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THE ART OF REARING 
will be needed, chopped very small. This will 
suffice for the four regular meals, the first of 
which should be the least, increasing them as 
they proceed, as was done in the meals of the first 
day. 
The worm now begins to change in appear- 
ance ; it no longer looks so dingy, or so bristled ; 
the head enlarges, and whitens considerably. 
The squares should be spread and enlarged 
every time the worms are fed, to make room for 
them. 
Third Day . — This day, twelve pounds of soft 
leaves, chopped very small, will be required for 
the four meals ; the worms will now feed with 
avidity, and nearly the two-thirds of the sheet of 
paper should be engrossed by them. 
To satisfy the increased hunger of the insects, 
they should be given a pound and a half of chop- 
ped leaves, slightly scattered over them : should 
they devour it quickly, in an hour, it would not 
be advisable to wait the five hours to give the 
second meal, but they should have an interme- 
diate feeding, about half the quantity of the first 
meal, scattering the leaf very sparingly over 
them. I do not here fix the number of ounces 
of these intermediate meals, because it could not 
be done with exactness ; it must be more or less 
calculated upon the quantitv of leaves that is to 
be given them in the course of the day, and the 
