Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 240
he method of accomplishing this result is avery simple one, though, like many other simplethings, it is not commonly known. Very manyChinese ladies, however, know it, and make use ofit to divert the weary hours they usually spend inidleness. When the worm is full-grown, and has filled itsreservoir… … Nature tells the worm that it must spin — spina cocoon if possible, but spin anyhow. If permittedto have its own way, it will build on the flat surfaceof the fan ; but if prevented, it will wander from sideto side of the little platform, spinning all the whileits wonderful silken thread, fastening…
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