The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-12
FINE SILK FROM SPIDER WEB.
solution OF the Problem OF Making the
Insects Spin.
From the Washir oton Post.

p'I y. aon hss n.r,actad a method
a. ~ 80 az, g. 90 nossthia 80 mt e. into
onarattnn -, AZ onco ana thu s,t woven
r., a. ,hrsads has been nut on the market
7. "a mo-a Beautiful than the Ordinary silk,
nosaas.Iro n strange clio "a !, old gold Iustre
a. Is na,ursI sta,e Undar the nioros one
tlos srarata ,hrcads ,ook mora ike nne gold
ene sepaia'o : IN a. snISar
wires than hbres Inc price OF the splue.
silk still IA too high for its use by any except
the rich. but there appears TO be little reason
90 49,, H., ri,h eood commercuai manage
" ou va. : oS..nin ~ !, not Mora
so. as the silk that Is obtained from the
mulberry worms.
Tho experience OF the manufacturer 80
Iar mas SHOWN 'hat 'no SIM Gun oe S"
prohtaoiy from many dinereh, hlhas :.
soners- = - .n sopnd ms, nrsc,icshls 70 CON,
-. s...nts., tnai,onou.
fine the work to q large spider ind,senOus
arachnld not only Is remarkably plentiful
and easily fed, but wonderfully productive.
A record has been estsblished in its case of
from one specimen in one spinning.
The spider utilized for the Is a large
u N"v"h u'uei ~ 80
ps1a Madooascsrsnss ros mA 49, ~
the fine silky quality Of its product. but
,no, -. ~. 80 oonensa In n.lng the
-
cocoons In which the females wrapped Their
eggs, These cocoons arc OF a beauiful pale
yellow. and they were gathered In great guam
,,,Insa - a. III - ,ro,n ,ho,, r,,,de,v
tltlcs ana 'he SIX was pun rom ,holn IN,
IN a manner similar 10 the way IN Wnich sh@
r., , ,n,s pnathnd Vas slow and laboriou,
hostdas ne,ng unsatIs,sc,orv for the fine
pesiaes peng ore nr ii sss hrni .cd white heinz
nnraNeied ,nd mus aost az nu snuD ni w sas', maven
go nf,on tho tangle Was 40 grcnt that no
There vas a Sstnono nhaslonhi 4 ims a. ,ho
e soar VINO saw hne E,sesstt pmnrnyaa Ysthods
would mean a great deal TO the natives 40
One nG ae dSy he "S wa ai"S watching sG G HU one Of the big
fellows sp.a his web and The solution 6 the
problem came 70 MN "a a hhsn' VIZ,
thought he vh wHi it, MAY TIE ,ss sp tSfssd sp directly snIy
, !, Fr3% ,, ;5a, The 3, res; tGl,SS'd ,ss S'' !. Wy.
perfS a5sfCV fsssibIe to draw ar'G the thread. out
Shti at lsst he peTtePtsd an apparatus as
'l' r. has q: ! p. SSs .I / IS: ,sHIlo,!ns rhi,
gnilotins, hoSever IL not intended TO s GU,
We s, psGa ." ra sns sto Which holds tSs savage
creature firmly. go that II oah heitnel D,Io
nor, wrigsle until the glsnd. have ben dhe.
R RiS9TG Is ' rsiessed Sitho1, damage. 20 be
cared Tor nnul the oper.tos "a o1 6tSIded
Inc kulllHthe SOnsists u,, 1890
co~ppartmen,s each Just larse enough 70
hold one spia-r n st1 per ~ oa mSe oo mapapq
iai,Cn e. ss-oapH' bGGInma,d doors that swing
toward each other. ana Sseh OF the ntus
doors has : nhy sem1e.I', In, S cs, into ~
headpiece o. the Epiiiotins 10 tecciMs ne neck
are slu, there rsnsin' a sTa.i GNls that Viii
WITHOUT i%nturns
The spider - tSs,ened hnm bu.sa s VIII tthhss
wicked ieys and he legs arc outside, while
tie afmiess aoapn..h =" rran ~
slAqd' Wit n 'ns c,oS;pie ts'; sS sSe ofsS doors SrH Ssn
b. .ggs nor OF Gr. .s, ushV Th.m0 I th. fIsm ae
touch a gland With the ,fnoi.t.ned END, OF a
here's. snd a. zee f1se, yi,sdsA Tn very
hi. thread is pulled TO a pletosd frame
and drsSn Low = ?, ~ r,om .na.hs,
hen anothst ' SIeSs.. = |. rsp.a,nd un,n nG FROM
@ssly. 20 ,r.%,y,,C ss. hsy. Of her .m 80
lnsrri.d N NO 'sd,oss s.s,,ssss, . y unI,sSd
q 90. isI.sd, ssIsL soS5d % sEs.l
10. eom@g. AN SS,Hie:s fr2% s.s g.. s9.99' Of
t,sif sik hoy afs tstsh 90, q ,hs suIloths
oat-i.Ag sIa n~ab s.msSEsB l. g,lcsns,,
liz vithGr1wal % ihs .Is make, then Zero.
ciousy huGTy ,shd o,fs pnsl ss i@kca 70
- = one, /. s%,sssafd SsslsE tLls
s'an' sappi1 ~ re s"S y'n sa .uss1s y.
1is To- ssoh sridsf % soon az
Z +. r0lsas-d hom 80 ,a.io,l. nasI
81 ngh % inssa We usi y "A 90 ilhsuh
81 iced ten issld.s 10 LsI.As 80
tsErtar.ha 40 vel a. hssh '"'e'a ana ''Fb
Il, sislt ass. = r.., sna fssdins sfs
- 80 e. mats u,sl. I.ssi ", n'
ID lsr ~ thn .is'sa . e. ginhs ilsl = 80
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