INDEX. 297 



foon finifhed 176. How to choofe good ones fo^ 

 breed 177, Sic. Thofe of male and female how 

 diftinguiflied 178. How many to keep for breed 

 1 79, How to be kept for breed 1 80. Thofe which 

 are to be reeled muft be prevented from being pierced 

 181. A computation of the filk contained in them 

 181. Methods of fioving thofe which are to be 

 reeled 182. Stoved by the heat of the fun 183. 

 Stoved by the heat of an oven 185. By fcalding 

 water ib6. Prey'd on by rats and mice 189. Of 

 forting them 177. The management of thofe kept 

 for breed 191. Figure fliewing how they are kept 

 203. 



Reeling of filk-pods, a general idea of its manner 231. 



Reel, a defcription of the Silk-reel furnace, &c. 233. 

 &c. Its improvement defcribed, 240, &c. Reel- 

 ing in crofs [defcribed 242. Improvement in it de- 

 fcribed 242, &c. Obfervations on it 245, Sic. Re- 

 ferences to the figures of it 243, 248, Sorting the pods 

 neceflary to eafy reeling 252, &c. The procedure 

 in reeling of filk 255. The kind of water to reel 

 from 2 5" 5. Reel with what quicknefs to be turned 

 257,, 258. The proper heat of the water 256. 

 Silkpods not to be too much foaked in reeling, nor 

 too little 259. Frefh ends how fupplyed 259. To 

 know when to do it 260. The quantity reel'd de- 

 pends on the fpinners expertnefs in adding frefli pods 

 260. Caufes of the fingle threads breaking 262. 

 Caufe of the whole thread breaking 262. The pods 

 are to be taken out of the water when the fpinner 

 Jeaves ofi work 263. The turner of the reel his bufi- 

 nefs 264. The heat of the water to be varied 265. 

 Water to be changed 266. Some further hints for 

 the improvement of reeling 266, &c. How to take 

 the filk from the reel and tye it up in hanks 271, 

 &c. 



Seafon proper for hatching Silkworms 71. 

 Seed of mulberries to rai(e trees from it 27. 



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