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shelf, small dormer windows should be opened, to increase 

 the light of the morning and evening, when required. 



Even with the ground, pipes, or air conductors, commu- 

 nicating with the outside, must be placed at regular distan- 

 ces, and arranged so that they can be opened and shut 

 easily. They will serve to dissipate dampness, or to expel 

 dangerous effluvia. 



SAME WORK. 



When persons wish to raise silk worms, they must at 

 first open a room, situated to the east, to feed the newly 

 hatched silk worms. They must be taken from this room 

 before and after their second moulting. The window turned 

 to the west, must be shut with care, because the rays of the 

 setting sun are particularly injurious to the silk worms. 

 The south west wind is very dangerous for the silk worms. 

 A row of trees, four to five feet distant, must be planted on 

 the outside so as to shelter them. 



The author here employs many words to indicate the 

 place of the idols, and the practices of devotion, which must 

 be followed for the success of the nursery. 



SAME WORK. 



When persons wish to feed the newly hatched silk worms, 

 they must as first open a room with an eastern aspect. At 

 the four angles, concave niches must be constructed, (small 

 stoves) arranged like the three stars of the constellation of 

 the heart, that is to say, in triangularly, in order to distri- 

 bute the heat, in a uniform manner. The author adds, that 

 the smallness of the room allows it to be easily warmed. 



