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should also be presented to the animals in a per- 

 fectly dry state, otherwise contagious and other 

 fatal diseases will ensue. 



It is a remarkable fact, that no other insect what- 

 ever but the Silkworm feeds upon the mulberry- 

 tree. Various caterpillars have been put on the 

 leaves of mulben-y-trees, but they have always 

 been found to reject them. Even the Aphides, 

 some species of which are found on almost every 

 other plant, have never been discovered on this 

 tree. 



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