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XXIII. Habitations, or Magnanerie, Hurdles, <fcc, 65 



XXIV. Amount of Food consumed, 70 

 XXV. Labor and Attendance, 72 



XXVI. Hatching the Insects, 73 



XXVII. Remarks on Feeding, Quality of Food, &c., 74 



XXVIII. Feeding, Care and Attention, 76 



XXIX. Formation of the Cocoons, 79 



XXX. Maladies of the Silk-worms, 81 



XXXI. Cocoons for producing Eggs, 83 



XXXII. Stifling the Cocoons or Chrysalides, 84 



XXXIII. Transporting Cocoons, 87 



XXXIV. Reeling, 87 

 Piedmontese Reel, (with a cut,) 92 

 New French Reel, (with cuts,) 92 



XXXV. Different Qualities of Cocoons, 97 



On Reeling, (continued,) 101 



XXXVI. Formation of Organzine, Sewing Silk, &c., 102 



Brooks's Reeling and Spinning Machine, 106 



Dennis's Reeling and Spinning Machine, 107 



XXXVII. Produce of the Silk-worm and of Silk, 103 



XXXVIII. Produce of Land, of Labor, and of Silk, 113 



XXXIX. Division of Labor, 119 



XL. Remarks on the Price of Labor, 120 



XL1. Uses and Fabrics of Silk, 127 



XLII. Successive Crops of Silk, 129 



XLIII. Modern System of Count Dandolo, of 



Italy, and of France, 134 

 XLIV. Production and Manufacture of Silk in 



different Countries, 137 



XLV. Climate of America ; Silk Establishments, 150 



XLVI. Duties on Silk and Protection Laws, &c., 156 



XLVII. Economical Modes of Warming, 159 



XLVIII. Price of Labor ; Power of Automata, or 



Machinery, 161 



XLIX. Climate of the Northern States, 163 



POETRY. The Silk- worm's Will. 165 



List of Authors, &c , quoted or consulted, 166 



