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end of the tube, thrust the point of it towards 

 the bird. In nine out of ten cases (if not in 

 all) he will come at it with open mouth, to 

 scold or to fight it, and the moment he gets 

 near enough, press the bulb, and send the oil 

 down his throat. 



In the same way may be administered a dry 

 powder which is a specific for sore throat, 

 more especially a diphtheritic sore throat. 

 This powder is iodide of mercury, and it may 

 be got of the proper strength at a homoeo- 

 pathic pharmacy. Of course for this use you 

 must have a perfectly dry tube, and you can 

 proceed in the way already described, giving 

 him a slight dash of the powder over his sore 

 throat. In any trouble of the throat, he should 

 be fed with soft food, like bread soaked in 

 milk, or grated boiled egg, or mashed potato 

 (without butter). 



If the bird is restless at night, and moves 

 about on his perch, he is probably troubled by 

 some sort of insect pest. To remedy this, 

 first scald every perch in his cage, especially 

 on the ends, which you may then sprinkle 

 with insect powder, treating his cuttle-fish 

 bone (if he has one) in the same way. Wash 



