Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-29
WHEELING NURSERY a SILK COMPANY

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Instruction IN The CEhUrs Of SIk.
NAIFTlllN The last three months the sub-rr,
Der has had frequent applications made %
him tn procure practical and experienced person,
% take charge ofCocOoneries "a different paris ofthC
country. Such persons are not TO be found aud sew.
oral elk growing establishments will be prevented
from going into operation this season from this
cause alone.
AT the suggestion ofseveral friends Of the silk
culture. ia New Jersey. Pennsylvania. aud Virginia.
aud with the view Of Prumoting the business Ia the
West. by establishing Il upon 4 sound and proper
basis, viz the practical intelligence OF those cnga.
ged m it-and believing he can DO nothing else bet.
ter calculated to advance a cause in which 30 many
are Interested--a cause with which recent events
and the present condition OF our country prove our
national prosperity TO be Intimately allied il not
pleniiied-lhe subscriber has been induced 10 pro.
pose teaching "A number OF young men, in n prac-
veal manner the Business OF Propagaiing and Mana.
aging Mulberry Trees, the feeding of SILK Worms
the Producing ofSiIk Worms Eggs, the Keeling of
Raw Silk, and the Manufacturing OF Sewiug SILK
Many persons who possess little or no iniorma-
ton on the subject, are disposed TO regard the silk
business In this country rs Improbable and impmc-.
iIcahlc. The subscriber docs not design ehtOaing
into a discussion Of this subject. lie desires now
10 address himself only 10 those whose taste or M
teliigence may induce ihcm 10 embark in The busi-
ness. ntdeemsi 10 proper 10 make the assertion
that THE - demonstrated 10 be otherwise. WheTcv- !
rTuie rearing OF SILK mas been PTarfc0Hy understood
and properly attended 10 success has iauari7biy
crowned the efforts OF the cullurist. The great mis-
take which those persons commit IL the confounding
oI The speculaliOns in the MOrIs Multicaulis with
tho legitimate operations Of The silk raising art
No two branches OF business need 10 be more dis
unci; consequently no other inference than that
whsch these logicIans draw can be more erroneous
Those who have taken the pains to inform them
selves on the subject, and a majority of The iniellr
gent portion Of our Eastern community have dune I
aud are sui dong 80, are now convinced that the
silk growing interest, is destined to become an ex.
isnslve and highly lucrative branch of national in
dnsiry. But those persons are likewise convinced
that The business 10 be sncscssfuUg prosecuted re-
Quires TO be practically understood.
Hence the necessity ofthe silk grower educating
himself for his profession, as the lawyer oud nc
chanic do for theirs
Those wishing 10 avail themselves Of the o~ppoTtuni-
~ here Offered for acquiring n knowledge ofihe silk
business at a moderate compensation 20 commence
IN MAY or June, and continue sir months. may ns
certain on what terms they can do 30 by addressing
ihe subscriber post paid.
The cocoonery Of tho company f. situated on
their farm adjacent 10 the first toll gate on the Ma
tional road, cast Of Wheeling. and will be fitted mp
with tie New Burlington Fame. n recent mud in
valuable Improvement. possessing advantages not
known or enjoyed in European countries, and ~
which all the desider0td in rearing the worm have
been successfully attained aud which promises to
schieve a complete and triumphant revolution ia
the business.
The subscriber takes the OccnsIou 20 recommend
~ the six growers Of The West the publication Of
Edmund Morris Of Huntington y Jersey, which -
circulated gptuitously to all who forward their cd.
sress per mail free Of postage.
Il. q. BUSWEIL.
Superintendent Of the Wheeling Nursery & SilkCo
p. S. A fow ounces ofchoico SILK Worm Egcs.
raised by an experienced Silk Grower for sale IN
Los 10 suit purchasers
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