Or tHe SILK-WORM. 35% 
He then feeds during five days with a moft voracious 
appetite; after which he difdains his food, becomes tranf- 
parent a little on the yallow caft, and leaves his fitky 
traces on the leaves where he pafles; thefe figns denote 
that he is ready to begin his cocon. 
You mutt then furnith him with little buthes of heath, 
broom or other like twigs, fticking the bundles upright 
in rows between the fhelves, and forcing them a little that 
they may not fall; he remains ftill two days to climb up 
the twigs, and fettle himfelf on a good place, after which 
_ he begins to lay the foundation of his lodge, and is five 
days in {pinning his cocon. He remains generally about 
the {pace of forty-feven days. 
Ili. You muft keep your worms in a dry place, thelter- 
ed and fhut up clofe, provided it be not too hot. If the 
weather be cold you muft make a {mall fire. When you 
furnifh them with leaves, take great care that they be 
thoroughly dry and ftrew them lightly over your worms. 
You mutt obferve to take away their dung very frequent- 
ly. When the worms are ready to mount (in order to 
{pin) if the weather be flifing hot attended with thunder, 
you will fee them in a languifhiny condition; your care 
mutt then be to revive them, which is effected thus. 
Take a few eggs and onions and fry them in a pan 
with fome ftale hog’s lard, the ranker the better, and 
make pancake; which done, carry it fmoaking hot into 
the room where they are kept, and go round the chamber 
with it. You will be furprized to fee how the {mell revives 
them, excites thofe to eat who have not done feeding, and 
makes the others that are ready to f{pin, climb up the twigs. 
Thefe little creatures require a great deal of care in the 
manaement; one or other mu(t attend them day and 
nizht; you muft be very dexterous and gentle in handling 
them; and, as | may fay, the whole fuccefs depends on the 
care you obferve and pains you take in rearing them. 
The worms cannot fuffer {trong {mells, fuch as tobacco 
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