The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-14

saying that do not suffer to this extent But the in
genuy OF our counrymen. aided by the lights obtained
o.nsr Will soon be able TO furnish proven
ves and we may encourage ourselves with the prospect
OF an entire removal Of this evil Already have made
in this branch of the silk culture greater
than had been made in Europe in fifty years prev ously
The Of open air feeding that has been well al
ludedto in this place will accomplish much in this
spect not entirely obviate the difficulty Let perse
we're then for have every thing to encourage U.S. and
am almost ready to say nothing to fear. have almost
said we have nothing TO ear and we have not except
seems to prefer any thing of foreign origin to American
productions. Will it be credited that we have large
quantities of American made goods, in all our retail
Will be credited that we have large establishment
that manufactures immense quantities Of silk and wosted
vestings, employing some fifteen twenty Jscquesed
looms and working up large quantities oil domestic silk
and they dare not let II be known that their goods
allowing to exhibit specimens here that account.
We must, therefore, try to do away this feeling Of TO-
regnism, and to excite contrary feelng-ws must try
to make our people feel proud OF American goods And
may not hope 10 enlist the feelings of our fair sisters
in this They did not tail when the troubles of
the times tried mems soulsthey will not fail us now.
II is estimated that we consume, average, twelve
millions Of dollars worth OF silk annually For this we
have to pay in Specie or its equivalent there any
adept in figures present. who tell what effect the
saving of this amount of specie annually will have upon
the circulating medium the exchanges the wealth and
welfare Of our country in twenty years ] am one Of
those who go for our country our whole country anu
nothing but our country all such questions this
wish to own land produce every thing that
people consume; and should be glad to country
productive that the and connections of world
would not be able to affect want to our country
In such situation that il wall built around it,
sky high, Sir" we should not suffer privaon OF q
single necessary, comfort luxury of life And
that would be- truly independence II hos been said if
we toxic nothing from other countries other countries
will take nothing from u.s. In reply to this, would
mark that other countries WILL at all events take nothing
from US that they can do they make
produce themselves They, at least always have acted
upon this principle; it is natural they should DO So and
it is high time that we do the same. 1t is a
buy only that which they cannot themselves produce
The profits OF the culture OF silk at least remunera-
tons He who enters upon this business with the expec
tation of reasng five hundred 10 fifteen hundred dollars
every acre Of ground planted in mulberry trees and
with the superstition that he occupy many
tainly be disappointed But he who shall commence it
with modeT ate portion of common sense enlightened
by proper Information exercising due economy moderate
skill aud an ordinary degree OF American perseverance,
with the expectation OF good living profit will he
to succeed 10 his entire satisfaction inclined to the
belief that the culture of silk should be made of the
objects OF attention OF every farmers family, is the
production Of butter and other articles OF domestic pro-
dnce. Let every family twenty to fifty thousand
silk worms, more or less as their situation and arrange
men.s justify Let them reel the cocoens, make what
sewing silk mi,s and hosiery they may require of
the produce and sell the nicely reeled and prepared
overplus raw silk 10 the merchant manufacturer. Is
not the immense amount Of butter consumed in heUnted
States, produced in this way? Are not many other ar
tcles OF immense magnitude the aggregate all accu
produced in this small way Despse not therefore
small things but remember, that mountains
posed Of ultimate atoms small to be almost unappre
ciabe SO s the aggregate OF the wealth OF people
What though have exI orted foreign countries forty
seven millions of dollars worth OF cotton during the
ending 30th of September, 1872 has not this Of
wealth been collected together rem the myriads Of small
bols in which tgrew each in itself not worth intrns
cally the 1.-THE of the tenth cent? And what though
the silk worm individually produces but small famen
OF ITSELF and by se almost worthless does not the
binaton of these 6laments compose the thread that
fhafo fhotrn
millions of hardly earned doars7 But am by
ready admit that the silk culture only re carried
