. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . allowance until he gets into propershape again. With soft-billed birds, mix boiled turnipswith their food and dry ant-eggs in the drinking water. Vertigo or Giddiness.—This is really a habit and not adisease, and is caused by the birds in their endeavors tolook up, to turn their head and neck so far around as to BIRD FOOD COMPANY S BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 15 cause them to fall off the perch. By simply throwing a darkcloth over the top of the cage a cure is effected. Yellow Gall is a small ulcer that forms on the headnear the eyes or bill. While the p
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds: . allowance until he gets into propershape again. With soft-billed birds, mix boiled turnipswith their food and dry ant-eggs in the drinking water. Vertigo or Giddiness.—This is really a habit and not adisease, and is caused by the birds in their endeavors tolook up, to turn their head and neck so far around as to BIRD FOOD COMPANY S BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS. 15 cause them to fall off the perch. By simply throwing a darkcloth over the top of the cage a cure is effected. Yellow Gall is a small ulcer that forms on the headnear the eyes or bill. While the pimple is very minute itcan be cured with Bird Bitters or Bird Manna. If it is largewhen discovered it should be cut off with a sharp knife andthe wound anointed with cosmoline. Bird Manna can be had of druggist, or will be sent bymail for 15 cents. Bird Bitters costs 25 cents per bottle, andif it cannot be had of your druggist, the solid ingredientswill be sent by mail on receipt of price, only the addition ofwater being needed. THE FRENCH CANARY. GERMAN CANARY. More than three hundred years ago a ship sailing fromthe Canary Islands, laden with merchandise, and having onboard a few canaries, was wrecked on the coast of birds escaped to the timbered lands near the shore,where they bred freely, and would have become naturalizedhad not the sweetness of their song attracted the natives,who were possessed of so strong a desire to obtain them i6 BIRD FOOD COMPANYS BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS.
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