The fireside university of modern invention, discovery, industry and art for home circle study and entertainment . Fig. 132. SILK-SE-CRETING APPA-RATUS IN THEWORM. 35S THE FIRESIDE UNIVERSITY the double line. Of this length not more than seven hundred. Fig. 133. APPARATUS FOR STIFLING THE SILK WORM. yards are likely to come off on the reel. The rest is too fine orsticky to be handled by reeling. How are the Cocoons reeled? From six to ten of the cocoons are put in a basin of hot softwater. With a whisk broom or similar implement, they aresubmerged, and the end of the thread sticks to the broom
The fireside university of modern invention, discovery, industry and art for home circle study and entertainment . Fig. 132. SILK-SE-CRETING APPA-RATUS IN THEWORM. 35S THE FIRESIDE UNIVERSITY the double line. Of this length not more than seven hundred. Fig. 133. APPARATUS FOR STIFLING THE SILK WORM. yards are likely to come off on the reel. The rest is too fine orsticky to be handled by reeling. How are the Cocoons reeled? From six to ten of the cocoons are put in a basin of hot softwater. With a whisk broom or similar implement, they aresubmerged, and the end of the thread sticks to the broom. Allthe ends of the cocoons are collected, passed together througha guide-eye, and tied to the bar of a large reel that is placed farenough away to assure the drying of the filaments in passingthrough the air. The French call the reeling-establishments filatures. The reel is slowly turned and the operator watchesthe water, to see that all the cocoons keep bobbing, as otherwisehe would have no knowledge that a thread had broken in thestrand. An expert can reel five ounces in ten hours. When asingle thread breaks it is mended by sticking the ends the entire strand break, a knot must be made. When enough CLOTHES, ETC. 359 Silk has bee
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