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SILKWORM FISHING LINES. 
consequence of a recent discovery by which 
can be manufactured out of mulberry pulp, 
j vorms have been driven in their own in- 
;ts to look for fresh fields of employment 
rder to justify their existence. They have 
ast succeeded. In future if their services 
not required in the production of dresses 
\ e will always be a demand for them in the 
I city of fishing lines for which, it seems, they 
j admirably adapted on account of the great 
1 city of the material and its invisibility in 
water. The manufacture of these new fish¬ 
lines is quite an art. After the grub has 
: n enough mulberry leaves, and before it be- 
to spin, it is thrown into vinegar for several 
I ;s. The insect is thus killed, and the sub- 
| ce which would have been spun into a cocoon 
1 >rcibly drawn out from the body into a much 
cer and shorter silken thread. This is placed 
about four hours in clear cold water, after 
:h it is dipped for ten or fifteen minutes in 
! lution of some caustic, thus loosening a fine 
r skin, which is removed by the hands while 
workman holds the thread between his teeth. 
' silk is then hung up to dry, care being taken 
hoose a shady place, as the sun has the effect 
naking it too brittle afterward. Sometimes 
j e silk threads are bleached with sulphur 
j ir, which makes them look beautifully glossy 
snow-white, like spun glass, w r hile those 
1 rally dried retain always a yellowish tint. 
; discovery shows that old Izaak Walton, 
i ioisseur though he was, did not know every- 
g about fishing.—London Telegraph. 
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