in the United States devoted to the giving of thorough instruction in this 

 world-wide industry. All other silk-producing nations seek by every meant 

 to give instruction in the art of raising silk worms. Not only is there no 

 college set apart for instruction in this industry, but there is not a chair 

 in any university throughout the whole country given up to this work. 

 Neither are the rudiments taught in the schools, nor are they to be had in 

 the libraries. Mention is made of the industry in the encyclopedias, but 

 such information is mostly misleading as might be shown if space per- 

 mitted. 



What is required to establish the silk business on a solid paying basis 

 in the United States with headquarters in California is the establishment 

 of a station or school of instruction in every locality where mulberry tree* 

 flourish and the silk worm can be raised. At these stations mulberry tree* 

 should be propagated and cuttings and young trees should be given free 

 of charge to those who want to engage in this industry. Competent per- 

 sons should be appointed to teach young men, women and children the 

 entire routine of silk worm raising from the egg to the egg again. Liter- 

 ature should be written from a practical point of view in this country and 

 distributed to all interested. This State will undoubtedly soon take hold 

 of this question and bring before the Department of Agriculture the ad- 

 visability of taking steps to set the silk industry in motion throughout this 

 country where conditions are so favorable for establishing it. When this 

 is done companies will be organized with capital and efficient managers 

 who understand the requirements of the work and v/ho will see the special 

 advantages we Americans possess to carry out this enterprise that will 

 unquestionably result in benefit to the people at large. 



Women who are now entering all the avenues of business can take up 

 the production of silk and if they combine the manufacture of the same 

 the profits are in proportion to the investments. From one to five acre* 

 at least should be given to this work. The trees should be of the best 

 varieties and must be properly cared for. Persons undertaking to raise silk 

 worms should understand their nature and how to treat them. This knowl- 

 edge is within the grasp of any woman in our favored land. What China, 

 Japan, France, Italy, Syria and other smaller countries can accomplish w* 

 can do and do better if we give it our best efforts. 



We have all the essentials within our borders. Let us awake and 

 show to the world that we can produce our own silk as well as our own 

 cotton. 



Why the California Girl Excels 

 in Size a nd S trength. 



PROP. W. B. MAQEB. Director of Physical Culture, University ol California. 



THE most comprehensive and trustworthy statistics yet published re- 

 lating to the general physique of Eastern college women, are froro 

 Wellesley College. Comparing the measurements of the average Uni- 

 versity of California girl student, with those taken at Wellesley, we 

 find that the native California girl surpasses her Eastern sister in 

 the matter of general symmetrical development 



It has been proved by statistics of native-born California girls of the 

 age of those who attend the large private schools and seminaries through- 

 out this State, that the California child is not only taller but heavier and 

 stronger, than the Eastern child of the same age. 



A study of measurements taken under my supervision of children 

 attending the above mentioned schools, shows that the native-born girls 

 average better than those attending the same schools but born elsewhere, 

 while all show better measurements than girls of the same age attending 

 the same class of schools and seminaries in the Eastern part of this coun- 

 try. So it is not surprising that California girls of more mature age should 

 maintain their superiority. 



Of the many reasons that are ascribed for this difference, it is agreed 

 that the climate is more responsible than any other factor in bringing 



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