Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-13
SEPTEMBER l3. 1889.
k.sJ.Ks STIC.
(Fr0m the Gtrmnnfomn IsieSrdfh)
THE SILK CHA UHE.


ei"t meeting Of The sucsiy convened al H'ghhr'o 70.
cn"nery, Germaniown. IN Thursday I'D, 10 which The
friends of The SILK Business ard The pubic epDtrs'y,
were invited About five hundred Of the most rrspeca
bic cz"ns nf The CITY and OF Phadriphia and
adjoining counties. brsdes from several OF The States,
WEIR IN attendance, who fvnred by Their cl"se, undi.
vid.d attention 10 the many Interesting and important
facts elected the OCCASION the deep interest they felt
in The subject which drew 'i,rm together.
The committee appointed al The preceding meeting OF
the Society," 10 cmlrc facts connected with The SILK hn.
suess and report the at each meeting nf the so.
ci"iv, made their report through their chairmen, Mr.
Pierce, which being read and 10 discussion, the
whole subj ct taken ~, and much valuable lnfor
nailnn .curd from the remarks Of the different gentle
men who addressed The sncirty.
Mr. Pnysirk stated. nm,ug other things. the complete
surcDss hrh had attended his Efforts produce supe
elk from The Leaf nthe N"us Mul'icans tree Ard
in order urrvrr PM 10 rect The doubt and lear e1p ssd
oI the adaptn"n ni tins ire 10 'r silk culture h" read
several cpruhcaes inm ihp principal ih"rs IN Phiiad'
phia expressive ~ their Opinion, irai al the cha
racer al The srwing silk. produced by worms ted on
The leaf Of this hrs cocoon lie f1inb'rd ST
the time specimens Of thu silk and as specimens
o; The Gerry hest Italian from The white MULBERRY. and
III. superiority own, every essential particular
EVIDENT 10 ihr most casual observer. These cfii
Will be found annex-d, "Caihrf with his letter
MaIh-w Carey. EsQ.o HE truth u ihp statements of
which Mr. T. callrd til. particular attention 81 the meet
ing sh" bui emphatic sddress, earnestly soliciting
thu members al the s"cieiy any others PRESENT, to
all ,h. sgpsritnce they had Of CONTRARY kind
the truth There was. hove not ssrntng voice
Mr. Leeds. oil Philadelphia. spoke 0i The efforts at
sprcnau,s uhn were strenu"us e8erting hrmsr Ives
dscry the M"rus Mucanlis, and The silk business
generally Ia escape The inevitable ruin which
would certainly nvsrakr In, in the of moi
ctrdlng their t',rls iron the imprudpnt contracts
entered into by hrm early in the 'prlng 10 furnish
quantities. o. trees II IL z crn,s EACH uhlch
they we've unable To fill except al advance Of a,
has from 100 Ia 100 per cent MIR l. also slated his
wish purchase, I"r immediate fifteen bush
rs nf c,cn,us from WORMS YrIusiveiy the Mnrns
huliirauls, 10 continue HE daily exhibition OF Mr..
Brooks patent silk machine. his establishment, No.
Franklin Place He justly commended tia, nothing
would carry conviction The public mind, with the
sainr farce these exhibitions People wanted TO sec
lar thpmsp r.s-snd seeing would he believing tie
also arn"urc that he ready purchase al !ibe
raj price, for cash. from 10 ten Thousand bushels OF
cucopus
Mr.. Pierce, Of Mount Airy, uho has been engaged
in thu silk business Tor The last eight years The white
mulberry. remarked. that although he had hitherto
dnnhis strong doubts Of the adaptation oi The Slous
MutcauIs TIRE 10 The production OF silk, yet h was
ctd from experience. that Tins VAS The food
TOR III silk ard +" firmly "as h" Of this opinion,
tha, h" DIS pn.d IN ensuing Spring to pant QUE hun
drrd acres With Murus MucauIis, IL 90 into the
cultivation y. silk scale, AID ~as now
making uPprr 'iiUns manufacture silk cloth fnr his
umbrella establishment III fhilader ha. MIR L. also
impart sne very valuable nvtmalInn relative Ia lbs
mode y! preserving the until he ine VI hachns,
whrch lils The eggs we're removed 10 cool Gel.
