Arizona silver belt., 1894-08-04
A SILK WORMS THREAD
The Wondrrfm Creation of a sui Mere
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The Wondurfal Creation Of stnl Nero
 WoDderfUI insect.
 Sill What wonderful product it is, aud what a marvellous trade has sprung out uf ifl One of the astonishing facts in tho history of the human race is tho way in which great results arg utt4ncd for 1t tout of little causes Itis c9ucoiya- ble that the food oi man might have bem derived from some of the largest fruits or nuts ur roots which grow upon thctarJh The bulk uf ihp bread uf man- kind--" the staH of life lis, however, drawn, as all know, not from tHe beayy bread fruit CT big tubeu bat from tbe comparatively minute graius of wheat blrloy and rye u.l,ct and rice m like mumr the larger portion 0f che gar, meut5 o{ human b1iug isoggeiuea fun tho short wool Cl the hacl, oi sheep and goats CT tr1m the auul pod Ot the cot tmplaut which hides seeds iNa balI uf white iiuI from which we spin the cotton six Is aa especially notable iu- stance oi rae way m which our race makes much cut af little for Is needs
 Here is an insignificant worm which feeds upon the elutiuous leaves ol the mulberry aud gradually ills itself with a sticky compound which has for ts di- Feet purpose Co compose Cue cocoon. When lhe time comes for che w0rm e undergo that strange mgtam9lph1. into the chry ais, t ceases Co eat and slowly weayss round i5gG casing compoel entirely Of 1ue lalE thread. lt spinning finished, the a-t ul4tga creature takes tse intermediate fa1w preparatory Co ita winged ta W motA nor Is auyJhug ih. nature more full Of creative mystery and dC&1i What the worm docs for r own lat y ends man Uud1es for aHsect al beauty, iasliu and comfort The silk grower patiently uawIuds the .usHaus thrcaa from Che point where tla aiswom De- gan Co that Whyre las Gluy hauae wss finished and from tsis tiny plHudar springs tha whole vast cdillee of the ulE nduEy To Che small rale worm beau. ty owes her uoat lovely and glittariug r.iueuE nor has ogt aaTtbiue moro or guisiJa to fashion, tu mEoiiUg, t3 be- st1W iu pladi5 lc,ds or @ initiate ii painting thn tae sqft shining web which s nude from tbe paog Tarm patient labor
 Extraordinary is tho 6iifercnca hs- tween the minute ecaaaD and taa great lJe of Lyons Or ahna saln--tae uu. conscious t1il gf fae caterpillar and she loom that in thousand factories and workshops iutgrlace Che tliu fiber into such superb and dazzling patterns Nothing clu iuiaau. ue,h.ug excel tba charm of Gat Gue microscopic tissue drawn by che worm magic from the mulberry leaf l5 possess natural glitter whah is shared ly nothiug else iu the world and which makes .t rcsem- hla under ,Ee microscope waving wines af gold Manufactured into cloth, it gives us Q substance at once light and warm, durable ami freely taking all sorts of dyos, each creature contributing in bis cocoon about .003 feet of tho thiu thread Thgwest knew nothing o9 silk ae all bgfera tho reign af Augustus, though tle ghiuo8 had woven tt ever since 2f00 B. C Some Persian monks firEU brought eggs of the ailkworm in hollow cane Co gousautiuopje. d. D 5J2 Tho Emperor Justiuian took tho hl5iuls up gad So i spread to ftaly Spain and southern France although China was stil th chief source of sup ply-LoHdou Telegraph