CANARY-BIRD* 
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cover when the bird ha* this diftemper, blow 
the feathers on the belly, and you will perceive 
it fwelled, tranfparent, and full of little red 
veins (all its little bowels finking down to the 
extreme parts of its body) and if far gone, black, 
which generally brings death. The cure of this- 
difeafe, if taken in time, is to keep him warm, 
and give him whole oatmeal among ft his feed 
for three or four days, in order to cieanfe him; 
and pet liquorice in his water, but if he is too 
loofe, inlfead cf oatmeal, give him maw-feed 
and bruifed hemp-feed, being more binding ; 
and, at the fame time, let him have a little faf- 
fron in his water ; or you may boil milk and' 
bread, with a little maw-feed in it ; it is very 
good for the bird at fach a time. 
Another malady the Canary-Bird is troubled 
with, is a little pimple on his rump, called the 
pip ; it will generally go away of it-felf, but if at 
any time it is bad, and will not, when it is ripe, 
let out the fickly matter with the point of a 
fine needle, fqueezing it all out with as much 
gentlenefs as you can ; after-, take a bit of loaf- 
iugar, moifien it in your mouth, and put it on 
the lore, which will heal it. 
A third difeafe is a kind of yellow fcabs that 
come about their head and eyes, which fome- 
tunes fwell, and are full of matter ; anoint thefo 
places with frefh butter or lard, or the oil of 
’wget almonds ; thofe things will cure it, up- 
