Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1919 — Silk Discovered in China Year 1700 B. C. [ARTICLE]

Silk Discovered in China Year 1700 B. C.

In the garden of Hoang-Ti, emperor of China in 1700 B. C., Si-Ling-Chi. the empress, gathered the cocoons of the silkworm and discovered a way to reel the silk. From this she learned to weave marvelous, shimmering fabrics of silk; For many years the secret of the source of silk was guarded with thA death penalty by-the emperors of China. However, this mysterious cloth was exported to many countries. And even to this day Si-Ling-Chi is worshiped in China as the “Goddess of the Silkworms.”