New-York tribune., 1868-04-29

S,p. The undersigned, Commissioner OF t tne
urited States and Member Of the ColnmltlSs
Materials and m ep 90 Si gsn ESom has has been specially
assigned the subject Of SIX and SIX mihu4">
speetiaiy submits the following
sR by its characteristic qualities ana f rs appear.
ness well asby the richness anu what gold is TO
ance is in relation to textile substances "-"'
fts of all amentary substance ,se tna thads Its ten
finest most durable, and most . mar is 10 saw
;,S abopt equal 10 that Of good nOn, ' oop,v ;tbo
thread OF sx be,oTs bTeaRng and the textile matter
affords an elasticity superior 10 '""' "
stance mites the most brilliant properties
with the inos and advantageous characteristics
ay made Ii an object Of research IN al ages Dy Tue
GsSa even in our own day most important country
for the production Of sk aea@s MS 60 nave pesn ts GI
tbe Fmperor Fault the merit Of having employed SIX
the aangfass % Of ,tdPs 9eSs tSe bsaR ca Oi lbs 0"
Tho Empress Sizing Chi the first 10 invent sllR us
bmted SO immensely to the prosperity Of her country,
that She was placed among the Chinese dyinhes under
tho name Of sicn-Thsan;' and even now the Chlnese
Empresses offer annually solemn sacrifices 10 her memory
As the habit Of the Emperor Of China once year.
10 pow the earth in add dignity and honor 10
agricultural pursuits So in IKE manner he EmPTeS Dy
with her hands encourages the production OF tms
Two centuries before the Christian era the Chinese
carried ON commerce Of SILK with Persia, Greece, and
Italy Their caravans troops Of dealers, were pro
The generic name given 10 this precious material mas
remained nch2ped except win od gt t or F bears
amo1g them the name sec The MGngSs name name Il BY the
word chez, and the Greeks by sec, &c: . ~, III, 80.
the & Antiquity OF ds ns M use mportaton
into the West was of recent date compared 10 ls D4sn
The history Of the introduction of the first eggs Of the
siik worm into Constantinope during The reign OF 'Ae
Emperor JushDian is well s1Own 10 yn;o tho noonoroIv OF
the silk industry, forbade the expectation oi the eggs
Theyf wore GGyefth5iess obtained, A. D. 5S2, by two
Persian monks, who had lived long time In emma as
missionaries aud acquainted with the rearing OF
worms stimulated by the gifts and promises Of the
Emperor Jusnian. they succeeded IN conveying aIgS
nGiOer eggs concealed IN hoioW InGs " SSns5ssn 5o
nOpe where they watched their matching ana The aeNe
The breeding of silk worms spread however, very
slowly in Europe. The MOOrs imported them into SOI
dOva about the year slO Greece ana ay m Istv
passed TO Marsees. AT the commencement OF the l4h
century Pope Clement V. introduced Il into Augnon
Under Henry ~, suly established slk-worm nursery
in the Garden Of ne IG,IeTte LOUIS My eohunHea nue. mo R
slight far as relates to the production OF
The weaving of silk goods with foreign thread had on
the contrary already made marked progress IN France
70 the reyocation of The Edet Of Nantes after which
period the weaving, as well as the spinning OF sH lOs'
The elngrsnts Carried this beautiful industry into
England Germany and switzerland ana ralseG tne mos
active competition against France whose manuIaetues
Of siFremained IN languishng condition up TO me % Eoe
shortly before the return of peace il Europe
RISE AND PROGRESS OF SILK INDUSTRY IN TIE UNITED
.... r.. +.'.'' STATES.
America was not nsenslble to the efforts made by
other nations to appropriate to themselves the pOodeo
Dunng the early periods Of the colonization Of virginia
James L. on several occasions, advised with and en-
eOuraged the London company in regard TO the eutya
company which he enOned ITS members and exhOrted
he planters t. apply themselves Tlsn dgenc9 Io e
aud spinning Ounds and to devote their activity rather
TO the production of this reh commodity than TO that OF
tobacco, to which he manifested profound aversion
Upon this advice they planted large number OF mnl
difficulties resulting from the speedy dissolution OF the
However, the Culture Of the mulberry resumed in
Virginia about the year 1851.
The tree was indigenous in the colony ana tne enca
Of Charles III. was the product OF the sk'WOIms oI
Virginia But the steady SyahSe o. , 'Go@eS0 90 oue Raye
almost disappeared by the close Of the centu1y -
During the eighteenth century efforts were made 10 ~
trodace six husbandry into all the American Colonies II
had been started early as 7ls with some success ~
SSnpops eterons were directed to Georgia Private
gifts cO0perated with acts OF ana ls
we're stimulated tim Ry grants Of lana 70 euIINs n
In i732 artisans skilled in this industry we're sent over
from Europe. The French emigrant who had charge 81
the business proved treacherous and destroyed the
machinery, eggs, and trees and ned nom GeoIga Inc
Italian who succeeded him was more trnstWoTthy ana
ZONE raw silk exported to Europe IN l1S5, q
rGpe was msGS aGf on On gIea state OCCASION
Ia l749 the exports OF coeoO1s reached LOO 9 ana
slk estebnshment was soon erected in Savannah Tie
teS9on agaX e u 6n N 70 tg s sSd 'I m The so
II
As Bsys ysaS 1ae they ss%s TssISa ps1oS ES a m m
ure was one Of the most nourshng and profitable in the
eelouy. But its success was OF short Duration.
aud this industry began to drooP Ihe storm OF the Iey9
utiOnary prostraed IT, Alter the peace the plant,
cotton, and silk culture utterly and finally dsappeared
The experiment in Georgia7its rise progress and de-
Brief notices OF some other colonies must suffice;
In South CAROLINA @ six g0sns Tas Se @oSeT
the celebrated Pnckneys carried some sk produced on
her to England T9ee N 9 preseSed m e Sr to
te Of young George ILL., and TO the elegant Ear
business an Georgia destroyed in Carolina. 1t passed
away in the advent Of cotton raising. ,,---
MIA and New, jersey The British Government aided it
by liberal bounties. DR.. Franklin, while IN Europe III
TO, home for distribution seeds mulberry cuttings
slkwOrn eggs &c and, with other distinguished cltl-
rens, gave 1t much announcement: l., p,,t,odo,rh,o
which during series Of years received aIge amount
from which piece Of SILK Of 20 yards vas manufactured
From q court prepared for the Queen who
70 the fair donor on the banks Of the susquehaDna.
Large mulberry groves fOurished at Princeton N. j.,
couraging quantities But as IN South the convul
zion Of the revolution unusually severe ~ PennsyVama
though efforts made after the peace TO revive IT,
they were not specially successful ;oo o load IN ,.
terse In the East 1t received the fostering support Of
eos cue and SIpes Of home production few years
afcrWard President stiles Of Yale College oiciated at
5o Roson and New Haven We'd with each other in rails
Ing cocoons, and in spinning dyeng ana manufacturing
fonr4shing mandatory OF sewing-silk was estab
lshed at Mansfield Conn, before the Ieyonuoh M s Ips
duets while the largest and finest mulberry nursery IN
the country was growing at Nothampto p & an an IS iSos @
trial pursuits during the Revolutionary war; o.A
SIX huea9dry ana , SSG Of
this century Since then they have not Kept pace Win