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THE ART OF REARING 
The appearance of the new-hatched worms is 
that of a woolly substance, of a dark chestnut 
hue, in which is perceptible a general stirring of 
minute animals, rearing up their heads, and pre- 
senting a black and shining speck, or head. Their 
bodies are covered with regular lines of hair, or 
down, of various length. Their brown colour is 
caused by this hair, the skin being whitish, which 
shews as they grow larger and the hair thinner. 
The whiteness of the skin is perceptible the rao- 
it not be defrayed by the proprietor of seed paying 1 a cer- 
tain sum for the use of the stove-house, proportionate to the 
expense incurred ? 
The utility of this establishment would be considerable, 
particularly if the person conducting it was well instructed 
in the art of managing the silk-worm, and would communi- 
cate his knowledge to the mere drudging labourer. It 
would diminish the losses caused by ignorance and error. 
If the world is overrun with quackery and erroneous sys- 
tems, why should not good, enlightened, and patriotic 
inen strive to benefit mankind, and enable them by true 
science to cultivate arts calculated to increase their riches 
and happiness ? It is with the hojie of seeing such men 
spring from various points, to raise and protect such insti- 
tutions, that I express myself thus warmly, and they will 
have their reward in the blessings of generations to 
come ». 
a What the author has stated has given me the idea that the 
States-General of the Departments might propose to govern- 
ment these institutions as the means of increasing public in- 
dustry, and thus to adopt in each commune an establishment of 
this description, for the hatching of the silk -worm in common. 
It is not to be doubted, that a vast saving of the cocoon would 
thus be ensured. — {The Translator.) 
