Mr, Dclahigarre on Silk Worms, 183 



example : — If the weather is mild and favourable ; if 

 the worms are kept in the fame degree of heat in which they 

 came out ; if the leaves are tender, dry and free from frofl and 

 burning winds, then the worms will arrive in fix or feven days 

 to their firfl moulting. 



On the contrary, they will take more time in proportion to 

 the circumftances here pointed out, and when they do not 

 arrive to that moulting in lefs than a fortnight, there is little 

 hope of their doing well for the future : we have remarked 

 in that cafe that they afford but an indifferent profit. 



We have feen many people going to the trouble of 

 mincing the leaves in order (as they fuppofe) to make the 

 worms eat the heartier, we found however it was to no 

 purpofe, and we mention it only to deter our readers from 

 fuch ufelefs trials which may be recommended or heard of. 



(i5t:h Que.) Before you proceed further, pray what is 

 the nature of that moulting of filk v/orms ? How many 

 moultings do they undergo '^. Is there not a way to prevent 

 worms from perifhing by that kind of diforder ? 



(Ans.) The moulting of filk worms, is a torpid and fleepy 

 flate, which cannot be called properly a diforder, becaufe it 

 is natural to them, and feems neceffary to digeft by a 

 preparatory attion^ all the' glutinous- particles deflined for 

 their future filk. 



