The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-29
GIDEON B. SMITH.
SILK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

our friend,
GIDEON b. SMITH
SILK CULTuRE.-IMPoRTANT DIscor
ERY.-TIE MUscARDINE IN AMrR,c,
Probably the most important inlorro
ton it has ever fallen TO the lot of the W.;
ter Of this 10 communicate TO the Publ
on the subject of silk culture in this cono
try, viii be found in the present artlele
1t has long been known to every ole Who
has read much on the subject Of the IN,
culture, that, by the rayages Of diSeasa
called Musedrdiae in Europe, the ayeugo
loss Of worms, taking one year with ano,I
or, amounted to from forty five to flly u,
cent. Of all the worms Matched; and. wbo,
was still worse, the disease geueralIy mado
its appearance after the greater portion Of
the expense OF the rearing had been ,pep,
red. This evil has continued, from time
beyond the reach Of history, TO within a
year or two past. In the United Sta,es
all Of us have heretofore considered on,
worms exempt from this fatal disease !,
having generally been supposed mol to e..
ist here at all. This was a fatal delus;on
| have Just recaved from Fraucc conv
Of the " Annales dc Ia Soc.c,e Serlcicoic
foneee Gu 1887, pour Ia propagation .,
Fsme.Ioration dc findusirie de Ia sole On
France" ior 1887, 1888 aud $50, in one
OF the volumes Of which find a plate re-.
presenting siikworns III the various STAGES
OF the gbscarains ! the first glance at which
showed me that Il was the identical DE-.
ease Of which great portion cf the silk.
worms IN this country have perishcd.-
All who saw the disease last summer and
have seen this plate identified il INSTANTLY.
| shall endeayor TO have ,fansiutions made
for the next number of The SILK Jeurne.
and, if possible, shall accompany them
with copy Of the plate, that all may read,
see, and Judge for themselves. 10 tho
mean time, however, have thought il ad.
visable to take this hasty notice Of the
fact, that all silk.growers may be enabled
TO apply the PREVENTIVE and RrsYp7.--
Happily, the remedy will do no harm, ei.
Their 80 the healthy worms OF those that
may be affected with other diseases, and
Is cheap and easily applied. The reuedy
is free application OF air.sioksd I'm, 10
the worms, and also TO the floors Of tic
cocoonerH, aud whiie.wsshing oil the wood.
work Of the fixtures. The lime should b
sitted through fine seIye on ne yaRI,
two or three times = week il healthy, and
once day II diseased, in the morning BE-.
fore the frs, feeding, and after cleaning tho
hurdles. The quantity Of Iime to he 80.
cd on the worms may be Just sufficient TO
wbltcn the worms and leaves well snd i
should bo commenced when the worms are
hall-grown, say Twelve to fifteen days OF,
THIS remedy has, during the past tao
years, enabled those persons in France
y ho Used il 10 save and obtain cooc0as
from nineiy.seven per cent. OF all Ito
worms hatched.
Now that we KNOW We have this icr.
mldablc disease amongst US, 1t hceo=,es
necessary that the remedy should be aP.
piled and, as there are very few, If any,
aho know the disease BY sight, | wcud
most earnestly recommend that the femc.
dy b. applied ~ ALL cAsrs whether The
worms are sickly or not; fnr It Is eTen
more eflaciual rs PREVENTIVE than Is
ready, and, as before stated, viii DO 10
harm to either healthy or sickly worms.
| consider II fortunate that this inyalrl.
bic Information has reached me a, this par
ilcular moment, just IN time 10 be cf 10.
mensc service in this sur day of ordeal
Further particulars Of the disease and the
remedy will be published IN the fortheow'
ing aud Subsequent numbers Of 'he Sds
Journal. GIDEON i. SMITH,
Editor Of the SILK Journal, Baltimore. Nd