198 THE CULTURE 

 upon paper or linen, for to thefe the eggs 

 win flick fo fafl, that it will give you vaft 

 trouble to get them of, and even that can- 

 not be done without bruifmg many of 

 them, and fcraping off a great deal of 

 down along with them, which is apt to 

 obflru6l and entangle the young worms 

 when you come to hatch the eggs. Some 

 ufe the fmootheft iort of woollen fluff, 

 which has no pile, for the moths to lay 

 their eggs on, and afterwards fcraped them 

 off with a blunt knife j this is better than 

 paper or linnen, but yet is nothing com- 

 parable to the walnut leaves or rufhes. 



The drawers in which you fed the worm^ 

 when young may ferve to put either the 

 walnut leaves or rufhes in ; or if you have 

 not drawers enough, tables or fhelves, 

 which are out of the way of all vermin, 

 and creatures which might injure the moths 

 or eggs, may ferve -, for, befides rats and 

 mice, ants and crickets are faid to deflroy 

 the eggs, as will birds and poultry ; cats 

 or dogs would alfo kill or difturb the 

 moths. 



The walnut leaves or rufhes being pre- 

 pared, take firft thofe female moths which 

 had feparated of themfelves, and place 



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