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flannel (anything thready or hairy must be 

 avoided, as the bird is apt to get its feet en- 

 tangled) to lie upon, and its seed and water- 

 cups on the floor near it so that it may help 

 itself without being obliged to flutter about, 

 sprinkle some of the seed about on the floor 

 of the cage also. Plenty of green stuff, 

 chickweed and watercress, may be given at 

 such times. Warmth and quiet with this 

 treatment will, with the aid of nature, often 

 effect a cure in a few days. 



A strange cat last winter by some extra- 

 ordinary means made its way into my room 

 one evening in the twilight, and before I 

 knew of its presence, it had sprung upon 

 and knocked down a cage from a table near. 

 One bird flew away unhurt, but the other 

 was injured by the falling cage, and had its 

 leg broken. It was taken up and given to 

 me quite gently, and without even attempt- 

 ing then to examine the injury, I laid it in a 

 cage just such as I described, and kept it 



close beside me for the next ten days : talk- 

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