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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3446, 10 February 1912, Page 10

The Silk-Culture Society, of, New ! South Wales has only been in existence for six months, but has already mau« good progress. The society does not propose to start a silk farm, nor to cultivate silk, as a society/its aim being to induce all members to start silk growing in their own homes, to instruct and help them in every way, and to find a market for their produce. For it is believed that if ever silk-growing is to become an important industry in Australia it must be begun as a cottage culture. During the planting season the members were busy propogating the silk mulberry. It was through , the “What-to-do-with-our-girls” Exhibition in Sydney that the society was formed. Silk culture offers profitable work to women of all stations —even the aged, invalids, or children can undertake it. And there is nothing that for so small an expenditure of money and labour is as profitable. The “Sanitary Record,” of London, speaking of the declining birth-rate in England ,says that the attitude in landlords has something to do with the decrease of 3 lag© families: “In a rural district we have come across a family living in a broken-down cottage with only about two habitable rooms. There are ten in the house, and the father lias tried to get another and larger house, hut owners persistently refuse. . . Landlords will put up with one or 1 two v children, but they will not tolerate the presence of more.” The moving finger writes, and having writ, Moves on. Nor all the talk., nor coi.nterargument . For brands displaced from public favour can alter this one jot — “Royal Standard” Tobacco beats the lot. (Q.K.r