IMGKOXS AXD ALL ABOT T T THEM. 



tail <>l a sik bird. A sling can be made to hold up the 

 \\in.u.butl would not advise it. It sounds all right, but is 

 not practical. 



VERTIGO. 



1 have had many letters about this disease, and my invari- 

 able reply is "kill the bird." It is a disease of the brain, 

 and is nearly always fatal. I suppose that birds sometimes 

 gel "\ er it, but I have yet to see a recovery from a well de- 

 lined case. The best thing to do when you see the bird fall 

 ing and staggering is to make a cut in the roof of its 

 mouth enough to bleed it quite freely; if this fails, kill 

 it, and put it out of misery. 



WORMS. 



When you see a bird fluttering on the floor, pushing itself 

 along instead of walking, it has worms. I am glad to say 

 that it is not a common disease, and also that it is very easy to 

 cure. Get the common worm seed from any drug store, and 

 give a pinch of them morning and night for two days. Open 

 the beak, and get them thoroughly down If you cannot 

 get worm seed, get any kind of worm lozenges, and give one 

 a day for three days. 



ROUP. 



This disease is the same as roup in chickens, and shows 

 by a running at the nostrils and eyes. It can be cured easily 

 by taking it in time, and, as it is very infectious, all cases 

 .' hi.uld be removed at once. As roup is usually produced by 

 di aughts, or continued dampness in the loft, a complete 

 change of surroundings is the first requisite. Put the bird 

 varm sunny room or coop with a board floor, dry saw- 

 dust, and no draughts. Then give Epsom salts, a pinch per 



1 the discharge is stopped, and the bird seems lively, 

 mid impres ; on the fancier, however, the folly of tak- 

 little cold for roup. When a man has a slight cold 



