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France require that all the silk tried by the " condi- 

 tions " must be worked up into fabrics in that country. 



The raw silk as imported into England in hanks from 

 the filature, requires to be regularly wound upon bob- 

 bins, twisted, and reeled in their silk mill ; these pro- 

 cesses are called " throwing " silk, and their proprietors 

 are called " silk throwsters " terms probably derived 

 from the appearance of swinging or tossing which the 

 silk threads exhibit during their rapid movements among 

 the machinery of the mills. 



As I will have to attend the Fairs, I will have to stop 

 for a while. I will resume in a few weeks with letters 

 on silk and its reeling, and other points pertaining to 

 that important industry. 



[Stockton Independent, Nov. 18, 1865.] 

 SILK CULTUEE. 



SAN JOSE, November 14, 1865. 

 Editors Independent : In fulfillment of my prom- 

 ise, I write you a letter on the very important silk ques- 

 tion. It is not necessary to go back to the important 

 points in favor of silk culture in California, which I 

 have already published. I will confine myself to the 

 present. It is very gratifying to me to see that silk 

 culture is duly appreciated, and that the public begins 

 to understand and look to its true interests. The soci- 



