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Our  Canaries 
a  third  of  a  teaspoonful  of  maw  seed  daily,  and  a  pinch  of  canary.  Give 
two  drops  of  a  mixture  of  pure  salad  oil  and  syrup  of  buckthorn  direct  in  the 
beak  in  the  morning  and  afternoon  of  the  first  day,  and  one  drop  of  the  pure 
oil  may  be  dropped  in  the  vent  at  the  same  time.  When  this  has  had  time 
to  act  on  the  bowels,  dust  the  bread  and  milk  each  day  with  as  much 
carbonate  of  bismuth  as  will  cover  a  threepenny-piece,  and  leave  the  rest  to 
Nature.  When  the  most  acute  symptoms  subside  cease  giving  the  bismuth, 
and  add  three  drops  of  dilute  sulphuric  acid  and  two  of  tincture  of  opium  to 
each  tablespoonful  of  the  drinking  water.  If  constipation  should  become  too 
pronounced,  the  opium  must  be  omitted,  and  twelve  drops  of  glycerine 
substituted  until  the  undesirable  symptom  is  corrected  agam. 
BROKEN  LIMBS. 
Amateur  attempts  at  surgery  are  so  frequently  productive  of  nothing  better 
than  needless  torture  to  the  patient  that  it  is  only  in  the  most  simple  cases 
that  they  should  be  attempted.  A  badly  broken  toe  or  leg  is  far  better  snipped 
off  with  a  sharp  pair  of  nail  scissors  and  the  wound  seared  with  a  hot 
knitting  needle.  Simple  fractures,  that  is,  when  the  bone  has  not  broken 
through  the  skin,  may  have  the  broken  ends  brought  together  into  a  natural 
position,  and  firmly,  but  not  too  tightly,  bound  to  a  miniature  splint  made  out 
of  a  match  stick,  or  the  quill  of  a  feather,  the  perches  placed  low  and  con- 
venient, and  the  bird  kept  quiet  for  a  month  before  the  splint  is  interfered 
with.  A  breakage  in  the  thigh  should  be  left  severely  alone,  and  also  wing 
fractures,  the  bird  being  simply  placed  in  a  small  low  cage  where  it  cannot 
flutter  about  much,  and  kept  very  quiet.  Nature  will  make  the  best  job  of  such 
cases  without  interference. 
BRONCHITIS. 
For  symptoms  and  treatment  see  Dr.  Bowes'  article  on  page  128.  Other 
excellent  remedies  are,  I.  R/-  Ten  drops  of  whisky,  three  each  of  Oxymel  of 
Squills  and  Paregoric,  and  one  of  Eucalyptus  Oil,  well  shaken  in  each  table- 
spoonful  of  water.  II.  R/-  Two  drops  each  of  Glycerine,  Oxymel  of  Squills, 
Tincture  of  Lobelia,  and  Ipecacuanha  wine,  in  each  tablespoonful  of  water,  or 
III.  R/-  Two  drops  each  of  Syrup  of  Squills,  Sweet  Spirits  of  Nitre,  Glycerine, 
and  Liquor  Ammon:  Acet:  in  each  tablespoonful  of  water.  The  bird  must  be 
kept  warm,  and  in  bad  cases  the  use  of  inhalations  will  be  of  the  greatest  benefit. 
The  vapour  cabinet  illustrated  is  designed  especially  for  this  purpose.  The 
cup  containing  the  liquid  for  vapourising  may  be  heated  with  a  small  spirit 
lamp  or  a  Clarke's  night  light.  The  fluid  in  the  cup  should  be  about  a  table- 
spoonful of  a  mixture  of  i  oz.  Izal,  i  dram  each  of  pure  Terebine  and 
Eucalyptus  Oil  to  4  ozs.  of  water.  It  may  be  used  three  or  four  times  a 
day  for  fifteen  minutes  each  time.    Great  care  must  be  taken  that  the  bird 
