The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-10

strong doubts Of tue adaptation 81 Tue hofu7
! Mulicauls tree TO the production Of silk,
vet he was now convinced, from experience,
that this was The food for the silk worm, aud
so firmly was he Of this opinion, that he de-
signed the ensuing spring TO plant one hun.
bred acres with the Morus Multluaulis, 10
90 INTO tue cultivation OF silk % an exten.
sve scale, and was now making pfepara,
tons to manufacture silk cloths Tor his um.
brelIa establishment 10 Philadelphia. Mr..
Z. also impaired SOME very valuable tni0r-
nation relative 10 his mode If preserving
the egg until the time o, haIchng, winch
was this: The eggs we're removed 10 a
cool cellar as soon a. they had their natural
color, after beng LAID y hen the cold wealth
er came on, they we're placed IN a room
without FIRE, and kept there through the
ainter, they we're then rolled up aud pu'
INTO a coacclloner's show bottle, corked Up,
aud tho cork being lightly sunk below the
top Of the bottle, Tie cavity vas filled up
with melted rosu, DC. entirely excluding
the air. The bottle vas then put INTO q
small keg iilI around with shaylngr- and at.
tsf beng headed up, was placed 70 the ice
house unti wanted. Mr. p. SAID that
scarcely an egg failed in Matching, and
healthier worms he had seen no where.
Mr. Ellis, Of New Jersey, remarked that
Ito much care could mol b observed 10 tie
purchase of eggs, he having been most 80.
tuliy deceived IN the supplS winch he had
bought for himself Out u thirty ounces
scarcely any Matched aud a. they were 81
~ principally Nes Eagland eggs, be bad
come to the CONCLUSION that the lda.tes
did not make goods eggs. There hive o
doubt, been many simiaf failures, bal (saia
Sir. FL a. laefe wi, be q large supply u
The market Of this years produce. there sd.
Be no difficulty, Il the eggs BE- purchased
from the producers, Of obtaining healthy
ones Mr. L also stated that he had bull
1 coco0uefy thus sumner, IS by 90 feet
calculated 10 feed three millions II worms
lor twelve hendted dollars, and i the pm
ciple 81 economy observed 10 the cnnstruc
non Of tins building Nere applied to thoss
oi smaller dimensions adapted q small cut
thatofs, the expense q erecting cocoone
II would BE- ,eg triimg, aud every iarmc
"a the community coaid goinlo The business
bout dnerlra any hazardous amount c
money from their Ordinary occupation.
Tho proceedings contain letter froa
VIZ. Phystck tire owner 81 Iligbfeld Go
coauety near Philadelphia, tile Iafgcs, i
1.-the t. States, to Nr. Mathew C1rey, 70
the following part c, winch Se make roam
: promising that although Mr.. Phystei
nteht al present obtain the price stated b.
hlm fof has sdk uadr INTO sstclnes, Sc
that could no, bc done By AL no" embark
lag IN the SIX culture, when they 3ll sc
2 fairly en- the Nay VITA the business; be
cause ths demaod t5f sewing six would no
~ equal 70 the supply. / IS Dot the pres
eut price Of se1tag aik, but that Of RAJ
! SIX that cnlluuvts should adopt As tile basl
oil their calcuatlous ot profit from the hus
ness. Til. however, ahch At present !
- 50 per ID. ought g satisfy ans oae.
Perhaps would be proper (ar me IN lhI
2 place 70 cautra4.rt The statement Of persaa
I unknown, that 10000 worms ted o. Noru
2 NuIucAul, pgusned ia one DAY at my e
I ,abh,bmcut. Why, Sir, Nc have not ioi
Tie twelfth part % that number duriag u
!, Whole summer 0ug # Il ~efe true, s,ili
Il could not be as many by thousands as a
e silk growers expect d lose out o. 20 lara
n number a. Nc have itd tins sunme
Z Il coo, 0o0l NJ. Camille BeanYal-, q
3 amneut authority upon the culture o. stlI
i asserts that the French usually lose 90 p
{ ceut Of luc,r Whole crop,
T. think, therefore, | am warranted
y saving that the experiment OF labefaun
.. Tx worms from Narus Mutlcauds al H.
q, field Cocouucry has been crowned With cor
81 pielo success, or al leasl with greater 81
H. cess than usually iiis 20 the lot q teed'
. lupon the White Italian Mulberry IN Fran
le itse.l, a nation having tue experience
r. ecuhrlcs tn Tins an--oi centuries, | sa
i l9r It Is we'll known that the first muibe
,e RI trees was introduced there during Il
?. time Of the Cfusades, BY Giupdtc, OF ST. 4
/ bon and planted three leagues from No
/. Melarl aud Il II matter OF history til
Z. Charles the Seventh wore, at his entran
r INTO Roueu, IN lli9, beaver lined WI
as velvet, the most costly aud elegant he
I'd ornament known at tina: time.
q. Certain II Is, that many spectators
Morus Mulucauhs, without oWulng or rea
he lns q SOLITARY tree themselves, actually 5,
g. thousands Of them at very low puces Ii
Us sprag, conhteuty expecting to b"y tho
y. At lower prlers still, long before the time
rh delivering thcm IN ,he fall. But, as
M silk business is nos fully asccrtaned to
NJ 40 humbua, but rather a substantial reaIl
VI, and 1.-The value Of the tree having consequ3l
sa ,y risen Instead Of fallen, It becomes a M
ch ter OF great peculiarly importance 70 M
an to put tho tall prices down, ny, ard ke
,er them down, too add as one means
If. etlac,lug this object, | am told they ia
ON e,feuIal d a report far aud wide that ! =
III, pose selling oil my Whole stock that, y
10 ing tried the experiment fully, nave i"t
ks IT would not do, have become tired q
IN, abandoned 1t. But, sir, what IS the lf1'
nd Why, so Car from being tired OF and alb
~ d,ntny II | feel pratitied beN oud meas