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SILK MANUAL, AN I) 



common cotton cards, and spnn on a common 

 spinning wheel, it makes a good material for stock- 



ino's. sloves, &c. , . 



New Wokkon S,LK.-The Editor ot tlus pa- 

 per has prepared a Praaical Treatise on the Cul- 

 Tur.E OK Silk adapted to the soil and c.m.ate ot 

 the United States. The work is iUustrat* d by en- 

 gravings, and contains over 100 pages. 1 rice 50 



cents. . I , 



Silk Cultuue in New Jersey.-A numbei 

 of gentlemen of Warren county. New Jersey, have 

 given notice of their intention to apply to the Le- 

 gislature of that state, for a charter of a Company 

 tith a capital of ^300,000, for the purpose ot 

 vaisiii'- the mulberry ami manufaclurmg silk, m 

 that county. This is a very encouraging beg.n- 

 it.gandasthe soil of New Jersey is peculiarly 

 ftworable for the growth of the tree and rearing 

 of the worm there is little doubt of their being fol- 

 lowed by other gentlemen equally spirited. 



Atlantic Silk Companv— A number of the 

 citizens of Nantucket have recently associated for 

 the purpose of engaging in the manufacture ot sr k, 

 with ulterior reference to the production of the 

 raw material. They have assumed the name ot 

 the " Atlantic Silk Company," and propose invest- 

 ing a capital of not exceeding $40,000. From an 

 article on the subject in the Inquirer, it is manifest 

 they have taken hold of the business with an en- 

 ergy and zeal which will ensure success. Jhey 

 have purchased a site for a ftctory, and r.e about 

 erecting a building 60 by 30 feet. Ihey have 

 aso contracted for an engine, machinery, &c., and 

 expect to turn out in the course of the c.isum 

 year upwards of three hundred yards ol rich 

 heavy fabrics per week. .,, , • 



BeaVer Silk CoMPANY.-The sdk business i. 

 « going ahead" in Pennsylvania. A company has 

 lately been formed in Philadelphia by the name of 

 ..The IJeayer Silk Culture and Mauufacturing 

 Company.-TJie capital stock of the Con.pany is 

 50,000, and a:tractofland near Beaver Fal L m 

 (;, -^rn Pennsylva^Via, has been purchased foi 

 T''';ner.tions. Samuel C, AtJnnson, Esq., edt- 

 tUeir oper..^ Evenh.g-. Post, hs< be.n clec- 



rerpVe'tdeTo'f tlfc Compai?,.--^eu.«... 



"f:ir P^rriorC^'en applied by M. 

 which the p^vei ^^^j expcr- 



0.y to the weav.ng o Si 1. But ^^^^ J^^^ ^^^^^^^ 



'""^' 'rolt and^^^^^^^^^^^^ constructed cot- 



upon an "^^ and ve y ^^^^ . ^^^^^^ ^^ 



ton loom. ^'''"" ^,„provementsbyMr. Gay, 

 the new looms, '''"^^\''y\ . ■.,], j,as been put 

 adapted to the '--^-^^jV/fil'lue Pongee 

 in operation upon a piece «* "" ^^-^ loom 



v,„„/iUor,.hiefs. three quarteis w de ^^l_ ,^^ 



been entertained in relation to the practicabi ity of 

 weaving silk in this manner. We have several 

 timfs made the observation by marking the piece 

 with a pencil, and the loom has woven an incfi 

 and a half of thi^ fabric in one mimde. Otncrs 

 hkVe at difterent times witnessed the operation ot 

 the loom and their observation of the result has 

 been precisely the same, 'i'he speed is regulated 

 atone hundred and forty strokes of the lathe per 

 minute, and the fabric which it turns off is m no 

 manner inferior to the imported article. 



The girl who attends it is an experienced cot- 

 ton weaver and one of the smartest in the country. 

 She affirms that she can without difficulty tend 

 four of them, and turn off one hundred yards ot 

 goods per day. What will Louis PhiHipe say to 

 tlmt ? — Providence Journal. 



NATIVE SILK. 



A specimen of sewing silk was shown to us a^ 

 f. w .lavs since by a gentleman of this town, which, 

 was produced on the farm of Mr Auams of \\ al- 

 nole, Cheshire county, a.ul manufactured by Mis. 

 Adam- It was reeled from the cocoons on a 

 common hand reel and spun on a common spin- 

 ning wheel. Mrs A. was ai.led m the process by 

 no other knowledge than that which she had ai- 

 <j,i,ed ft-om reading. For smoothness, evenness 

 of texture and strength, it is not surpassed by any 

 which we have ever examined. We have a sam- 

 ple of the silk in our possession, which we shall 

 be gla.l to exhibit to any one who may have the 

 curiosity to insiiect it. 



We are further informed, that the trees from 

 which the worms are fed, are but four year, fron: 

 the sti-^d.—jV- H. Argus. 



Have you made up your mind with regard tc 



ente ing into the mulberry culture ? If you hav. 



no It no consideration .leter you from it longe 



Xn the coming spring. A few <lollars aul ou 



in white mulberry seed, and morus mukicaul 



utln^?. if these should be judiciously cultivated 



wou d^ay tbe foundation of future uulependence 



m'wish the farmer in moderate circumstances t 



11:; in mind that a single -- - ;-;;^f- 



will clothe and educate his children , that liv 



: Ul:bie him to live sumptuously, aiu^W^^ 



enough in ten years to leave his family indcpci 



aeut.— i^ar/ner and Gardener. 



From tlie Silk Cullurist. 

 HEDGES. 

 We commend the following letter to the atte 

 tion^of cultivators of the Mulberry. The met n 

 of cultivating in hedges, we think the best 1 1 

 fas been attempted, and have htt e doubt oj^ 

 ultimately being universally adopted. The mi 



