128 WRAPPING BIRDS. 



package was ready to deliver, he or she would always 

 discover that the last thing done was to make a few 

 small holes in the top to let out the hot air, .but by 

 no means let in cold ; if so, a bird would assuredly 

 catch cold. And lastly, I will say to all who now own 

 birds, or ever expect to, that all they require is suit- 

 able seed, as you have been informed in the body of 

 this work, clean water for drinking and bathing daily, 

 gravel-paper or sand on the bottom of the cage, a 

 little green stuff or sweet apple once in three or four 

 weeks, not oftener, and nothing else. 



TOBACCO SMOKE is not, as many suppose, injurious 

 *o birds. A little occasionally is beneficial. 



TO CLEAN A BRASS, SILVER, OR GOLD PLATED CAGE, 



always wash with a sponge or piece of old towel, using 

 clear cold water, and wipe dry. The surface of these 

 cages being varnished, if hot water is used, they will 

 have the appearance of being spattered with milk, 

 which can never be removed. If they are scoured 

 the same as brass-ware ordinarily is, the varnish will 

 be removed, and the cage commence to corrode, and 

 require polishing daily. 



SILVER PLATED AND BRASS CAGES can be refinished 

 in two days, and made in appearance equal to new. 

 Cages are refinished in silver for $2.00; in brass, 

 $1.00. 



