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of omitting to replace it on closing the door — an omission which need occur once to bring about a 

 deal of mischief The simple shutting of the door carries with it the idea of an act completed, 

 and even with the water-tin hanging close by and staring you in the face, the chances are that 

 once in a way it is not replaced. In the case of a centre door working on hinges, the fastening 



FIG. 4. —BREEDING-CAGES. 



ought always to be the hooks of the water-tin — the door cannot then be fastened except by 

 replacing the tin. 



We will now proceed to construct our cage, which, to begin with, is nothing more than a box 

 three feet long, eighteen inches high, and ten inches deep, made of clean yellow pine about three- 

 eighths of an inch thick, neatly and securely put together, every joint fitting as closely as good 

 workmanship can ensure. These dimensions give a square frontage to each compartment, which 

 is, perhap.s, not the most pleasing to the eye ; but if it be wished to alter it, let it be in the 

 direction of the length, which may be extended an inch or two. This is divided into two 



