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grain of canary seed, mixed with soaket bread and 

 sugar. This they will eat freely, being sweet. If the 

 disease is light, plenty of green food will generally re- 

 move it. 



For soft-hill birds, a few meal worms, dipped in 

 sweet oil, will have the desired effect. 



7. Hoarseness, or loss of voice. — This sometimes 

 comes on by the bird taking cold, or oversinging itself. 

 Rock candy, pounded very fine, put into their drinking 

 water, or mixed with the yolk of a hard-boiled egg, 

 addet to their food, is very good. If the bird is disco- 

 vered to be sneezing, and his nostrils stopped up, they 

 may be cleared by passing a small quill, pulled out of 

 their wing, through if. 



8. The Rump Gland. — This gland, which is on the 

 rump, contains the oil for anointing the feathers. People 

 ignorant of this fact, call it a disease, and often open it 

 to let out the matter. This is quite wrong, as it is ne- 

 cessary for all birds, and nature has taught therp to 

 manage it themselves. If the bird gets sick, the gland 

 sometimes becomes swollen, by the bird not being able 

 to extract the oil. In this case, it is well to pull a few 

 feathers from each side of the tail; if necessary, the 

 whole. The new feathers growing out of the tail again, 

 will then draw oil enough to relieve the bird. 



