CANARY-BIRD. 95 



CANCER. A very fatal disease, very 

 prevalent among Canaries, and seeming 

 to be contagious. The seat of this sick- 

 ness is either the bill or foot, that becomes 

 much swollen, and if not attended to in 

 the early stage, always destroys the pa- 

 tient. The best method of cure is to 

 keep the cage constantly clean, so that 

 no particles of dust or dirt may adhere to 

 the schirrous part, and to bathe it fre- 

 quently with sweet almond or olive oil, 

 and wash it with lukewarm milk. 



COSTIVENESS. When Canaries are cos- 

 tive and require purging, it may easily be 

 known by the want of appetite they dis- 

 play, and by their throwing their seed 

 over the cage, without eating any. The 

 best remedy is to give them a piece of 

 lettuce-leaf, with chickweed and rape- 

 seed for two or three days, and place a 

 little sugar-candy in their water-founts. 



WANT OF APPETITE. This is a very 

 common thing with the Canary, after 

 sickness, during breeding or after the 



