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IS IT CRUEL TO KEEP BIRDS? 



" Bird of the amber beak, 

 Bird of the golden wing, 

 Thy dower is thy carolling; 

 Thou hast not far to seek 

 Thy bread, nor needest wine 

 To make thine utterance divine; 

 Thou art canopied and clothed, 

 And unto song betrothed." 



STEDMAN. 



A GOOD deal of sentiment is expended upon 

 caged birds. From tender hearts, and from 

 others not so tender, we often hear, " I can't 

 bear to keep a bird in a cage !" Now, without 

 in any way advocating the caging of birds, I 

 must say that there are two sides to this, as to 

 most questions. 



It is true the captive is at the mercy of his 



