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THE ART OF REARING 
Should some places be thinly covered with worms, 
by placing small boughs where the worms lie thick 
they will fasten on them, and may then be re- 
moved to fill up the places which were not suffi- 
ciently covered ; the equality of the worms being 
very desirable, it should be greatly attended to, 
and those means practised which I have stated 
through all the moultings, and whenever circum- 
stances seem to require them. 
Third Day of the Second Age. 
(Eighth of the Rearing of the Silk-worm.) 
This day thirty-three pounds of chopped leaves 
well picked will be necessary, and this time the 
two first meals should be the largest. The leaves 
should be distributed in proportion as they are 
wanted, distributing them with attention, because 
the voracity of the silk-worm abates towards 
evening ; and many worms shew, by rearing their 
heads, and not eating, that they are approaching 
the period of torpor, and some already are become 
torpid. 
The strips should continue to be widened, so 
that at least four-fifths of the hurdle should be 
covered. 
Fourth Day of the Second Age. 
(Ninth of the Rearing of the Silk-worm.) 
This day only nine pounds of picked leaves, 
chopped small, will be required, which should 
