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Points on Care and Breeding of Pheasants, etc. 



Of all the family the Argus and the Reeves pheasants are the largest. The male of the 

 Reeves variety is prized above all others for bis length of tail, the feathers often measuring 

 fifty-six inches; the edges of the feathers are chestnut brown, the centre pale gray with semi- 

 circular bars of black. The bird expands his tail into a gigantic fan whenever excited. The 

 hen of the Reeves variety wears a coat of rich brown of several shades. The cock has a white 

 head, in every feather of which there is a black dot. Below the crown there is a jet black 

 band. The neck is white, the breast jet black. The back feathers are of gold, edged with 

 black, and the wing coverts are black and gold. The eyes are red, with a white streak under- 

 neath each. 



Pheasant raising either for pleasure or for the money there is in it is an industry especial- 

 ly suited to women and professional men who want recreation without idleness. The pheas- 

 ant is a hardy bird. It thrives in the coldest climate. It requires comparatively little care. 

 Dryness of quarters, however, is an essential to the greatest success This fastidious denizen 



FEEDER AND MANGER FOR BIRDS 



of the aviary cannot stand dampness underfoot. He has no fear of frost, but often roosts 

 outdoors when it is 10 to 20 degrees below zero without showing any ill effects of exposure. 

 He sits on a perch through a night of sleet and snowstorm and holds his own though frost 

 and snow gather an inch thick on his back while he is outdoors, but he must not be compelled 

 to strut inside on water-soaked earth or damp floor. 



Requiring very little or much space, according to the condition of the keeper, pheasants 

 can be raised in cramped backyards of cities, in the more spacious lots about residences in 

 small towns or on the broad acres of the farmer. From a very small beginning large results 

 grow. One woman in Chicago who raises pheasants as a means to occupy her spare time, 

 realizes $200 to $300 a year from a single trio of golden pheasants, and she says this is 'only 

 an average obtained from her large pheasantry. The same woman sold thirty-six eggs" and 

 set twenty as the product of one trio of birds in a single season. Nineteen of the twenty 

 hatched and she raised to maturity seventeen of the chicks. She sold thirteen of the seventeen 

 for $76. More than that, she didn't have to hunt for customers; they hunted for her. 



An Aid for Indigestion 



The best exercise for stimulating a torpid liver is to sit astride a chair facing the back, 

 holding the chair firmly in order not to move in the seat. Now twist the body one way'around 

 and then the other as far as possible. It gives a stretch on all cords and muscles in that 

 region which is very beneficial to the liver. This exercise to be taken at least five minutes, 

 night and morning. Try it and you will feel better. 



