. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. . A CANARY MKKKDhK AMJ SOMK UF Mr. J. rrcnf;Sro\X', ot Kishton. in liis Hre HIS I lUM'HIHS. :diii;; Ktinm. CHAPTER V GAGES AND CAGli-M AMNG It is quite ]))le to go to an extreme ; to build with such strict resjard to the line and |)hniuiict and to conduct our Httlc estahhslimcnt with such |)ainl'ul order and rcgidarity as si'rionsly to interfere witli the eomrort ol' the ohjeets under our charge. We iiavc a wliolesoine aversion to the wliolc I'aniily of antimacassars, and tiuy arc a large tribe. \'et we do not wish to be understo
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. . A CANARY MKKKDhK AMJ SOMK UF Mr. J. rrcnf;Sro\X', ot Kishton. in liis Hre HIS I lUM'HIHS. :diii;; Ktinm. CHAPTER V GAGES AND CAGli-M AMNG It is quite ]))le to go to an extreme ; to build with such strict resjard to the line and |)hniuiict and to conduct our Httlc estahhslimcnt with such |)ainl'ul order and rcgidarity as si'rionsly to interfere witli the eomrort ol' the ohjeets under our charge. We iiavc a wliolesoine aversion to the wliolc I'aniily of antimacassars, and tiuy arc a large tribe. \'et we do not wish to be understood as objecting to a well- ordered J)reeding-r()oTn—anything but that ; it is only l''rench jiolish, and a sort of clock- work niechaiiisni wliich adniils ol' no de\i- ation from a set line, that we object to when they ((l)trudc themselves to the exelusion of llii' eond'orl and well-being of the birds. " Anything will do for a ; No ; anything will not do for a cage. The anything-will-do system is bad from end to end, and is born of a careless slo\cn- lincss which goes about with holes in its stockings. Tlierc is a fitness in things, and a harmony which satisfies the judgment and pleases the eye as much as Dutch gold and stucco are repellent to it. If there be one ])laee more than another in which we like to see liandsome cages, it is in a work- mg-man"s cottage. They help tt) cover his walls, and am])ly repay any pains bestowed in making them and in keei)ing them clean. In fitting up a breeding-room with cages, s|)ace can sometimes be economised by utilising recesses. Wc refer The Use of ,,, ,]|jj. .|j. l„.],,„yi„y to the Recesses. ^ sphere ol contrivances ; and we nrc told that a good contriver is belter than lie lh;d hath a large a])petite. Uecesses are also sometimes available in rooms otlicr than fliosc set ap.'irt for birds, and may e\(n be the imhi a\ailal)le sj)aec at conmiand. They can be adapted to— or rather eonxerled into—cages with li
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