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Lime water. — A lump of good stone lime in the 

 drinking water once in two weeks is beneficial. To 

 prepare it, get a piece of fresh building lime and ex- 

 pose it to the air a day or so until cracks form all over 

 the lump; then place it in a tin can with a tightly- 

 fitting lid. It can be easily broken in small pieces, as 

 desired. A small piece the size of an ordinary hickory 

 nut in the water once in two weeks is of benefit to the 



FIG. 41 — SIX MONTHS OLD. 



birds. It furnishes some lime for the birds, besides 

 helping to purify the fountain. 



Disinfecting the water fountain. — The water foun- 

 tain being difficult to clean should be purified more 

 thoroughly than can be done in the morning washing, 

 as shown in Fig. 18. At least three times a month 

 it is well to disinfect the drinking fountains with a 

 strong solution of crude carbolic acid. Allow this 



