ii8 THE CULTURE 



it is done, and from the time in whick 

 they begin to ftrip it till it is quite off, 

 there is but about one minutes fpace : they 

 appear now of one uniform colour, which 

 fomewhat refembles that which the fmall 

 fmooth branches of an afh-tree have : the 

 new fkin at firfl: appears fomething wrink- 

 led, but as they begin to eat it flretches 

 and grows fmooth. 



After their recovery from the third fict- 

 nefs, they continue in health about three 

 days, as before, and then their fourth fick- 

 nefs begins with the fame appearance as 

 the third, and therefore need not be parti- 

 cularly defcribed, being much of the fame 

 duration, and, as the worm is now grown 

 large, eafily obferved ; this is their lafl lick- 

 nefs : after their recovery from it they ap- 

 pear cf the fame colour as after the third ; 

 two black comma's, in this fituation (") 

 appear on their back, a little below their 

 iirfl: ring, which before this moult were 

 not fo manifefi: : after this they continue 

 eating, and in perfect health for about 

 ten days, that is till their time of being 

 ready to fpin. 



I have in the foregoing account only 

 mentioned the calling off of their fkins ; 



6 but 



