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lukewarm and hold him in it until the 

 pores absorb a portion, which occupies 

 six or eight minutes. Then bathe him in 

 spring or pump-water of the same tem- 

 perature as the milk; after doing which, 

 rub him gently with a piece of fine muslin 

 before the fire, or warm him in the sun, if 

 it be shining in your apartment, till he is 

 perfectly dry. You may then put him 

 back in his cage and give him a little 

 lettuce-seed, and let him repose himself for 

 twenty-four hours, the next day pursuing 

 the same system; and so continue for two 

 or three days, allowing him to rest after 

 each operation a day, that the means pur- 

 sued may have a good effect. This sys- 

 tem, though apparently troublesome, if 

 pursued for the given time, will have the 

 effect in a few days of restoring your bird 

 to all his former health and vigour. 



MOULTING. This is, of all others, the 

 most critical and dangerous period in the 

 lives of Canaries, and produces a greater 

 fatality among them than any known dis- 



