Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-13

'oond. According TO the very lowest es-l
I'm ;e, 10 poun1s OF silk may b, and /
AVE been made from land OLA very in
error quality: su IN as pine land or very
broken rocky gr"uhd-making a clear
profit OF 80 per acre. In most silk
growing countries the worms are .ed in
he cities aud The leaves sent ia from the
and sold al from 50 cents 10 5 4
per 100 pounds Count Dandolo. prac
heal silk grower Of Italy. calculates
that 30 900 pounds Of leaves may be-
produced from one acre OF ground Ill
ordinary requires from loo TO 200 lbs.
Of leaves 10 make pound OF silk, You
MAJ Iced fromthe multicaulus the first
year, NJ properly cul,ivated-or attend
Ell To the same as corn should be. Nc,
Fitch. OF Connecticut. has made four
pounds OF silk in year from one Tree
OF the Wild mulberry. Count Dandolol
has made Is pounds OF Cocos ms FROM
100 pounds poonds Of leaves of the
white mulberry in balma'ia. Lambrus
chini oil Fiorenc, has made pounds of
six from 100 of Gear leaves. judge
Bry OF La. has fed worms OIL the Multi !
cauls and made pound Of silk from 96a
worms-this | bcAicve is The greatest
yield on record. lie is large Couon
pi-nter and has also male silk for sever
al years; and says that any large plan
ter may make $4,000 worth Of silk in
year and not interrupt his other bust
noss-this would be SO much clear pro
ht,-ie is European by birth and has
been conversant with the silk business
IN that country for many years. and de
clares this to be superior to any part of
Europe. IL must not be expected how
ever that any person is 10 make n for
tune IN day or year by this or any
other business-hut IL is certain that by
regular business of raising silk, for
tune may be made. Ii must not be ex
pee,ed either that ir we fold onr arms or
lay suPinely on beds OF Incidence and
listiessness that the silk worm will raise
the rrees-mske the silk aud bring US
the proceeds, 4-l--o
IL Is only with energy and industry
that the success is obtained in anything;
but be assured that with all these advan.
tages IN our favor as nation, we NAV
succeed II we apply ourselves with Gu
ergy and zeal. The value OF the annu-
al export of silk made in Piedmont. with
territory not more that l-l9lh the
size Of this State, is from $4,000 .OOo
TO 100000.
am told that nj cocoonery in this
vicinity, where $500 worth Of cocoons
were made thIs year, the whole ex ense
of labor and interest on investment did
-aot exceed $3.50. making a clear profit
of,l66 per cent. The satin made in this
city has been sold at SO per yard as fast
as 1t could be mace One pound Of Sa
TN worth 81, will make about FIVE wards
Of Satin-leaying 5 A for profits and cx
peHses OF manufacturing, This Satin
IS equal 10 The very best imported Satin
la one of the Prisons in New York they
have begun to manufacture Silk. and the
very hrst year with entirely new hands
they made u clear profit Of, bout SO ner
cent Does snv man clear that per cent,
on a new plantation of Cotton or Toblc
cot No: t. ne clears expense he thinks
he does we'll. Dces the youne Phv
s'cian or Attorney c'ear that per cent
on the whole expense Of his education
the hrs year Of his practice? believe
not. IL appears then. that the Silk busi
ness IS better than Law, Med:cin. Aier.
chandise or painting. Sill we hear
some wiseacres say tits all a .humbno 4
l know a man who makes great Dreten-
SONS 20 wisdom and who thinks that his
iPse .dixit settles positively all matters.
lie declares this ''Morus mu.inus'' bus;s
ness a great 'humbug' - When asked
Why he then thought so-he replied 4 |
say II IS so, Sir. planted some or the
morus Mununus In my yard and when I.
turned my horses in, they ate them all
up! tie was doubtless sadly disappoin.
ted because ne did not find silk on the
horses backs N the morning, but leave
the gentleman and the Nous Muntinus
as u e calls li-ior this convention 10 de.
cue Which IS the greater humbug, such
man or the Silk business.
nave shown from facts that Silk nav
be and IS made proftably in the Uniied
states, and If any one cries impossible
IL aeyo'ves on him TO prove It's imooAs,.
si6ilily, not by broad defamation q,
bold assertion but by actual facts. flo
Inus; prove either that the mulberrv vii
not grow IN this country or that The silk
worm cannot live here. or that the ar,i-
Gle made IN this country and called silk
- not bona fde silk-or that we bavs
not the intelligence Of the peasants of
france, Italy or China, or something in
tho shape Of facts ~-or evidence or aTon.
ment against it--or if he cannot. If he
De wise man, he will certainly cease 10
pirate against this great Undertaking
i,au9ht With SO many advantages 10 all
classes Of community, and the whole
'tale and nation. Let us not complain oil
naro times, all we call into action ev-
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