Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-28

RIO, alone will be laid aside; when museums hl!ea Ni'n
s,,fFed alma will he considered insufficient 10 afford
knowIedoa of brds and when the student will 60 toIh
not only 10 observe the habits and hauns OF an's'
but TO procure specimens OF them 10 DC cafe'e''
sected ,,a,
hon is the gratitude which he Exhibits for his patrons
and friends. He loses opportunity OF paying '"''
the tribute rot OF fa,ie1y but OF genuine 1919 n
Among them, that eminent comparative a"s'o', -
Richard Harlan of Phaarlphia. now ao'oao "' 'o".
by him uaafulIy in his early difficulties ana iias e'.
been 10 him true friend, occupies Ifnihhent Pac.'
We gra6ed TO learn from ms s'ate'o' ".'uJ,
that the Government OF the U S'ales mas e""e m.
thing in lie mover 10 facilitate hlo noble inoors ne
Secretary cr the Treaeury, with great Prompnoe aho
bernlitv nooed revenue cutter at his disposition ana
lie speaks in warm terms of The PRESIDENT anu me u0
of Department ,,oa - coo tho
federal authorities promoting far as Is Permt'eo ny
our pscnlar system of Government, Inc ee'a'eu a"o
enduring pursuits of learning TO Inc p'esfh! oec'e
ary of War himself scholar and man OF sc'rnce'
,bs country much indebted for bis designs ana exer'
,;o - ,h;s end To his enlig hened views and praise.
worthy efforts lin spite of absorbing occupations anu
feeble healthy in the organization ana ohecuoh ." ''e
ExnIoring Expedi,ion will be chiefly due whatever re-
suls !, destined to accomplish. Under his direction
an sr;nen, natural philosopher is exploring sci
ert;6c,v The approaches the Rocky Mountains, and
we hnre Just had the pleasure OF perusng succincl
bn, hensive and instructive essay upon Meteor
oloey from his pen, drawn up al the suggestion OF VIZ
Poinsett .
we cannot close this rapid notice, without citing one
more brief passage illustrative OF the enthusiasm AND
resolution of Audubon, who, in his own language, Is
now ''someThat old ana coneioetdoly oehuaeu !" '"e
frontal regions"
"When las, efi Edinburgh, proceeded to London,
full Of the desire TO revisit my native land before con-
GLIDING my work IL was my wish 10 cross ihe con'
nen ot America gaze the este ~iids Of the Rocky
rendP valleys
gon and search The shores of the Pacific Ocean, AID
portion Of North California; but circumstances denied
me the pleasure anticipated.
A man so endowed, and so resolved, will perseVere
unto the end, and at last die in harness = Globe
(rrom the philad National G0.ens
An e1perenced and scientific friend (hlr d Homer
eue) given many years attention to the subject OF
the following paper and may demand attention on The
score well Of its intrinsic Importance, as OF the re-
spectability of its
AMERICAN slLK-No /.
Messrs Editors-The silk is a, hand the silk
worms eggs Matching; the little animals begin to
feed; in a few weeks the worms will be produced, pro
badly in great abundance. What shall we do with
them
Few pei SONS believe, have reflected upon this ques
ton, tried TO answer II nationally to themselves
The silk fever s ringing without discriminate object
The guacks and pretenders have fair play; the s
small voice nf experience and knowledge is hardly list
ened 10. Why so? Have the Americans ceased to be
sensible and intelligent people; No Sut-but
But-the spirit of speculation, like Aaron rod, has
swallowed up every thing; we speculate in mulberry
trees in silk worms eggs in reelng machines; every
quack has his nosum; the unversalcI is, who buy:
who II huys
or all these specualions that in the mu'tcau.
lis appears TO the most reasonable because, whatever
may happen it cannot hut turn 10 the advantage OF the
country am glad to see that il prevails, even TO The
extent of mania an glad TO see that even at public
sales the mulberry trees sell rapidly and al high prices
there cannot be many Of thse trees in our country
phu,p
every acre of ground very little for The profit or
loss o the spectators; let Them look TO H. is none q"
ny business; bot know that It will result in lasting
benefit to the country, and that is enough for me
But how ard what manner will itturn to the advGn-
tage of The country The spirit of speculation
"That is none of my business Robins al'cs and
airs like to be. Who'll buy my mulberry rees' Who'll
buy:
But Robin will surely die unless proper
taken to make your speculation permanently Prufnhe
10 the country large. and do not perceive that any
such measures likely 10 he iaker. II in
former times In The year 1882 the State hpn Colony
Of Georgia gave you the first example by establishing
future at Savannah, which produced as by magic,
mulberry trees, cocoons OF silk which export
ed in large quantities 10 England, and then the silk cu
ure pr9fiabe. In l770 the thing done at
Philadep hlA by The advice Of The great franklin and
il produced the effects. which arrested only
as in Georgia by the war OF The Revolution Ii was
then understood and nobody thought OF denying j.,
that the reeing Of the silk from the cocnons, u
difficult art, Wthout the kno~leoge oil %nich II was III
possible derive profit from the elk culture. In 4 e
wear 1880 the same thing well understood by the
National Legislature of this country and but for con
sttutiona scruples they would have introduced that art
into this country The thing was then again Tried
this CITY by a small 6lature at ten reels which mm /.
alely opened mak- for coc"ons, and produced raw
which was approved of by the Commissioners IN Eng.
land and France Why then. is not the same meth
pursued since it is known 10 be the only which
give real permanent value 10 cnco"ns, 10 silk worm
and to mulberry t-"'s'
We answer: NE hare changed all that" We have
obscure Frankains, and obscure Fuons, whose nam's
have not vet bazsd in the European world, and vi
have discovered that The reeing of silk from the
is not difficult art, that it be performed in the mot
perfect manner BY child twelve years old by means #
wonderful machine that We have invented, orc
which can not only reel the six from cocoon g.,
but t,ois il into ron silk which wants only TO be DYED
in order 10 h. enploypd in the manufacture of those rle
CANT silk s,us for which pay to Europe II millions
year Will il be believed that this tooiish doctrine
was proclaimed TO The world by committee Of Congress
Of ls7-3S and is received Gospel truth by the
people of The u S How different this Congress from
that Of 33D-3l and from tha, Of 1899, no,wilh-
standing their consnnnni ecruples, which, after all,
betrayed Ignorance, such that OF the yuritdmtum
iRdocium which has Just expired.
The Of his astonishing change will be explained
in future number DANDOLO.
SHEEP SHEAsfse We have heard Of the large
yied of wool from the back OF the Bake well and other
sheep recently introduced into the country, al heavy
prices AT late shsaring IN nis neighhorhnod sheep
Of old stock familiar the farmers OF Ibis county
and known The Waiting Sheep, which raised by
DR. Macrae uf Prince William, yielded at I6 months
old. ID pounds, down weight. Another sheep Of the
common stock raised by the owner, yielded at the
cond shearng Ia pounds In hu'h cases, the tags
and other filthy wool, weighed. II appears
US from these and other instances, that little aen.
ton paid 10 this branch of husbandry and by far
little care is bestowed on these valuable animals Not
excepting those countries in which the raising Of she
ia The predominant interest, we think own, of all
the earth the best adapted 10 it. We have millions
acres which The plough cannot he employed, which
might be rendered highly profitable sheep walks. We
have regions adapted 10 the growth of the dFeren
varieties of the sheep-we have the plain for lbe