. BIRD-LICE AND LOSS OF APPETITE. 19 



One source of great annoyance to a bird, anfd also 

 to his owner, is the 



Little Red Bird-Lice. — We now put up a 

 powder harmless to birds, which is applied directly 

 to the bird, and effectually rids him of these annoy- 

 ing pests. It is put up in envelopes, and will be 

 sent to any address by mail, prepaid, on receipt of 

 twenty-five cents. 



Lost his Appetite. — At such times it is well 

 to give a very little hemp, and all the millet-seed a 

 bird will eat ; and, if convenient, change the loca- 

 tion of his cage to a more cheerful place. 



These comprise about all the diseases that the 

 canary is subject to ; and we will here state, that all 

 of the family of seed-eating birds have about the 

 same ailments, and require similar treatment. 



Cuttle-Fish. — There is an impression, quite 

 general, that the only use for cuttle-fish is as a "bill- 

 sharpener ; " this is erroneous. The cuttle-fish is a 

 mollusk caught in the China Sea, and is very largely 

 used by all manufacturers of tooth-powder, its salty 

 particles readily removing the tartar. All seed-eat- 

 ing birds are fond of this, its salty taste seeming to 

 give them a great relish for food. 



Birds, when proper care is taken of them, are 

 rarely attacked with disease. If owners of feath- 

 ered pets would first see that the cage is perfectly 

 clean, and well supplied with plenty of gravel or 

 gravel-paper for the bird to pick upon, and that the 

 seed is of the very best quality, and that they are 

 fed, and given a bath, at a regular hour daily, — then 



