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time in which filk worms are fed and fpin 

 be no more than about fix weeks, yet there 

 frequently happens, in that time, fo many 

 days of liazy and moift weather, or fuch 

 fharp winds, as greatly retards their com- 

 ing to perfedion, and often kills one half 

 of the brood. 



This inconvenience of the climate may 

 in fome meafure be remedy'd by perfons 

 of fubftance, who can choofe a convenient 

 and warm part of their houfes, and occa- 

 fionally liglit a fire to conquer the incle- 

 mency of the air ; and who bcfides have 

 time and leifure to overfee and diretl the 

 management of the filkworms. But thefe 

 being things which are out of the power 

 of the lower clafs of people, I (hall take 

 it for granted, that the culture of filk- 

 worms cannot be performed by them, -and 

 fhall therefore only addrefs what I fay 

 here to fuch as have leifure and abilities, 

 and may, in the culture of filkworms, 

 find a pleafing fummer amufement, and 

 not altogether unprofitable. 



I have mentioned, that cold and raw 



weather may be palliated by the fituation 



of the room, which fhould have windows 



to the fouth, and alfo by occafionally 



B 3 making 



