Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-20
NURSERY & SILK COMPANY.

WHEELING NURSERY & SILK COMPANY. !
Egs,ructi0S "a tAs CshEsc of Nitk.
NNT THIN the last three months the suhs"ri 4
W Der las had frequent applications made t. !
him to procure PRACTICAL and experienced persons |
take charge OF Cocooneres different parts ofIhe
country. Such persons not to b. found and sew
cral silk growing establishments will be prevented /
from going into operation Ihis from this I
cause alone.
At the suggestion ofsoveral friends Of the silk .
culture, IA New Jersey Pennsylvania. and Virginia,
md with the view ofprOmoung the business IA the
West. by establishing It upon a sound and proper
basis. Via the PracItcal intelligence OF those enga-
ged n it-and believing he can 10 nothing else bci-
ter calculated to advance a cause IN which ~ many
arc Iutercsicd--a cause with which recent events !
and the present condition Of our country prove our
national prosperity 20 be Intimately allied If not \
idenifcd-ihe subscriber has been induced To pro-
pose teaching a number Of young med, IA a prac- |
teal yhe Business Of Propagatinc and Mana.
aging Mulberry Trees the feeding Of Silk Worms
the Producing ofSilk Worms Eggs, the Keeling of
Raw Silk, and the Manufacturing OF Sewing Silk
Many persons who possess lttle or no niorma-
ton the subject. disposed to regard the silk
business m this country Improbable and imprac-
iIcable. The subscriber does not design entering
into discussion of this subject lie desires now
% address himself only 10 those whose taste or IN
ielligenee may induce them to embark in the bust.
heSs. Butdeemst proper to make the assertion
- MnpTnN-
erlhe rearing of silk has been practically unde rstoo
and properly attended To success has Invariably
crowned the efforts OF the culturis The great mis-.
take which those persons commit is the confoundinp
OF the speculations in the Morls Muliicaulis with
the legitimate operations OF the silk raising art
No two branches Of business need to be more dis
unci; consequently no other inference than thai
whsch these losicians draw can be more erroneous
Those who have taken the pains TO inform them
selves on the subject, and majority of the iuiet
gent portion of our Eastern community have dome
and are still dong So. now convinced that m,
SIX growing interest, is destined To become an eN
iensive and highly lucrative branch OF national in
dnsiry. But those persons are likewise convince,
that the business 10 be successfully prosecuted re
quires TO be practically understood
Hence isc necessity OF the silk grower educaiin.
himself for his profession. the lawyer and me
chanic do for theirs
Those wishing 10 avail themselves Of the opportunr
~ here offered for acquiring knowledge fine sin
business al moderate compensation 10 commeuc,
IN May or June. and continue si1 months. may as
certain on what terms they DO so by addressing
the subscriber post paid
The cocoonery Of tho company is situated on
their farm adjacent TO the fIst toll gate on tho Ma
iional rnad, east Of Wheeling. and will be fitted M
Aish tie New Burlington Frame a recent and i'm.
valuable improvement possessing advantages moi
known or enjoyed in European countries and IN
which all the desidsrata in rearing the worm have
been successfully attained and which promises 10
achieve a complete and triumphant revolution in
the business.
The subscriber takes the occasion to recommend
To the SIX growers Of the West the publication OF
Edmund Morris of Burlington n Jersey which is
cIrculIed gratuitously all who forward their id
eress per mail free Of postage.
Il. &. BUSWELL,
superintendent Of the Wheeling Nursery Il SilkCn.
r. : u few ounces Of choice Silk Worm Egg.
raised by an experienced Silk Grower for sale m
JoIs 10 suit purchasers.
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