SILK-WORMS. 
165 
days since the fourth moulting ; at which time 
thirty-three silk-worms made an ounce. 
They are also grown an inch and half longer, 
or nearly double the length, in the same time ; as, 
on the twentieth day, they were only an inch and 
a half long. 
Towards the close of this day they begin to lose 
size and weight ; because, reckoning from this 
day, they take less food in proportion to the quan- 
tity of excrement and steamy vapour which their 
bodies discharge. 
We shall continue to observe them as they de- 
crease, as we have done while they increased. 
They are at present in their highest condition. 
Eighth Day of the Fifth Age. 
(Thirtieth of the Rearing of the Silk- worm.) 
The silk-worms this day must have 660 pounds 
of well-sorted leaves. The proportion of leaves 
must diminish, as the appetite of the worms de- 
creases much. 
The food must, as usual, be divided into four, 
giving them the largest meals first, and gradually 
diminishing. The first meal of 210 pounds of 
leaves. 
That the maturity of the worms may be per- 
fectly alike, some intermediate food should be 
given, according to necessity, to bring on those 
worms that are backward. 
