New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-04
THE GXIlIB TION
Ar rms
CRYSTAL PALACE.

/ ,lt,h a., are nov about IL treat i'oasnsslng tho
,i,,a rbN,uctcfistios 81 splcnlof. durability nnl oom
ian, No mud In u al the conditions supplied by cot,on
and ro While Il surpassos those usciul materials In
th richness aud slossucss Of ia surface eni tho round
and swelling gfacomlnc,a OF Ne folds II u grailira
th, ,,t,ntatun oi the rch Il occasionally soohos tho
! v,un,cd pride of the poor Tho nih gown Ia IN fact
,ho on, true io,olcr of social distinctions omcog
women Tho groccrs wife In her SUNDAY hncry ioclr
h,rs,lt cmholdcncd Ia return with interest tho con
,rmrtuous stare OF the lawyers lady while, in spite Of
he, affected suporcioutncss the latter afcqdcnt on
,ous of the superior good taste aud even elegance, OF
her nciphbor attire. In philosophical point
of,ie, the history of the silk manufacture oilers some
ouri,us subiccts for reflection Owing ts origin 10
of flo most insignificant creatures 10 DO found within
hc whole range of the animal kingdom, and ltd first
discovery and application TO II people upon whon not
withdrawing their natural shrewdness and ingenuity
modern civilization has failed to shed its light, pre-
,ut o s Oh the one hand the interesting spectacle
of an humble insect covering the earth with Its works.
while, ON the other, we the nation to whom we
awe the first appreciation of its usefulness, Initiating
e surpi.h prog ess of the snail, aud even jealousy
shutting Themselves the dement's 10 DC deI'eu
from an extended intercourse with their fellow men
If we are 10 believe Chinese writers the manufacture
that country The date OF its first Introduction INTO
Europe is said TO have been in the reign OF the Empe
rur ustnian and for six centuries the breeding OF sA
worms was confined to the GreeAs Of the Lower En-
pire When, about the middle OF the Twelfth century,
koccr king of Sicily, sacked the cities OF Corntn
Athens and Thebes he carried of number oi the IN
labitants TO Palermo, who introduced into that KING
=, 1tzss ~ l,s,2 Of the insect and the manulactlre Of
silk Thence the manufacture soon found its way
into Spain France and England; in TIE two latter
81 Ia RAM nVlH res
Silk may be generally described as a fine thread or
flament spun by various species OF caterpars OF the
pkaiGna genus II it, strictly speaking, the secretion
Of long pair OF glanduaT tubes called serea when
terminate in Il prominent pore or spnnaret on the up
per lp Previous TO their completion, another seere
ton from smaller gland Clues together tie Two foe MA
ments from the sericiea the thread which appears
snQe being in reality double, and its quality beng A.
fected BY the equality otherwise Oi the secretng
power OF the sericieri0. The slkwOrm begins SPIN
hing when is full grown in convenient spot al
forcing points of attachment for the hrsttorne thread
which is drawn from point to the other until the
body Of the lara becomes loosely lnclosed Dy the
thread The work is then continued from one thread
10 another the sik-worm moving its head and pnning
in zigzag way in all directions within reach ana
shifting he body only to the part which was be-
heath IT, The silken so formed is called the Co
eoon which usually takes five days for Its completion
Tie sikwOIm decreases in size and length c0nsldera-
bly,. then caste its gkiE becomes torpid, and assumes
inject that produces silk There several species OF
the aranea or spider which inclose their eggs IN line
threads Of the zane material
OF the BonJyr nori, that species Of the pad.eHa
which is commonly employed in Europe, and which, as
its implies il itd exclusively on The leaves Oh the
mulberry tree there several varlees-the result
of long domescation and careful breeding HE worms
most esteemed in France where the art OF seT'cIcHH'e
is carried to high state OF excellence are those kuOwn
under the names of the StRd, the "Syf"' ana
the NOUi" The Sind is valued for tho whiteness OF
its silk but its thread although fine, is weak and not
very ustrous The Syrie is fertile IN producIOn us
thread however, is large and coarse, with tendency
toward greenish tint. The cOcOOns Of the Noc' are
firm and well made the color OF the SIX incinns To-
ward yellow. rs,
r1oces,es for killing the pupa and extracting 1t from
tie cocoon preparatory 10 unwindng the thfeal rom
the later-an operation requiring the exercise oil tn9
greatest skill and experience he method emPioyod
BY the Chinese IL described by the Od frehch HSso"
aries TO have been as follows:
"Tbe e,tremes Of the cocoon are first cut of with
pair Of scissors they then put IN canvas Das anu
imnerfcd ior hour or more ia Kettle u pone ioy'
ali, sso;es the gum When This Is effected they ate
t,ke from the kettle pressed e1pel the ley and LEFT il
The next morning to dry While they stu n)st thc
chry,sls i, extracted from each cocoon which IS then
tuTed inside out to make sort Oh cOhi 4sVy o'O INC"
easily wound into IN cad
Tie srecimens Of raw silk contributed to the Lon
don Exhibition comprfcd not only almost all the va
ries 81 the article produced in Inherent countries
bDt Afforded On opportunity oi comparing me results
,ud ,estirg the value OF tie improvements Introduced
In tn rearing u lhe insect The French VINO as We
hste afcsdy stated have Oi iato years do'ood s'va'
atrtio Ia tie tcsucr 0f Eeficicnturc bore away 'ho
iEfnis 10 which bef Gloria Ju'tly cnilicn mem
ne Jnrt in order - tegDiy thcIf admiration Oi tho
,t,srts eTbib,tfd by tho C,ntra SOcriy oi France
as4 mir appreciation Oi tbG important influence
rEf a ta1 lTfIrisrd he tho improvement q" ihs b'au'
i,l tfI btsabe pf1dpct VI hs animal kingdom, unan'-
nfttly ,orenff.d in recommending lin a~aid pi tho
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