New-York tribune., 1868-04-29

The fresh now worth at least eghi trs.es @
the kilo IL would bo sufficient 10 obtain u hnV ioi
every 900 kOs Of leaves TO pay the dsoursemen,s ao
IL the gatherings yield as is usual IN norman @
90 o only this would be gain Oh oO Dy O. tVV
ssO and one worked basis OF one hectare OF and
only thus would he gaining OF, 400 by o. L"o francs
Tere were breeders In France who before the cpl.
demic produced many as 1000 ko.s OF cocoons IN
single season.
rooIs OR STOCK NECESSARY TO TRANSFER THE cocooNs
INTO RAW SILK.
France aud Italy the only countries when nave
beJ the pparaus necessary TO transform the cocoons
into threads silk These are the most advanced Ia tne
whole of Europe IN this speciality.
The Industry OF spaD OF Greece OF the ant ana OF
Russia has initiated rs much as possible the means useu
i'm France and Italy Those countries have not however
been able TO arrive at the perfection OF their neghoors
As the Oren,als they lose part OF ,e 20
desdiIs, tst GTIedu''i0O 'D'' y
cocoous are most simple In all countries OF the woru
They CONSIST principally OF basin and reel Ihe Dasn
is used to receive the cocoons, and some warm water & o
soften tho gum OF the skenenveope so as TO set ee
the threads forming the external silky layers farm.
The union OF certain number OF these thIeaus oins
the thread Of commerce. known under the name geg
OF pn raw rse nv 10 rotary motion winds OF the
In the factories certain number OF these winding ma
chimes are placed side by sde the mpuson beng gwen
to them by single motive power OF course the arrange
ment IA such that the operator can, at WILL stop any o
these little eonryances while the others eonne a
that regard to each reel, We ind aDaslD and WOMAN
70 saperdntendi ,,lU The wOsE consist:
First IN the immersion OF the coeoons 10 the warm wa
ter until the silky layers are euHlceDuy
Second In the cleansing, with species OF Drusn ~
broom the first layers until they become pure anu
clean thread. .. =, .w,.,,r, a car
tain number OF threads Of the eocoons III w '0
standard OF raw silk intended TO be produced.
The t0e thus formed by the union OF greate VI css
number Oh cocoons passed through an OF III
frame which acts the winder, whose fotS.ioh ueteI
mines the development OF tho threads OF the coeoohs
which remain Immersed the surface OF ue water ~
the basin 40 that proportion as the cocoohs arc woua
OF the IL careful TO add new one as mneh 70
keep up the supply of thread as 70 maintain the regular
ity OF the standard =, ,o, ,,o 20
the end OF the winding the gregg would nave the greatest
& ,, n the workman did not conduct his work so
as o the strongest that is 70 say the commence
ment OF the thread OF thc new cocoon WIN toS' "neh
are Just being exhausted. -, :. ..-.- -, A.. ,.,
The threads issuing W.T. anu Rltnny Loul tsc paa.u,
would adhere and stick together in the sken II careful
means were not taken TO prevent Il. ,.,,l
Tne preventive consists first, In preserving sufficient
distance between the basin and the reel 70 permit par
tal drying and second In guide thread so arranged
that the transport takes place by slow hgzag move
ent which prevents the threads from crossing each
the came point at each turn, which latter causes
tho adhesion, .,, .
some suggestions win assist ms TO understand and 10 OBJ
yiatc the difficulties In this branch Of the work. W
The degree ~ previous preparation shonld vary WIN
the durability Of the silky couches having regard 70 the
age, breed and origin ~ the cocoons. ~ 81 ~ l.
IN pre-, ared too much the result would he that more
sky matter would he yielded ny the hfst layers thsn
there should be. "'s superhuous matter wouId De on"