The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-09-03

70 O,tHI III HltifHdhldD e IN.
The strands thus made int thread are
passed on to the weaver and manufact-
ured into the delicate fabrics which de-
light the eyes and gladden. the hearts
alike Of pagan and Christian tclirs vt
this point OF manufacture, however.
when the pro tuct passes into the loom.
authorizations and frauds lctnI.c posi-
bile. 1t is impossible to adu!tcratc the
thread, but when III" thread becomes
combined with man, thousands of 9TH
crS to make cloth frauds are frequently
uracticcd. In few lines of DIR. goods is
adnIfcrat on more frequently prartccd
than in silks, a fact which ha, been
caused by the demand for cheap vet
snowy goods, for in this country the
servant must look as wcil a> the mil ion
aires daughter: the woman who scrubs
the front steps is rs amhit ous, 50 far uS
dress IS con 'crncd, as the won an who
sits in the parlor. There being a de-
mand, therefore, for the greatest posi-
bic SHOW at the least pussil Ie pre-
meta lie dyes cam" into Use. and also the
practice Of Weighing the yarn, cspr-
cially that VIII ch goc: into the mama
facturc of black sill, taSS".S and frinecs,
and to such an extent is this ad;ltnra-
,ion practiccd that uftnnti1nc, these
onc-thrd cloth
Aside from hina, where silk LaS al
ways teen made IN abundance, silk cul-
turc is an important branch Of industry
in Palestine. IN syria. particularly in the
Lebanon Range, where both Christians
and M0ha mmcdan> work side b. side in
the manufacture and realize We'll on
their Ia borS. 1t is manufactured with
Iroiit in Turkey and Greece, and also in
Italy In san i,cmo and Ccnca. in Ma
pies. and other town on the western
coast of the peninsula whole streets are
given up to silk workers, and pictures ;ue
spcctacles are presented by these y op!c
with the + spinning wheels and looms.
their trays and coroonS. and the hugo
baSkcts of leaves brought i'll from the
surrounding mulberry plantations for
the sustcnance of their sto X in trade.
Largely cultivated IN Spain, Portugal
and tt G South of France, Tie attempts
which hav, been ma dc IN England and
Germany have 10. realized the success
hoped for them by the projectors. The
climate of the Eorth Of Europe is not
sufficiently warm, the changes are too
great. the proper food for the worm is
not a'ways to b. found, and the quality
of the silk depends in no small d gree
upon the proper leaf furn shed for the
food
The quantity of silk annually pro-
duced is almost incredibly great There
are every year imported into England
over 5000, coo Iounds of raw sill over
100000 pounds of waste" and up.
ward of 100000 pounds Of various grades
of thread. a total Of mo!c tl.an 19,ODn.-
Ut0 pounds a year, to say nothing of silk
goods air, ady manufactured, exceeding
in value 500. 100000. Nor does th, rep.
rescl.t more than the consumption o. a
sing'c nation, and it is estimated that
tho total annifal consumption # the
world exceeds 100. .tOD.t(0 rounds year.
Attempts have been made to raise the
worm in the United States, hut not with
marked. success BEFORE the rcyolutio =
ary war the siitWorm was introduced
into Virginia, North and South Carolina,
and Georgia, but the ind .stry died out
completely during the rcvo'ntton, and has
not been resumed to a3y considerable
extent But the silk manufacture, Of
this country form an important part of
it business. by tie census of 1882, it
appear, that there we're 3>2 factories
with a CAPITAL of SO. 125, ,3Cl, EMPLOYING
81. 900 hands. and turning ont in the Or.
ccding yea" S3i.5lt. s23 worth of goods
The days OF the excessive costliness
OF 81 k have gone by, and the probability
is that in the next few years large add-
tons will be made to the Reproducing
urea of thu word, Sou hcrn California,
many parts of tn. Southern States, the