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cord praise for his energy and desire to promote so 

 good a work. 



[From the California Fanner, Nov. 2, I860.] 

 THE SILKWORM. 



Success ! success ! to our friend, L. Prevost, Esq., 

 of San Jose. Before us we have one of those fine 

 stands or clusters of the " silkworm cocoons," which 

 were shown at the late Fairs, and which Mons. P. has 

 kindly presented to us, that we may show at our office 

 the proof of the success of the silkworm. 



We hope that the citizens of California will look to 

 this subject ; millions of wealth are in store for us, and 

 an opening for useful and profitable labor for women and 

 children. As the worms can be well attended and fed, 

 and the gathering of cocoons and silk-reeling all done 

 by women and children, let a thousand acres of the mul- 

 berry be planted this year as preparatory to this great 

 interest. 



As we always desire to give due credit to all origina- 

 tors of useful inventions, arid to those who introduce 

 articles of value into our State, we accord to Henry 

 Hentsch, Esq., banker, the credit of importing the eggs 

 from various sources, and Mons. L. Prevost the credit of 

 maturing them, and thus proving the success of the 

 enterprise. 