I,r as they hnd Their natural col"r alter beng
lad-w The r"d w-ah.r on, they we're plac,
in r,"n without fire and kept 'hrre through The VIII
trr-tf y nh rolIrd up and put int" cont
TONERS show ho"ls. c"rk.G mp and the cork 'elrg
s,ghy sunk below thu top o the b"e, the cavity was
led M wh melted ru,in. &c entirely excluding tie
AR The bottle then put INTO snail krg. filed
round wirh shavngs. and after beng headed up.
pIsc-d in hp ice house nnt wanted Mr.. said, That
scarcely rgg failed IN hachng, and healthier worms
he Ind now here
Mr. Ellis If New Jersey, remarked tina, too much
al h.p Isp h. .,,fe hp
hay,ny h-en mS wunlly deceived IN the supply which
h. had b"ughl for himself Ou' Of rhrty
" nm harcrd and they were all principally New
Enr,nd eggs, he had c"ms !" thu CONCLUSION thai The
Yunkers 1T maize o0"d Eggs. There has, doubt.
been many similar laurPs; but. sad alr T. as thrre
will b. rye supply III The market u Tins producer
there vi br difficulty it thu ggs bp purchased from
the producers "a! obtaining heal by ones. Mr.. T. also
s,a.d thai H.. bud buiii cco"neiy hls summer % by
60 FEET caicnIard 10 ted three millions Oi worms. for
twelve hundred d"ars; and thr principle OF .c'numy
obs. rived in the construction OF this building were ap
prrd to those Of smaller dimensions. adapted 10 small
culuvaru-s The expense Of erecting coc'nrry world
bp very q M and every farmer in the community Gould
o., into ilir business uirhnui dv.rmg any hazardous
nununt al money from their ordinary occupation
The meeting was also very appropriately addressed by
Npssr. nslnan and buckley oi Philadelphia and MIR
comfort Of hrrry. After hch the Report w"s adopt
j. aud ordri.d with the accompanying ceriihcates 70
puhlsn, d. -
AIR Cav the inventor Of The Celebrated silk reeiing
nd spnniug machine. present with his apparatus
.h,rh AZ put operation y steam I" The delight ehd
ratification, Of the humrs Dis ate ndance MIR Ga, 5
,ach,ur converts the fibre from thu c"c"nn INT" se"g
II sngI- op,raI"n, and is splendid specimen Of
lmpr,can ingenuity ~
Tile committee, TO whom was referred the inquiries
,,su.s, at thu last mprrg III relation Ia facts IN re-
pard 20 production Of silk from lhr h"rus Wal co-
lis h.g leave 10 rrpnrt, That iiry have ca'ri"ip III
n,,.d iu,o hs su.-ct and find that large numbrr 81
ituo,s t tho yarnps kinds have been ted during The
pe,.u, sIss by members "i tie s"ctrty and others IN
,ls cnnu,y and in most instances Win enirr success
/, tho cn.n,n-rv al Mr. Philip Phys sick a. Germantown,
I,, numbprs been fed during hr present s"as"n
5 ,b 70 tr- ~ " about twelve hundred thousand h''"e
ed in tins rstsb!'shmsnt solely The leaf 81 III Ma
rms NulicauIts The and have been refna's.
nhlv hrsiihv They mr." "i OIL ages >"nr l"rifr ooDs
IA and others 81, nnirg The c"cn"ns The sh1lres
arr Iarr and fine and il ihP "rini"n o ihr cnmT're
that ia. Y hsve never s'rn better rr"cnrh rom "'r
hite mnIh,rry Wr were also shown some hanks 81
"a, silk REPLIED in Ibis establishment rrm r"ccons me
,,cpce &c mul,icauiis feeding, which we're rfna'ka
b. r us,fe and strength. aud werr 'hopeh' upon com
,s,s,n .up nor uhpr hanks also re- here, when
v,,r rr. due from worms FED ui",n he h'e mulberry
S-..np silk also produced tt"n' me mn"'enu's
md !, - he ,r,ron "t tie e. mmi'ce. that 'hry have
meyer Sen Italian o French servings which "tre su-
peri'r. ~ I,;.d,o,bo
m,,,,er vas p.nduc. from fol sge taken f'"m trees
uhicb we're planted this spring. ard hut about ,hfe
un,,bs old from the hud. and therefore mere SUCKERS
,bav rannni wuhhnd xprpssI"n 81 surprise lha' me
fpt,,s h.v, bPrn Eiui and ma, SIX 81 s'ch
marEablp brsurv ard strength shnu'f hr the result
II ia proper add. that although h'Uren enc ., Two
;,.,s ., wnrH,s been fed and nr" row ireoing
from Mr. Phys,ck snch IS the raParhy n ne
n,orua Mucanl,- for The rsprnducon 81 Iisiinse mat
The eye can scarcely observe that The trees have eeen
drfniIn'rd " a.,
TLev therefore confidently recommend The Morus
s,,l,conlis as nd Tor ,ik End ale 81 opinion
,b,, m. ntcducng Of silk hy las m.Hns mnst he lnsiy
regard, ns mos, lucrative bn"ch OF agricultural ~
dusrry and well worthy iiie serious attention OF nc
! PennsyiYar,s F.rm.r
The ann xed cerIi6cses in r"f"renrs 10 the aoo'"
sewing s:.k. Srmr -