The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-13
ABOUT SILK CULTURE.
SOMETHING WHICH ATTRACTS The
ATTENTION OF THE FAIR SEX.
A Chat with the Lady nj the SIX i'ee''
The Worms yoracious Appctite-Eggs
and Cocoons-Ignornnce OF the Generai
Public Profits.

The Worms Nofaciohs hPP''
and Cocoons-Ignornnce OF the ceherai
Public Profits.
Rambling through TIE exposition the other
dav was particularly interested in the SIX
weaving department. and stopped TO tax
Now hero is a profitable easy, home employ
mont. which is just beginning to Obtain the
attention il deserves among women and giris'
something desirable, 200, for delicate women
who find little 10 DO that their strength per-
mits,
The placard. "Wonens Six Culture Asso-
citation of the United States Is little stag
eering, but the whole thing IS very interest
Ing. Ii was only el-ht years ago that ic"
phianthropic rich women OF Philadelphia
incorparatcd it 20 assist IN ailord.ls ne"
Industry. They succeeded IN obtaining from
congress 5000 20 help the thing on. lne
association nov furnishes Mulberry trees iree
of chas,e IN numbers not less than twenty
Eve nor exceeding 100 TO those intending 10
begin cocoon raising. 4 queer thing about
mulberry trees IS thll no othc' insect feeds
upon them They VIII thgiyo wherever corn
will
Tho association ~ Philadelphia now has
twelve auxiliares ia various states, mainly
in the south. an formed for Tive purpose Of
giving American women chance t. catch
Tho thousands Of dollars which annually roi
into italy and other countries for oar i'm
ported raw silk Why in Italy, many fam
flies almost move out Of their own houses
during part of the summer 20 use every
available room for the worms that spin them
their years support.
EGGS, WORMS AND CoC0OS5.
] 70: 10 talking with the lady a. the reel
about it, Yes she said, "its very nice
thing for n lady to DO. Yoa see an ounce Of
eggs is enough t. begin with There are
GOOD eggs in an ounce, and the whole out
Law is only about $50, racks and all You
take good. biz. airy DOM, and spread the
eggs around it on paper .You keep the eggs
in an ice box till you want them to hatch.
Therooms about 20 dogs, and you take it
30 about 50 decs for the eggs 70 hatch.
Then YOU begin - feed them fine cut leaves;
next small twigs. and so on SILK worms
have bigger appeiiieS than scEoolboys. They
cat much more than their own weight every
day
When the worms Gro ready 10 spin their
winding sheets they creep up on thc RACKS. /
When the cocoon is finished the beforetine
worm is stiAsd 10y being put into the sun,
otherwise hol eat bis way through the end. /
cutting all the threads, and, the emblem Of I
immortality, issue from his grave gorgeous ,
moth. Tho cocoons Loo: like peanuts. "Pco- 4
pic como here every day and ask for nea- /
nuts" Mrs Irving laughed Il think tiis ]
must DC the funniest corner OF the cxposi- /
ton. People show an ignorance Of the whole 7
sub ect Which is extremely amusing. The /
other DAY the Helnep teachers came f
hero. They got some circulars and cocoons
md samples Of silk, and are going 10 DO
something among their pupils. Most OF them I
seemed posted, bat one Of them-l rian, by /
the way and she laughed, asked Were tho
cocoons were grown told him t1ose were /
raised in Philadelphia. Ilo seemed lt;lo F.
surprised but asked Ia +. didn't take a city T
rich soil for them
SOME GENcTirJL S72cI,I5NS.
We we're standing near the counter where
are displayed the different shades OF raw silk,
which shades, sac said, are produced by the
different feeds. Jhe best silk is the white.
from the worm fel Oh thc English mulberry.
The case has some beautiful specimens which
somewhat resemble Lair As we were TALL
ing two ladies weyc evidently arguing near
Ono Of them turned with, Isn't tlat wigF
pointing TO one of the specimens As they
moved OF the recicr said, ION, that's notb-
Ing. the other day well dressed lady asked
mo il bought hair there, rs she had some
she'd like to dispose Of. She must hayo
THOUGHT had a decided preference for canary
and blonde hair"
"Yes." sad she, there's steady demand
-.-....r,,e Thorn ~ 80, rs-ar f.i.,urh ffhfV
bring Sll5 pouad usually, and We like
them csh, they spin better then That re-
minds me as was 'rcelng' the other day
gentleman came along and thought il was
buruing shame thcse things were being
roasted alive You see tho cocooas were
lobbing M and down in the water No
have o. put them in 10 soften the silk. Soon
inter a couple Of intelligent looking ladies
cane along Ono 90 tlem said, Is She boil
il.. those worms to XII them' No, said the
otic~ she's hatchins them; don't yol seer
yyhv. il you'd lit beside me an hour and hear
the comments, warrant YOU couldn't keep
your face straight.
"Brt here: mtciling YOU nonsense instead
OF giving information We buy the cccoons
n. t.c association in Philadelphia in any
small quantities, from women all over the
country Oh, it, great thing, and BE-
coming more popular every year Some
city ladies are very successful ia raising
coccoas They bug the mulberry leaves
from leaf markets, where they are broaghs
by farmers. Tic fasrcrs plant them To-
hod~cs. We Lavcal large room IN Fairmount
mark. where tie association grows the
eocoors What 90 We DO with those we buyi
Wei. the association employs sis Tcclers who
spia the silk, os am doing row, into s,ieins
Of raw silk. and they ere sold to the various
silk manufactures Of the country. ~. /.
H. in st. Paul Pioneer Press.