48 THE CANARY BIRD. 



THE HUSK. 



The husk is produced by cold. It is 

 similar in birds to a dry, husky cough, con- 

 stantly troubling them, and when once caught 

 is not easily cured ; therefore, strict attention, 

 and that immediately, is necessary. 



Keep the birdsr in a warm room, and give 

 them some linseed with their rape and canary, 

 for some time, and for a few mornings, a 

 small quantity of boiled milk and bread, with 

 maw-seed sprinkled over it. 



Fresh water every day is indispensable, 

 and a little rock candy dissolved in it, or a 

 piece of sponge biscuit soaked in white, or 

 canary wine,' is found to have the happiest 

 effects. These means with a little care and 

 attention, are all that can be employed with 

 any prospect of successful result. 



In buying birds, care should be taken that 

 they are not tainted with this malady ; and 

 in bringing them home, they should not be 

 hung up where they are exposed to any 

 draught of air ; in such a situation, it is very 

 apt to be brought on. 



EXCESSIVE PERSPIRATION. 



Excessive perspiration is a disease that 

 arises from various causes, of which weak- 

 ness is the principal. It is an almost msuper^ 

 able concomitant if the hen has been weakly 

 bred ; but it often arises from the close and 

 confined situation of the breeding cage, over- 



