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termination of the moulting season. The 

 best cure is to take a handful of millet, 

 canary, rape, yellow and a little hemp- 

 seed, mixed with the same quantity of 

 moistened garden loam, and knead them 

 well together; then drying it, and cutting 

 it up into small pieces, which must be given 

 to the bird. This medicine may be laid 

 away after making; since it will be per- 

 fectly good for a great length of time. 



BROKEN LIMBS. When a bird meets 

 with an accident of this sort, the best 

 mode of treatment is to place him or her 

 in a cage without perches, with a little 

 soft hay, and his seed-box and water- fount 

 upon the floor of the cage, which should 

 be covered round with a cloth, to prevent 

 him from fluttering about. Nature will 

 then do its work, and a few days will see 

 your little favourite as strong as before 

 the accident. 



DECLINE. It sometimes happens that a 

 hen Canary who is kept from breeding, 

 will fall sick and die without any apparent 



