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tail uf a sick bird, A sliug can be madetuLold up the 

 wint;, but I would not advise it. It sounds all right, but is 

 not jiractical. 



VERTIGO. 

 I have had many letters about this disease, and my invari- 

 able reply is "kill the bird." It is a disease of the brain, 

 and is nearly always fatal. I suppose that birds sometimes 

 get over it, liut I have yet to see a recovery from a well de- 

 fined case. The best thing to do when you see the bird fall 

 ing and staggering is to make a cut in the roof of its 

 mouth enough to bleed it quite freely; if tills fails, kill 

 it, and put it out of misery. 



WOltilS. 

 When you see a bird fluttering on the floor, pushing itself 

 along instead of walking, it has worms. I am glad to say 

 that it is not a common disease, and also that it is very easy to 

 cure. Get the Common worm seed from any drug store, and 

 give a pinch of them morning and night for two days. Open 

 tlie beak, and get them thoroughly down If you cannot 

 get worm seed, get any kind of worm lo/.enges, and give one 

 a day for three days. 



KOUP. 



This disease is the same as roup in chickens, and shows 

 by a running at the nostrils and eyes. It can be cured easily 

 by taking it in time, and, as it is very infectious, all cases 

 ; h(.uld be removed at once. As roup is usuallj' produced by 

 diaughts, or continued dampness in the loft, a complete 

 change of surroundings is tlie first requisite. Put the bird 

 in a warm sunny room or cooj) with a board floor, dry saw- 

 dust, and no draughts. Then give Epsom salts, a jiinch per 

 day, till the discharge is.stopjied, and the bird seemslively. 



1 would impress on the fancier, however, the folly of tak- 

 ing every little cold for roup. When a man has a slight cold 



