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faid he to himself, raise them from feeds?produce fruit; but is the white mulberry that alone on which filk-worms can be reared with profit ?-A little reading foon fatisfied him this is not the cafe; as in the kingdom of Valencia in Spain, and fome other countries abroad, which raise abundance of fine filk, the black mulberry only is cultivated.

Thus encouraged, he procured fome mulberry feeds from London. These he fowed ;-the plants came up in abundance;-they are now in a thriving condition;-the fact is afcertained;-millions of mulberrytrees may be produced in a fingle feafon ;-The plants may be afforded at as low a price as moft kind of common trees in this country;-extensive, or what is better, numerous fmall plantations of thefe may be made at next to no expence.In two years from the time of being planted, they can be employed for feeding filk worms.-In gathering the leaves, the younger parts of a family, which can fcarcely be engaged about any gainful operation, might be safely employed.-Tending the worms themselves would furnish occupation to those farther advanced; while the winding the cocoons, which requires patience and attention, (and in which, if he be rightly informed, ten or twelve fhillings might be easily earned in a day), would furnish a fuitable work to the aged mother.

Such are the alluring prospects that open on the contemplation of this bufinefs. To those who have not inveftigated it with attention, they will appear too flattering; the more it is enquired into, however, it will appear to be the more and more within our reach. This will beft appear by an impartial sketch of the history of the rife, progrefs, and prefent ftate of the bufinefs of filk rearing on the globe, which the editor will take an early opportunity of laying before his readers; and this, he hopes, will prove a fpeculation both useful and interesting.

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Drawn and Engraved for the Bee.

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EDINBURGH from the WEST. Beneath its palace roof have sov'reigns dwelt, And famous princes drawn their natal breath.

VIEW of the CASTLE of
How proudly from its high majestic feat
Yon ancient fortrefs looks! Its pendant cliffs,
Its reglar works tremenduous appear.
Published as the act directs

20th, April 17.91.

Cumming

THE BEE,

OR

LITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER,

FOR

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1791.

A flight Defcriptive Sketch of Edinburgh, when viewed as a Picturesque Object.

(With a View of the Castle.)

FEW perfons who have not been in Edinburgh can form an idea of the many picturefque views that may be had of that place and its invirons. As we pro

pofe to have some of the moft ftriking of these objects drawn on the spot, and exhibited from time to time in this work, it will not be improper here to give a flight defcription of that place.

The caftle, from whatever fide it is viewed, forms a great and striking object. It occupies the fummit of a high rock, which forms the abrupt termination of a narrow ridge that nature has raised up in very particular circumstances. It is doubtlefs the work of nature; yet a fanciful imagination might conceive, that were VOL. II.

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