The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-29
SILK: Its History Culture, Manufacture and Use:
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the the beautiful princess the gods changed
body sikworm From that mulberry tree boat
and transformed princess the silk culture in Japan
In the days of Old silk worth its weight in gold,
the time it is Of the
perity of the millions of China and Japan The plant
and the the two principal elements in silk culture
and close attention growth of the null
berry provide food for the
silk Several kinds of mulberry be raised
from seeds cuttings and shoots Every the trees
cut back until they little
of foliage possible be secured In
spring stumps forth large Of
shoots bearing strong The
times planted along the border fields but large silk
growers usually give up entire mulberry
The mulberry begins forth its foliage
in April When the unfoded into tender
the silk grower takes down his cards skworm
eggs ceiling his house Where they have been
hanging since the before and puts them in the
open eggs are and little larger
Of the bug. sikworm appears a
They small first, their growth is rapid.
stages to of silk spinner first,
that Of the second the CATERPILLAR third
and fourth. the butterfly.
The snkworn, needs clean, dry. airy thrive
WE'LL usually needs food times Perfect
illness Is necessary.
The amount of silk manufactured in the world is very
In Great Britain import manufactured
silk goods to the millions
sterling 10 make pound of Silk it takes 1900 worms.
The silk manufacturers Of Britain Spitaleds London
Macclesfeld Congeton Cheshire Derby in
Glasgow The dying of the silk done mostly in and around
London, at Nottingham Manchester
No other woven fabric combines to such degree the
qualities of warmth, shtness
and beauty These characteristics have given position
which its rivalscotton, linencan hope
to attain Hence in this age is used extensively in the
kerchiefs and many beautiful draperes.
Seventh Grade, Ethel Adams,
School. 1910 Western Avenue.
ONE pleasant day Rob Rand ais
~ mulberry tree, the postman and waved letter
him. With a gate,
back his coy enjoying
his dear old Uncle Dave who in China and this is the
letter: -
Room 20, State House, Hongkong China June 2, 1900
My Little Chum Within the last week have visited the
finest silk factories in China your
the old mulberry use, L
tell of one Of visits.
of hatchery, foreman a we'll
educated Chnanan me eggs viii are by
tiny brown moths, Matching but they all
by large paper of holes "vVu they soon come
out?" nodded his enough
was wetching little worm wigged up through hole and
began to feed mulberry leaf which given it.
which I thousands little
feeding making like the dropping
of rain While we watched he told me the history of silk
ling ch who is called the goddess of
cred to raise them procure the silk It was kept
by law which said that should
was to be killed To the European nations who used the
wonderful fabrics their making puzzle till
brought eggs China the tops of their stats.
In part of the room there were great many silk
which almost to cocoons.
They a gray caterpillar,
ward head and large mouth than anything ese Some
to for 1t died Immediately being exposed
sticky threads which came out Of bot. SIDES Of it's body
soft bed of probably hundred yards
silk sleep in.
The foreman told that after certain length of time
the cocoons plunged into in
section this kills the moths. The threads
taken and through eyeet making out of
threads these up packages
and sent to foreign countries to be
! wish you could have it as did, and
walking thought of the factory in
States which once visited last There with
they
matted silk clean, spin, wind it, making
tiful velvets laces sans crepes
and thousands of yards Of ribbon textures
raised there to extent but not for
time Indeed, Bob,
next in silk manufacture think,
really realize the Of labor takes
spool Of sewing silk
and boy, must come to
close; only month, though, before you
Yours, ever Uncle Dave.
B Ninth Grade Ruth Ridges,
High 2642 Girard N.