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Now, let us consider the utility of the silk- 

 worm. The countries which produce the 

 greatest quantity of silk are Italy, Turkey, 

 India, and China. The number of persons in 

 the world who are benefited or clothed by silk 

 is perfectly enormous. There are the growers 

 of it, the feeders, the cultivators of mulberry- 

 trees, the manufacturers of silk, the shopkeepers 

 and their attendants, and many others who are 

 either directly or indirectly benefited by it ; and 

 all this is owing to the peculiar construction of 

 an apparently insignificant insect. And here 

 I may mention that no fishermen's knots are 

 found in winding off the silk, and no entangle- 

 ment or breakage, but all runs smoothly from 

 one end to the other. Let us wonder at and 

 admire this wonderful arrangement of a Bene- 

 volent Creator in forming this insect. 



But I must conclude this, my last lecture 

 at least, for the present with every kind wish 

 for your happiness and prosperity. Do not 

 forget your old friend, but try and make a good 

 use of what he has said to and written for you, 

 and God bless you all ! 



