8(3 CONSTRUCTION OF THE 



SAME WORK. 



In the third month, at the period called Thsing-ming< 

 (the 5th of April,) the women charged with the feeding of 

 the silk worms, are ordered to prepare their dwelling, and 

 to stop up the holes and cracks through which the air might 

 penetrate. 



SAME WORK. 



The silk worms naturally love repose, and fear loud cries ; 

 therefore, their house should be quiet, and exempt from all 

 noise. They love the heat, and fear the damp ; their apart- 

 ments should, therefore, be constructed of boards. In a 

 quiet and retired house they will not be troubled with the 

 cries and clamor of men. In a close house they will be 

 sheltered from the sudden south winds. In a house con- 

 structed with plank they will be sheltered from the exhala- 

 tions and damp vapors of the earth. 



THE BOOK ON SILK WORMS. 



The silk worms like an apartment with a mild temper- 

 ature ; on the contrary, the cocoons should be kept in cool 

 places. 



WOU-PEN-SIN-CHOU. 



The house of the silk worms ought to be distant from all 

 impurities, and every thing that exhales a disagreeable odor, 

 such as stables, cow-houses, &c. Care must be taken du- 

 ring the night, that no light may penetrate the windows, or 

 suddenly be shown, in the dwelling of the silk worms. Do 



