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STORY OF SILK

Copyright by Brown Bros.

Silk is made from the cocoons of the silk worm, a sort of caterpillar which is hatched from the eggs of a small moth. The picture shows the moth, the eggs which it lays, the larva or worm which is hatched from the egg and the cocoon which the silk worm snins. The egg is small and nearly round, looking much like a turnip seed. The moths are carefully kept, the eggs are collected and are kept warm until hatched. The worm when hatched is a tiny little thing, covered with long hair, has a shiny nose and sixteen small legs. The worms are fed with chopped mulberry leaves until they are full grown, which is about thirty-two days after hatching.