probably by farmers families in a swall way. When
jndciousy pursued with such information, skill and
ECONOMY as at all times at command in all American
communities and as are necessary to success in any
other business, it will be found profitable busi-
ness on a large scale--on any scale. This has been
proved satisfactorily by the success to eminent
degree. of the people Of the society at Economy,
Pennsy lvania and by Mr.. Gill; of Mount Pleasant Ohio
and numerous others On the score of profit therefore,
there no reason for but every thing to
courage us to proceed in the silk culture. sorry
cannot say much of the success Of the business in the
Southern States The people there seem to lack that in
ividua energy and erance and especially that
probation OF small things necessary to the success Of
such business. But in the North and East where in
dusry, energy and ingenuity dwell and in the West
the great West the Young giant of the world where
seed that planted is soon to produce fruit either from
the undiluted richness of its the ndomitabe
tons and energy of its peopen both OF these sections
Of country will the silk business flourish
to individuals and to country, until the entries in
:
ct the importation OF 900 900 of silk shall record
I'd there the expectation of 900 worth annually
few practical may be admissible here Before
hope for complete in the silk culture mus
learn more OF the minute deails we want more patience
in the tedious processes and above ALL as before suggest
ed must try to be satisfied with moderate but still
munerativs profits. We must not expect 10 make thou
sand dollars where the amount Of capital and labor
invested in any other business would only make
a hundred. We must not expect to rear success
fully million Of worms in space calculated only for
1.-THE of that number We must not treat the delicate silk
worm as we do our hogs by throwing basket of food
among them and then let them take Of themselves
The very nice and delicate operation of unwinding the
fibre from the cococns must receive more care and aten
ton. We are not spinning cotton, nor wool, nor hemp
The extremely atenuated and lustrous fibre must be
gathered upon the aspe with all decacy and care The
water Of the basin must be kept the usre ofthe
silk may not be furnished the thread must be KEEP
by careful attention the number of running off
have seen very little silk for sale in the market pre-
pared should be- and IL must be to compete
fully with that from Piedmont But have snd
for such refer to specimens in the Hall and enough
even in the absence Of any other proof OF our capacity to
prove our ability to produce as good an article as can be
made by any other people under the Let reeers be
and always bear in mind that and skill will
make their pound of silk worth six or seven dollars
whereas careesness and insention will make worth
no more than three four dollars Will he belev ed
that two reeers shall each take one bushel Of the
parcel Of accommodating fair day. work for each-and
the one shall produce from he portion a pound OF silk
worth six dollars while the other shall produce the
quantity worth only three dollars, the latter being
even the value Of the before she began TO
them. This is important point IL the silk business
has always formed the stumbling block progress
heretofore; but trust 1t will longer be permitted ia
remain So The curing of is another subject
deep interest In this already lar ahead OF
European competitors The application Of heat, either
artificial or NATURAL in killing the chrysold should be
avoided II Injuries the FIBRE and increases the difficulty
Of reelng &c. ALSO do the fumes Of sulphur by deposit
ing suphurc acid upon the FIBRE the gum of which doe
not entirely protect from its effects Camphor in tigh
boxes, eHectusy kills the insect leaving the cocoons
state for eeng equal to that before curing Butthe bcs
Of oil is the vacuum box-an American suggestion.
this announcement depreciates its value cannot help
Placing the in tight box and exhaustin
the air by az simple will kill the insects d
rectly, in few heurs By placing small quantity
csmphor in the box the be in tror
any bad effects for several weeks. The only suggestion
have TO make in rthersnce Of the object of this Conven
ton is III a, facilities be offered in all parts ofour country
or the Conversion OF small parcels of into
silk In other words tha agencies should be established
for the purchase Of cocoons, in all principal cities
from such persons will not reel them. ds
not pretend 10 he able to say how this he done;
only able to point il out the most efficient TO-
accomplishing the great object we have in Three
or four otures might be esablishedone in York