The Saturday Magazine, No. 65, July 6th, 1833

by Various

THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE.

No 65. JULY 6TH, 1833. Price One Penny.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF SILK.

FEEDING THE SILK WORMS.

CLEARING THE COCOONS.

The culture and manufacture of Silk, appears originally to have been confined to the Empire of China, and even at the present time, no country produces this useful material in such large quantities, or of so fine a description. When silk was first brought into Europe, so little was known of its origin, that the most absurd tales were told respecting it; by some it was said to be a kind of fleece, which adhered to the branches of trees; by others, the bark of the tree itself, and by another party, the production of a flower.