98 COMPLETE INSTRUCTION IN 



system was based on very exact microscopical 

 examination of the eggs and the millers. This 

 system proved to be a very expensive addition 

 to the silk business. 



Signore Surani, of Milan, Italy, was the first 

 to put this system on a commercial basis. He 

 had the largest establishment in the world. He 

 employed 3,000 hands during the coupling season, 

 and 750 scientists for the critical examination of 

 the eggs and millers with the most perfect instru- 

 ments. 



None of these expenses need ever be incurred 

 in the United States, because with our salubrious 

 climate, and our continuous supplies of the best 

 of foods, it is quite needless that disease should 

 ever be allowed to even appear in our beloved 

 land. 



Silk-manufacture is carried on to a very high 

 degree of perfection in Lyons and other large 

 cities of France; but the United States are fast 

 overtaking them, both in style and quality of 

 silk weaves. 



The production of silk has been on the decrease 

 in France for a number of years. Disease still 

 lingers in the agricultural districts, and proves 

 very discouraging to the peasantry. 



