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But I am forgetting my errand : — As regards 

 fruit, apples, pears, mulberries, oranges, and in a less 

 degree bananas, are all much enjoyed by the soft bills. 

 The best way to give them is to drive some wire nails 

 through a board so that they project about an inch the 

 other side. Then if the board is turned up the fruit 

 can be impaled on the nails and so kept clean while 

 being eaten. 



To sum up : — On the above simple scheme of 

 dietary all my birds have come through their moult in 

 a way which leaves nothing to be desired, and which 

 has elicited the expressed admiration and approval of 

 more than one connoisseur in avicultural matters. 



All forms of yelk of ^%%, whether fresh or pre- 

 served, are equally powerful in intensifying the viru- 

 lence of the germs of septic diseases. White of egg is 

 also a powerful agent in the same direction, but not 

 to such an extent as the yelk. 



The results obtained by leaving off the use of this 

 material are but another instance of the difference so 

 often found between the old and the new : — that while 

 the so-called experience of the old school does not 

 stand the test of scientific examination, that which 

 science teaches to be right does bear the test of practical 

 experience. 



