Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-24

sui 1.-THE air pump viii answer the purpose, It Is
certainly better than even camphor, for II can be
used without any restraint, is a, al times at com.
mau1 AMI mus inevitably be chcctna for u -
impossible thai any inscc, or animal can live m
vacuum or worm eggs in bottle thereby eSclu
ding fresh air kills them 50 il DOES all kinds oil
seeds Then certainly II exclusion Of fresh air
Will also kill that, and that very speedily this
process would certainly leave tho cocoons IN pre-
ciscly the same state it found them, 81 Gar ms the
silk hbrc and facility Of rcclng are concerned ~
The apparatus Is no, expensive, aud when once
obtained will last any length of time All thu, is
required. Is n large box 10 min snv ten bushcls
constructed as TO be mir tight when closrd; and an
cNhansiing pump or air pump bv the aid Of which
the air can be pumped out of The box ANY com.
mon carpenter can make the box and am sure,
any common pump maker can make the pump
sufficiently perfect Cor the purpose rcgrr, very
much that my health and opportunities did not
permit ,ae to make the necessary experiments du,
ring the past season TO trd the mctlts Of this new
" suggested process The experiments can DO
made at a trning expense tight keq or bar,
rel can be- used for the box, for example and n
forcing pump of sufficient power can be made Of
the ordinary liquor pump used in the stores
have delayed this communication omewhat
for the purpose OF noticing new use lately discov,
cred for mulberry lcavcs--hat of making paper of
them A Doctor Spencer of Petersburg Va,
has made some very excellen, paper ofthe leaves
have not been able to learn the particular process
! he employs | presume he intends TO patent his
discovery send small piece of,hc paper
| The advantages of this discovery will he to ona,
BILE the silk grower TO use probably all his after
crops of leaves
Thomas IVhitc Cincinnati, Ohio am
much gratfed TO learn that the silk business is
progressing in New England There is nothing
but lack of practical knowledge, which pre-.
vents each State in the Union from supplying it.
self with all the silk needed From the interest
YOU manifest in the business you will doubtless
learn with pleasure that we are making a quiet,
steady, and rapid progress in the West There
have been large crops OF cocoons raised this sea
son. throughout the States of Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky and Tennessee have never seen better
season for raising silk in cocoonerics that were
constructed so that the temperature could be con-
trolcd but in open houses il, has been una,
vorabie season in the West, The manufacturing
of silk is keeping pace with the raising Of it in the
West There will be several thousand yards Of
goods wove in Ohio this season, and Several hun
drcd IN Indiana, by my old friend Mr. Fox, who
has left Mt Pleasant and established a PROSPEROUS
factory at Richmond in that state. Besides these
establishments, there is large number of family
machines in operation, making servings and or-
ganzlne through the tour States above mentioned.
We find organzine the mos, profitable article we
can make. II is worth TO $40 per 10 in the gum,
which is decidedly better than making servings
I herewith send you small sample made by a
lady in this city, who has procured three of my
machines, and is doing very profitable business
. Each machine finishes hafa pound per day
For this article we have ready cash market, at
Mt Pleasant, and Richmond Indiana, and there
! will soon be another in this city