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you will speak for itself. Nor were my knowledge, fa- 

 cilities, or advantages greater than those possessed by 

 any and every member of the community ; I am 

 perfectly persuaded that every prudent man may 

 realize the same result. 



Now, in view of the foregoing reasoning and facts, 

 can I doubt the practicability of our producing silk at a 

 profit, notwithstanding the high price of labor ; and can 

 I, as a patriot or philanthropist, refrain from urging my 

 fellow citizens to embark in this business ? And can any 

 man, who believes these facts and this reasoning, fail to 

 urge the-s^me thing on his fellow citizens, by his exam- 

 ple as well as by his precept, that demonstration which re- 

 sults from the actual production of the article itself will 

 convince. It is not to be supposed but that individual 

 cases of failure will occur ; some may undertake more 

 than they can accomplish, and fail ; untoward circum- 

 stances may prevent success with others. The visionary 

 and the grasping, who expect at once to amass a fortune 

 in the production of silk, will be disappointed, and will 

 doubtless abandon the whole thing. Those who engage 

 in the business, however, intelligently, with common 

 sense, will, with patience and perseverance, invariably 

 reap a rich reward, and, at the same time, assist in 

 adding millions to the wealth of their country. What 

 more then, I ask, is- necessary to induce this whole 

 nation to commence the production of silk ? 



PROFITABLE WORK FOR LADIES, CHILDREN, ETC. 



I advert to two or three considerations which, in my 

 own view, are of great importance to this subject. 



