The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-03-21

and are as various in form. Tho French
and Italians use brush of oak and various
other kinds Of trees, from which they con-
struct hedges across the hurdles, resemo'
ling immature bushes - 1se togeihef 10
rows, and pressing az an 10 hurdle alone.
The worms climb these hedges, aud spin
their cocoons among the branches al
ways used broom corn, aud found II TO an
swcr admirably. The seed is carefully TO
be combed of, The stalk cut of close TO The
commencement Of the straw or bush; the
top Gu, off square and spread out, pressing
asains, the upper hurdle, or paper SHELF
and the lower end resting upon The netting
of the hurdle. Rooms OF these sot across
the hurdles, six or eigh, inches apart, ana
as close together in the row as The tops
will admit, answered the purpose with me.
/ OF late, however, cocoon frames, made OF
laths, have been used, and with success, by
many persons. have never seen them,
aud avn unable 10 give such description
of them as will enable The reader TO con-
siruct them. Various other contrlvances
have been adopted, entirely different from
either Of the above, and even from each
other; aud, their authors assert. equally
eHactua for the purpose. These facts o.
" prove that the silkworms ore not very
particular as to where or on what they
form their cecoons. They will, indeed
spin them any where the only object to DO
attained by particular structures for them
TO spin on, is the prevention OF waste OF
silk matter in forming the outlines OF the
Cocoon. Where there Is a space Just large
enauah Tor The cocoon, very little silk vii
be wasted IN The form Of tow, or refuse
silk Ii the space DO too large, the worm
IS compelled to reduce II, by filing !: with
loose tibres, TO the proper dimensions Tor the
cocoon.
/ AS the worms on each hurdle begin 10
SPIN, the hedges, or whatever else ~ TO BE-
used, must be supplied; asd the attendants
should keep an eye upoa the worms, TO see
that they all SPIN IN the proper plRces.
some wlll no, rise TO the hedges OF Other
places prepared for them, bu, commence
spinning on The leaves 10 the corners Of tbs
hurdles, &c, they must DO taken aud plac-
cd Ypon the proper place. Observe that
they do 90, get crowded too close IN The
hedges OF other places, so that they val
not each have room tor cocoon fer Il they
DO, they viii form double eoco0ns--,hai -
two or more will JOIN u forming one cocoon
which IS good for noihlng eHcep, for card
iug and spinning as II cannot be sselsd.
The .ot,ns y four dss- s,t0oi"g h- CO.
coon. Consequently they should b. lcn
perfectly und,slurbed during four cn.irs
days after tbey commence spinning. Go
the filth day after tho vshol- have e.rNueuc
ed tue heGges or other support Of The co
coons NAV be taken down aDd To. co
coons taken oti. Select the number eli CO
coons YOU may want for the prodpcllon o
eggs for next year, and prepare the other
for reeltu: or for sale. ii ycu can do so
the best way IS to reel them at oucr II not
The insec, must be killed.
Various methods Of killing the insect ar,
~ Use. In France they bake the cocoon
10 an oven from which the batch Of bfea,
has Just been drawn, or which has been heat
cd Tor the purpose 10 about lj0 II 10,
hot, the silk will be scorched, and tho
! ruined ; VI TOO cool, the insect wlll not b
aiile1. In llaly they cTsci tho chIrc, b
J exposing the coeoous 10 the 10, sun ior Soy
eral days. Others kiII them by filing
vessel coulsnlng them slh DO, steam; 9th
) ers With yapor 81 spirits. have lately sug
; gesled that they may DO eficciBnl.y killed
by the yapor Of charcoal-carbon,c ncl,
gas-and for this purpose they may ~ car
red into the Matching room all the door,
: ADD windows, aud chimney of 4hch mus
BE- perfectly closed. Dispose the cocoon.
about ihe room en- the net hurdles, ons
above another similar 10 the hurdles IN the
; laboratory. Fall common portable fur
nace with charcoal, and set II on FIRE placs
Il m the middle Of the room, and close The
room perfectly. la short time lbc room
vii be completely filed with the dclec,e.
rous gas and must Of necessity smother Tho
chysais ~ the cecocns. | have heard Of
this plan having been tried IN one instance
only but, IN that, II was perfectly success.
fol. and have no doubt II will always he
80. lthls, II lsan lmpor,an, Improvement,
Got only 10 saving much labor and time. az
se'l as expense, 10 this part of the business
but 10 saving great deal Of ,roubl. 10 reel
ing The cocoons, as !. does not harden the
gum, as all other processes do and eonse.
q1eniey they are easier 10 reel. Besides
nero IS 20 danger OF INJURY 10 tho sllk
winch IS alHays moro or less deprecia,ed IN
value BY tho heat applied in killing the
chrysalis. an at present clearly Of the
oP'n'on 'na' nus process will be universally
ADOPTED bat have only theory, and onc
experiment, Tor the bass u THIS onin,cn.-
| am not nos engaged IN tL, t,,-..