IT WAS A RACE TO PICK THE LEAVES

The Story of Silk

BY
SARA WARE BASSETT

Author of

"THE STORY OF WOOL"
"THE STORY OF LEATHER"
"THE STORY OF IRON"
"THE STORY OF GLASS"
"THE STORY OF SUGAR"
"THE STORY OF PORCELAIN"

ILLUSTRATED BY
HATTIE LONGSTREET PRICE

THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1925

COPYRIGHT
1918 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY