b. preferred 10 the common I'D
or the native kind. | ted this year 5nhD
worms on each, ard those fed on the white
produccd coeoons weighing 80 To the pound !
while ihosr of the worms fed on the native mui
berry wei z he'd eco 10 he pound. The roc"ons
of the latter were mostly imperfect aud oi nn
lnGrm texture aud pale color while the for
nIcr were ful sized, finn, and Of brillnnt sul.
phur color. Asit j. inst as esSy to raise the
one ne the other. therefore. recommend tho
universal Adoption Of the White Mulberry.
1hrtr nre s,vefal kluds Of the whir nrI'be'-
~, all Of " hich are ,rlld' div preferable to The
native kind Tue srvrlsl kinds of the nrulhrr
~ tree nre distinguished by their lravrs,
not their irnt The white mulberry bears
biac,, rcd, paie purple and UtHe berries
81 docs the red or native mulberry. The leaves
OF the white mulberry arc ehaped Ike q much
resemble those oil the Lombnrdy poplar. The
edges scrratrd. saw tooth like) tho upper
surface glossy. aud the tudy frnI. Those Of
the black or naItY" puhery. are larger. often
scollupeh, Ola dull dmk green coior the NJ
per snt face wtiulay, aud t,r body al 'he tnti
spongy texture. The silk wolm eats the com
mon mulberry Leaf pr,ty freely, aud II will do
very we'll Tor an experiment, or until the white
lInd can be crown
IL plant r1he Teibeyrp 'rees.
Sow the seed in the spring, ~ seed bed, IN
drills one foot apart vrty lightly covered with
! Garth in the same way apple seeds arr planted.
! Keep down The weeds by hoeinS, and in very
dry times, they are ia day situation, water
them every nieht after sun down. The next
= aprng they will br ready TO transplant into or.
= chards or hedges. as may bp DESIRED The
n'dge mode is preferred by me- ne Won emu
gather the leaves easier. and wah less risk
2 than from large trees. In this mode ~ the
9 Young trees IN foot ap~rr, aud every
. fall ct'i on the tops. that they may throw out
4 lateral branches and not attain too great y
!, height. The white mulberry ms also he pro-
= 1asalei by cuttings. Take 'lie shoots of the
= last years growth. foot and half long, aud
n set them nine inches in the ground early ia the
!. spring. d1y SOL, not too Wei, viii answer for
+ mulberry trees When the trees are three years
>, cid they viii be 1T for use. and 4 lew Leave.
o may be used when two years old
!. GIDEON i SMITH.
d The COW belonging TO Oliver Shed Of Wes
& ton, which i7 Of native slsrk, ttiri obtained
the lIsl Pre- nmm al Comcolh lln lnst Season