The Archive · 1939

How Silk Came tọ Japan

Before the pupa could emerge it work lists of donations will be pub-was killed by means of hot, moist lished in the local press every Mon-air. "The cocoons were dipped into day, while funds will be remitted to hot water which dissolved the London once a week in order to sericene and mucodoine, setting free obviate the necessity of engaging in the fibroin paired filament. The strands from five or six cocoons were The fund has had a good start with the donation by the Sassoon weeled together into a raw silk interests of $1,000,000 divided into thread, strong enough to be used in making fabrics. About 5 per cent. twelve monthly instalments, while of the soricine was left on the sur-Sterling have also been! Lin o rad eral large donations face of the strands which made them the fund may do so by oe i in adhere.

ose wishing to contribu ards troduced into Eufope by two Persiaa The ssilkwogn, he said, ws in-amounts large or small or else by Subscribing a certain amount each monks who brought the eggs from month, China concealed in hollow canes to Constantinople about the year 550. Persecution in China drove the silk-321,952 Chinese Back worm rearers to Korea and in the In Occupied Areas third century A.D. a Japanese military expedition took some prisoners The total number of Chinese who back to Japan where they developed heve returned to the Japanese de-the silk industry. Dr. Read concluded by describing the extreme skill fence areas was $21,952 on October employed by the Chinese in weaving 20, according to a communique issued the silk into gorgeous patterns. by the rehabilitation section of the Japanese resident naval officer's office, Japanese newspapers said on Thursday night.

Dr. Tisso Beeomes These Chinese comprised 34,551 Slovakian President households. Permits were issued for the return of 43,319 households, leav-Berlin, Oct, 27. ing 8,768 permits not yet used.

Dr. Josef Tisso, former Slovakian The total Japanese population was Premier, has been elected President saute on October 1, the communique of Slovakia, according to the German said. news agen

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