168 SILK. 



for bur ladies than this, and the day is not far distant 

 when we shall not point to an isolated lady as a good 

 reeler, but when there will be hundreds, and perhaps 

 thousands, who will reap a rich subsistence from 

 it. 



SILK. 



ART OF REELING SILK. 



The first thing to be done towards reeling silk, is 

 to obtain a good reel, and there are a number in use 

 besides the Piedmontese, among which are those of 

 Mr. Smith of Baltimore, Mr. Gay of Lisbon, and 

 Mr. Cobb of Dedham. I have myself used Mr. 

 Cobb's reel, and found it answered the purpose very 

 well. It is made in the following manner : A frame 

 of pine three feet six inches in length, and two feet 

 in width, the height of which is three feet. There 

 is a bar at the front end which traverses with a later- 

 al motion of five inches, and on this bar, which is two 

 feet five inches in length, the eyes are fixed through 

 which the threads pass, and by the transversing of 

 which the silk is scattered on the reel. On the back 

 end of the frame is placed the reel, with a wheel on 

 each end of the axle. On the right side of the front 

 end of the frame, is a large wheel eleven inches in di- 



