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CANARY -EIR3. 
thefe birds, for it is ieldom tliat thefe fed by 
the parent birds are ever attacked with it, We 
ought therefore to be particularly cautious of 
ever -feeding them when we bring them up with 
the hick : boiled rape-feed, a little groundfel 
without fugar or bifeuit, and in general rather 
too little than too much food, is the moft ap- 
proved method. 
When the Canary-Bird utters a faint and fre- 
quent cry, which feems to iflue from the bet- 
tom of his ftomach, he is fa id to be afthmatic: 
he is ado fubjedf to a fort of e-xtindfion of voice, 
especially after moulting : The aflhma is cured 
by adminiftring plantain feed and hard bifeuit 
leaked in white wine : and the extinction of 
voice, by good food, iuen as yolks of eggs mix- 
ed with the crumb of bread ; and for drink, 
aptTan of liquorice; that is, water in which li- 
.quorue root has been heeped and boiled. 
Canary Birds are frequently affected with ul- 
cers in the mouth ; thefe proceed likewife from 
too abundant or too fucculent food, which of- 
ten produces inflammation in the threat and re- 
late, and muff be cured by cooling diet, fj c h 
as lettuce feed with water, in which fome brui- 
fed melon- feeds have been put. 
Thefe birds are likewife infefled with a fort 
of lice and the fcab, owing to the fl evenly man- 
ner in which they are kept. Therefore care 
iheuid be taken to keep them alw ivs very clean, 
