Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1896 — Facts About Silk. [ARTICLE]

Facts About Silk.

The French introduced seri-culture in Louisiana in 1781. In the year 1600 the manufacture of silk began in England. In 1840 the silk factories of Prussia employed 14,000 operators. The product of silk in Connecticut in 1839 was five tons of raw silk. Silk goods are said to take dyes more readily than any other fabrics. The Supreme Judges of the United States wears gowns of black silk. Henry VIII. was the first English king to wear pair of silk stockings. The silk industry of China employs, It is estimated, from 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 people.