The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-18
Tho New Industry.

me raising OF SIKH Is gradually max
ing It's way in the country. There il nc
reason why it may not be most impor.
tant adjunct to the industries of tho
Southern States. We have here all the
conditions suitable-clmate, soil temper
ature coinciding with those regions where
II has been most successfully pursued
II only requires effort and energy com.
oined with good judgment and faith in
new and untired field. The chief OBJ.
stacle that formerly existed and deferred
many from embarking in it has been re.
:noved. There il now good market for
the raw cocoons, and machinery for the
manufacture, with a demand for silk
goods which will never cease or fluctuate,
Our attention has been called to the
subject by an article in tho Florida Dis.
pdtch giving al account of Col. Hill.
yards operations and advocacy of the
new Industry. Hc shows his faith by his
works. He has been making tour
through the Southern States. apitatipp
the question. organizing societies and do.
ing all he can to develop ailk culture, and
has met very encouraging results.
Among the means of accomplishing this
object he is urging upon tho Agricultu.
raj Colleges the adoption of silk culture
as regular feature in the course of
of teaching. He also urges its in.
PRODUCTION in the Femeale Colleges and
Seminaries. "No education comparable
TO this lin practical sense) can be con.
ferred on tho pupils Of these institu.
tions"
Col. Hillyard says that lie has often
and most deliberately and searchingly
scanned the whole field of opportunities
for ladies aud sees no opening 30 attrac.
tive and benefcient as silk culture. In.
deed, it seems to him almost the only
field. "Were even factories in every
town our ladies would not enter them.
Only one chance in large number ex.
lists for teaching music or schools. If
they would, they could not get in stores.
Silk culture is the open door to n COM
potency; thoroughly respectable, fasci.
mating and with no burdens of drudgcry.
Therefore, if the young ladies' learn silk
culture at the colleges, they will dissem.
inmate it in their homcR. They will in
duce their parents to plant II few acres in
mulberry trees, so that when they gradu.
ate they will find the orchard rcady.grown
for raisingsilkworms. Then, off Of four or
hive acres they can make from 81 900 to
81, 800 per annum. If they are rich,
they will not need IT, 10 bc sure: bit il
would be very reputable and fascinating
to make 1t; and Henry lV-the great
Henry-of France, conferred titles of
nobility in his day on those who raised
silk. But failing circumstances may
come. Riches take TO themselves wings
and fy away, as witness tho widely be-.
reft and impoverished South. If want
comes, here is, in silk culture, q sure re-.
source against it. They need not wait
in anxiety and longing for a chance to
teach school or music. They need not
be nearly frantic for want Of somethipg
to do. Silk culture opens Howery path
for them to tread. and it has no perni-
cious delusions."
We are confident that In this sugges.
ton of Col. Hillyard there ia promised
land for ladies. 1t is really the creation
of new realm Of industry for the most
elegant cultured ofthe sex. We earnest.
ly commend the suggestion to the mort
careful! consideration of LADY ednca,iurs.
Col: Hillyard suggests that 1t can be
made source of revenue to the colleges,
If they will plant few acres in mulber.
ry trees and teach the ladies, by the use
Of the orchards belonging to the college,.
This gentleman says the fear, here and
there felt, that there will be no sale for
the cocoons, is groundless. To say moth.
ing of other plans, the Woman's Silk
Culture Association of the United States
pledge to pay from rs cents TO 81 Is per
pound for cocoons. They act in O mere.
ly benevolent capacity, and are doing
much good. They have head quarters at
Philadelphia, Pa.