Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-02
ABOUT SILK CULTURE.
SOMETHING WHICH ATTRACTS TIE
ATTENTION or TIE FAIR SEX.

A Chat With the t.dy ., the siis Rect
Tn. werm'. ver.sisu. Arp~tite-txxs
ssd Cocoon. ef the General
rabile-rreats
Rambling through the exposition The other
day, I va. particularly Interested In the silk
weaving department., and stopped 10 talk.
Now. hcrp u profitable. Easy, home employ
ment. which 10 Just beginning % obtain the
siteniion Il deserves among women and girisi
sotDethlng desirable, too. for delicate women
who iad little 10 do thA, their s,rvngth Tsr-
mit.
Tho piaoari. 'womens Silk Culture 49,,
riAilon of the United stats" 10 LITTLE stag.
gcring. hut the whole thing Il vvry Interest.
ing II Was only eight years Ago that fsv
philsnihrupic rich women of Philadelphis
lncounratsi II % Asis, In aforiing a nsw
industry. They successie'i In obtaining from
congr-.s ts.oo 10 help the thing on. The
as-sriaiion nov farnishc- multsrry trvs< frvs
% charge In numt-r. not les than twenty
fvs nor sxc-~iing Zoo, ~ thu intending %
tssin ceccon raising. A queer thing about
muihsrry tr,s. Ia that no other insrc, feeds
upon them Thsy viii thrive whervr corn
viii
Tho asoclaiion a, PhilsdeiphA now has
tralvc auxiliArie. In various s,atss. usinly
IN the s1uth. AL formed fur the purTn-s of
giving American wonsn chAnco D. catch
th~ Thousands ot dollars which annually roll
into Italy And Other ccuntries for cur Inn
pnrtei raw silk Why IN Italy. many fam
llI-a Alnlos, move cut % their own hou-s
A. a. a..
available rcom for ths worms that sIin them
their yeAr's supPort
poos, woHss AND oocooSA
igo, 10 taking with the lAiy st the rvsi
about a. "Ye.- abe AID. "iis vsry nice
thing for lady % do Yoa - an ounco q
egss u enough o. begin With Tbsrr are
to,ooo csg. In an oaDoc, AMI The whole cut
lay 10 only about 81. racss Ani all loa
,als gosi. hlg. airy tom, ami sprcsd The
csgs aruaBi IL on PAPER You krsp tAe ssgs
In an icc boa All yoa want thsm n hatch.
Ths rcouls Alou; 20 desN. AMI yoa tAie u
b. al.,ut ~ desx for ths eggs % batch.
Then you begin ~ fe..i them nns cut leaves,
nsrt small t~ig,. AMI - oa sllk ~urins
have bigger ApIstits. than -choolboyx Thy
eai much mnrv than ticlr own weight every
day"
WIN the worms arr rcady o. spin thclr
winiing shssis thsy crcsp up on toe rAclA
When tbs ce,con 10 finished ths tsforvtlme
worm s sila~i by hsing put Into The sun,
o,bsrviss he'll eat hls -ay thruogh the col.
cutting AL The ,hrvsis, and. ths emblem of
Immortality. issue trum IA. grave gorgeous
nosh Tbs c,,cy-nns loos llss Isanuts "l~o-
pls come here every DAY AMI ssk for pes-
nuts,- Mr. Irving laughed II think his
mus, b the funnis<; corner % the sryosi.
tion People sho- an ignoranos - the vhols
suhj~rt which s srirvusly amusing The
ether DAY the ilennspln county icachsr came
hsru Thsy got -ouls circulars And cScoons
AMI sample. q .llk. AMI Arp guing 81 10
soms,hing Among thsir puplk Mo-, q thsm
ss.m~i I.~,s.l. bui one % thsm-s man. by
The vay. = AMI shs lAggh-i. "sskei ~herv the
cocoous wsrv gru~n I told him tho-s -orp
rai-.l IN Ihila.isiyhlA lie -~usei liiiis
SURPRISED. bot Nsko,l II 10 dldnt take q prv,ty
rich -oll for thsm-
sosE HrArryvL sTrcnHSs
We wcrv standing near the cognisr ~herv
arv displayed tbs dlfervut sha.is- q ra- silk.
which .hais-. shs .aii. are proiaoei by the
dlisrsnt fesis Tbs h.-t silk 10 the white.
from iLs vuun fci On ths English mult-rry.
Ths cass las s1Sns tsauiiful sIscim~ns which
somewhat r,-.nlhis hair A ~ vvrv talk.
tnx two ladls- w.r. svidsniiy arguing nsar
one % then tnrnsi -ith. "isnt that wigr
pointing O. ons q ,hs sp-cimens "A they
novel a ths rs.lsr AID. "Oh. that's moth
Ing; tho other day a vvll drv-ssi laiy assed
shsd Ike 81 dispo-s of shs must hsvs
a.. 4 A. A 4, ID, o.
ami hlonde hair
"Yes,- aid shs. "thcrvss s'>Niy demand
for ccrcuna There ars nsver enough Thcy
br1ng tLi5 . TOuni usually. anil ne hks
them fresh, thsy spin hs,tcr then That ~
minds m. a. Vas 'rvsllng' The other Day
gentleman cAms Aiong AMI thought u vas
baruing shame tbo~s things verp t.ing
roas,si alive You - the c,ccons were
tolhlng M and down In the water. We
have D. rot them IN o. sn,ien Tho sllk. Rom
after ouuple q intelligent looking lAdIes
cAuse along on % them AID. Ia she bod
ins tho worms o. kill thsmr No. aid the
o,l.sr, 'shss haiching them; don't you sssf
Why, II you'd 80 tsside me an hour ami bear
The commsnis, warrant yOa cOuldnt k~p
yOar fAcc straight
"Drt here. I'm telling yoa nons~nse instead
os giving information We buy the cocpons
AZ tho association In Philadelphia In any
small quantities, from women all over tho
country. Oh. IT, grvat thing. and To-
coming more popular every ycar. Soms
city lAdie- arr very suocsszsfui In raidng
ooocoaA They buy the mulberry leaycs
from lsAf markets, where they arr brought
by farmer. The fAunsrs plant them tor
hssigs.A We hay.alArgr RON In FAirtnOani
PARK, whsrr the association grUvs tho
oocoonS What DO Ne do with those Ne buyf
Wei, the association employs six r~slers Who
spin the silk, As am doing nov, into slsins
81 raw siIk. ami they are soli 30 The various
all mAnufActoris. u the countrY."-"A L
IL In 81 Paul Pionssr PrS~N