3P SILK REARED IN SCOTLAND, Sept, I4. 



may be compared in that refpedl to fome of the towns in Hoi- f 

 land." , '' 



What has been done elfewhere may be done here ? — Perfe- j 

 verancs and indultry overcome every obftacle, except bad laws, 

 which inevitably prove the deflrudtion of induftry and every 

 great enterprife. The following letter clearly proves, that the at- 

 tempt is not only feafible in Theory, but can cafily be carried 

 into Praftice. 



To James yinder/o?!, LL. D. Editor of the Bee^ 

 Edinburgh. 



SIR, 



This fmall piece of crape fi!k gaufe*, I made from the filk of 

 worms of my own rearing in Paiflcy. From the cloth, you will 

 fee that ic is of an excellent qualityf, and will ftand a compa- 

 rifon with any imported from Italy. Being the firfl piece of 

 filk gaufe made from the produdion of Scotland, I thought 

 that it would not be an unacceptable prefent to you, who, from 

 your effays on this fubjedl, appear to be a lover of your native 

 country. 



Although I have made a fmall quantity of /ilk each year for 

 feveral years pall, for the amufement of a leifure hour, I ani 

 not able to Aiy any thing new on the fubjedl. As the na- 

 ture of my bufmefs requires all my attention and moft of my 

 time, I have not got the various experiments made that I 

 intended. I only obferve that this climate agrees very well 

 with the filk woims \; for of the few that 1 reared this year, I 

 did not lofe above five or fix per loo by death ; alio the 

 young mulberry trees I planted about three or four years fince, 

 are thriving exceeding well. — Upon the whole, I am of opinion, 



* In order that you may judge of the quality of the filk, I 

 have fent the gaufe in the fame ftate that fuch kinds of goods 

 are taken from the weavers hands. 



•f Each thread confifts of five ends of the worm. 



\ In order to afcertain the length fpun by one worm, I warp- 

 ed off one of their cafes on a warping mill, and found that it 

 had fpiin upwards of 550 yards. 



