Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-12
WHEELING NURSERY 4 SILK COMPANY

Instruction ia ne Culture Of SRk.
WITHIN' the last three monih.l the subscr
Der has had frequent applications made 1
him TO procure practical and experienced persou
10 take charge ofCocconeries in different paris Of III
country. Such persons are not TO be found and So,
eraI SILK growing establishments will be preyento,
from gong INTO operation this season from hi
cause alone. "
Al the suggestion ofsevenl friends of the sill
S~iufe' IN New Jersey, Pennsylvania. and virginia
and with The view Of promoting the business 10 the
West, by establishing it upon a sonnd and nrnno,
basis, VIZ the practical intelligence of those eura.
ged ia it-and believing he can 10 nothing else her.
Ter calculated 10 advance 4 cluso in which 40 many
are Inierosted--a cause with which recent events
and The present condition Of our country prove our
national prosperity 10 be Intimately allied if not
dentied-lhe subscriber has been Induced 10 pro.
pose teaching a number Of young men, in n prac.
ucai manner the Business OF PEopagating and Mana
aging Mulberry Trees, the feeding OF SILK Worms I
the Producing ofSilk Worms Eggs, the Keeling of
Raw Silk, and The Manufacturing ofSewing Six
Many persons who possess lille or no inlorma-
ton on the subject. are disposed to regard the silk
business IN this country rs uuproftable and imprac.
licab!e. The subscriber does not design entering
INTO a discussion Of this subject. lie desires now
70 address himself only tO those whose taste or IN.
ielligenoe may induce them 10 embark in The bust.
ness Bntdeems IL proper 10 make the assertion
That this Is demonstrated 10 be otherwise. WHEREBY
- 'HN taiHl- " Sis mas Deen DrQCltCQAU understood
ahd property attended to success has INVARIABLY
crowned the efforts Of the culturist. The great mis-.
take whichthose persons commit is the confoundine
OF The speculations in the Morus Multicaulis with
the legitimate operations Of tho silk raising art
No two branches Of business need to be moro dis
tncii 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 in,eIli.
gent Ssruon Of our Eastern community have done
ana are still dong 80, are now convinced that the
SILK growing interest. is destined TO become nm ex.
iensive and highly lucrative branch Of national in
dustry. But those persons are likewise convinced
that the business to be suceessfuHy prosecuted re.
quircs TO be practically understood.
Hence The necessity offhe silk grower eduroting
himself for his profession. 0s the lawyer aud me.
chanic do for theirs
Those wishing 10 avail themselves Of the onnortun,.
~ here Offered for acquiring a knowledge ortbe siIk
business at a modente compensation TO commence
IN May or June, and continue SIX months. may A.
certain on what terms they can do 80 by addressing
the subscriber post paid.
The cocoonery Of tho company IL situated ON
their farm adjacent TO the frst toll gate on the M.
iionalroad, east Of Wheeling, and will be fitted mn
with tie New Burlington Frame, a recent and in
valuable improvement. possessing ADVANTAGES ma,
known or enjoyed in European countries. and IN
which all the desideraia in rearing The worm have
been successfully attained and which promises m
achieve a complete and triumphant resolution IN
the business.
The subscriber takes the occasion 10 recommend |
~ tho SIX growers Of The West the publication Of
Edmund Morris ofBurlingion y Jersey. which l.
circulated graiuitously 10 all who forward their nd.
eress per mail free Of postage.
b. @. BUSwELL.
superintendent oil the Wheeling Nursery a. Sill Co. /
+. : A few ounces o fchoice Silk Worm Fggs
raised by inexperienced Slk Grower for salo in
Los 20 suit purchasers
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