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tiire, which would now make the worms- 

 dropfical and burfl them. 



They muft in the beguming of this age 

 be {^d four or five times a day, viz. very 

 early in the morning ; about ten of the 

 clock ; about three in the afternoon 3 about 

 fun-fet; and at night juil before you go to 

 bed. ' Your gatherers Hiould therefore be 

 abroad as foon as the dew is off the leaves, 

 that they may fapply you at ten of the 

 clock ', or, if they have far to go, and 

 cannot return fo foon, you mufl always 

 preferve two feedings out of the former 

 day's leaves. 



During the ten days in which the worms 

 are now to be fed, before they are ready 

 to fpin, you mufl increafe the quantity of 

 leaves which are gathered every day j for 

 the worms every day will eat more than 

 on the former ; and when they are within 

 a few days of fpining, you m.ufl not con- 

 fine them to four feedings, but mufl take 

 care that they get them as often as they 

 want, remembering always to feed them 

 late at night before you go to bed, and as 

 early as you can in the morning. 



In this lafl age alfo you mufl give them 



air, by opening the windows for three or 



L 4 four 



