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out, and its eating an unusual quantity; the eyes look- 

 ing heavy, &c. At another time giving a kind of hiccup, 

 appearing as if it had something sticking in its throat, 

 which it would like to have removed.. If any of these 

 symptoms appear, some green food, such as lettuce, 

 chickweed, cabbage, or sweet apple, according to the 

 season ; some stale bread, soaket in water, well pressed, 

 and mixed with fresh cream ; a frequent bath ; and a 

 rusty iron nail in their drinking water, are what we 

 recommend. 



5. Ast/wta, or hard bi'eathing. — This is generally 

 brought on by keeping a bird in too warm, or unventi- 

 lated, a room \ where the delicate lungs of these little 

 creatures get injured. Soft food, such as soaket sum- 

 mer rape seed ; bread boiled in milk ; and less canary 

 seed than usual, — these we have found to be the best 

 remedy. 



We have also found linseed tea, made very thin, to 

 be good, both for asthma and consumption, in healing 

 the affected parts. It is given to them, for a day or 

 two, instead of water : and renewed after a few days if 

 not found effective. 



6. Costiveness. — -This is discovered when the bird is 

 unable to relieve itself. In such case, it should be taken 

 out of the cage, and a drop of castor oil administered to 

 it, by opening its bill, and dropping it in ; be sure you 

 observe that the bird has swallowed it. Or a small 

 quantity of rhubarb (pulverised), about the size of a 



