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in your Hand, you muft open his Bill with ^ 

 Stick made thin at one End, and give him 

 three, four, or five Pieces according as he 

 takes them, as big as Peas; then fet him Tome 

 Meat mingled with Store of Ants, that when 

 he goes to pick iip the Ants, he may eat fome 

 of the Heart ^nd flgg with it : At the firft 

 you may Ihred three or four Meal-worms in 

 his Meat, the better to intice him, that fo he 

 may eat fome of the Sheep's Heart by little 

 and little, and when you perceive him to eat 

 freely, give him the leis Ants, &c. m his 

 Meat, arid at laft, nothing but Sheep's Heart 

 and Egg. You fliould take fome of this Meat 

 with you when you go to catch Nightingales ^ 

 and in an Hour oi: two after they are taken, 

 you muft Force them to eat, by Opening 

 their Mouth and Craming them, taking Care 

 that their Meat be not too dry; moiften it 

 with fprinkling a little clean Water lipon it, 

 as you prepare it. Remember when you firft 

 take a Bird to clear his Vent from Feathers, 

 by pulling, or cutting them off, otherwile 

 he will be fubjeft to Clog and Bake up his 

 Vent, which is fiidden De^th. Birds that are 

 long a' feeding, and make no Curring 6i 

 Sweeting for eight or ten Days, feldom prove 

 good'; but on the contrary, they give great 

 hopes of proving well wheii they take their 

 Meat kindly, and are familiar, and riot buc- 

 Icifh; and ling quickly, and learn t6 eaif of 



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