New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-04

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Randolph, Of New-Jersey, in report dated the 2o,i
Of April 1885, expressed their appreciation Of the pra
ciples Of the BILL as suited 10 the time when n mo-,
pTOp0,ed, but thought IL Mt present useless for o.
reasons given below. They express Themselves in tAs
following terms:
Thus persbod tho first aoor,an, measure propo.ss,
the nation 10 promote the production Of silk in this cnV
Try a which the Committee believe win a.
lights then in eGisteBce, Etsc prudent and
but which The subsequent ingenuity and experience on a.
couDirymen now render unnecessary believing a. r.
DO that the recent impro' ements in reeng will DO mora
in a few weeks Than the establishment Of many ~
Schools upon the old Elan would do ia many,year.s
Report T.
In snotLer part Of the same report il is said th..
"The dull tedious method Of reeling by haud-xlar
required a regular apprenticeship to learn and ye,,.
" to acquire facility IN the uFe of-has given wsy -
81 the new patent reel. by which person eyen cbfS
may learn in few hours to reel with great ease an5
" e1pertuess, much more even thread than BIZ M.
." old prCcess"
Subsequent experience has demonstrated thu hll,.,
of these anticpations. Public opinion has underro..
great change respecting the employment Of tb, i'm
proved reel, and it is admitted that no maehi,a
can produce the effects that were pretended a.,
readers will perceive, from the following explap.,;o.
that there physical impossbtes that are oppossj
TO it's adoption:
TIE bers of the cocoon are as fine as the finest I'm
nan hair and Of course easily broken They are ma, 40
the same degree Of fneness through the whole hall \.
is well known to naturalists that there are three Law
eTs OF elk in the cocoon; the first or uppermosti (,
formed Of The best and strongest silk, the insect ben,
then in full ygor and strength; after two or tire,
DAYS be becomes iagued has silk is thinner and lea.
perfect; this forms the second layer At last, ashs
draws his change into 2 chrysals. he spins stl
thinner SIX, which generally falls with the chysalsn
the bottom If the boiler and sometimes, in the bes:
cocoons is entirely reeled of. Good reelcrs lean
to distinguish these different layers by the sight,
and by the touch, while the cOcOons are immersed ia
a basin Of hot water and in hlstures where
the best law silk is to be obtained, these differ.
eut layers Ct silk separately reolei being destined
for different kinds OF manufactures. This is only said
BY WAY Of example There are a number of other de-
tails which less require the skill ard xtefity Of
the reeer aud beyond the power OF machinery Az
tie perfection Of raw sllk principally depends The
equality If the threads which must be of an equal 6pe
ness ard strength through their whole length that tie
weak parts may not be broken by the equal pressure Of
tie throwing machine which cannot be- essened or in.
creased at pleasure il is necessary that those threads
should consist as nearly possible Of an equal quanti
" of the delicate hbers OF the But the CO.
cooIs are not of an equal size, and, have said
before, the tneness of their silk varies il follows that
10 preserve the equality OF the thread, they must be fire.
0uent changed and their number increased or lessen
ed OF this the reeler must Judge, and her fingers well
her eyes erect ler in this most delicate operation
Beside this. many accidents happen in Keeling which
lie must learn how 70 remedy Oh dexterty and SKILL
shall only instance those enaaeiements OF the silk
auently result from the nature OF the operation. IL
would be too long detail here all that has to DO done
by skilu feeier, but enough has been said 20 show
that 70 machinery whatever supply the plsce II
her experienced hand aud that she is not in the least
aided b, tie machinery OF the reel which helps only 70
wind the threads which she draws from the cOcOOns,
nor can it he improved to Any other purpose
How deeply therefore is to be regretted the rejection
Of project which, by establishing normal school Of
instruction, would have diused throughout the Union
q hIovege of the only true principles on which this
branch oi industry can be prohtab!y carried on, and
Which, by the promotion oi Natures, generally, would
have reduced to practical demonstration the sOundness
OF these principles The Pedmontese silk owes the
reputation as long enjoyed to the uniformity ofsys
tenn which would have been thereby secured and which
is enforced by regulations imposed by the government
Tie proprietor Of silk tature in Piedmont, before DO
con mcnces the business 0f reeng, is Obliged to an
nounce 10 local Board Of Commissioners the number
cf boilers he intends TO and the thickness sni
weight Of The six which be means 10 produce in the
season 4 smaller quantity than five hundred pounds
WEIGHT oi silk is not allowed TO be reeled IN slngs
tatme The various establishments are visited during
the reason of Keeling by the members OF the comms'
SIGN and sLoud any person be found operating upOna
alter or lesser number OF than he has pre-
youely rcyOrtcd or otherwise, in any way infringing
The regulations, fine is imposed. Nothing OF this
l nd exists in France and in consequence, there is
found an infinite variety in the size OF the reel and the
tliclneeG OF tie silk.
Tie Listory Of American Legislation with reference
10 Sin would of iiself afford material for an interesting
article Let it here suffice that this Legislation hss
been o tLe NEST caprcous and mischeyOns character
-fo-day stiu ulating the SILK Culture by generous
STATE houLtes aud shielding It by ample duties; and
ton orIow aboshng the former aud reducing the lat
ter 70 tie lowest revenue standard Had no attemPs
ever been made 10 encourage By legislation the sh
Culture il would very probably have stood strongg
srd WON more hopeful aspect than il now does had
tie production If Silk eDjoled Protection as steai
srd s5ecuate a that OF Cotton Fabrics II would pro-
atlv lave cufgroVn ere this Oh need Of Protection,
neil cfEilure But il must be borne IN mind fha'
lie rrct uc;icn OF six is everywhere NICE and
cal ,rtlsfi,u. sid that It.ly and Frsnce-no" Ih'
q ef S,.rs Ctrsten1ou oi ths important Indss1'!
were .t u.rv centuries SINCE tae tArlsaa Is's' "
I .rl,i, q l.rs AID lids oE their SKIS
w ave -cN traced What Ne believe 20 lave ben
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