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more, and then with a few queries pro- 

 pofed upon it, put an end to this treatife. 



The Chineje are faid to give themfelves 

 no more trouble, in many places, than 

 barely to hatch the worms after which they 

 place them on the mulberry- trees, where 

 they feed and make their pods without the 

 trouble which attends keeping them in 

 houfes. It fliould be inquired whether this 

 is fa6t, and then 



How do they preferve the worms from 

 birds, fnakes, lizards, ^c .^ 



Doth the weather never injure them ? 



How are the injuries of the weather pre- 

 vented ? 



y"! Will any climate in our colonies allow 

 of fuch management ? 



May not low fhelter'd hedges of mul- 

 berry-trees anfwer beft for a trial of this ? 



May not fome cheap covering be found or 

 matting formed like a pent-houfe to defend 

 fuch hedges from perpendicular rains of ? 



May not the attendance of a boy be 

 fufficient to keep off birds, lizards, ^c. 

 can dogs, or hawks be trained, or ftation'd 

 for this purpofe ? 



Will not hedges be pretty well fheltered 

 from winds by large trees planted proper- 



U2 ly. 



