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Scientific American, Vol. 46, No. 14 (April 1882) (1882)

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The term wild silks of India must be regard-ed as applying to all species of silk other than that pro-duced by the Bombyx mori, the worm which feeds on themulberry leaf. The primary advantage of this new high-class silk spinner is in its being able to feed and thrive, notonly on the bhair tree… … THE passed through a drying tunnel, where they are dried withregularity, not being subjected to rains and atmosphericchanges as by the old out-door system:, they are then passeddirectly to the burning kiln, and are there burned and madeready for the market. The great benefit to be derived by…

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