The daily gazette., 1875-09-27
HOaO Cdnaries are Trained.
SUGGESTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE
CHARGE OF FETHERED PETE.

CHARGE OF FETHERED PETS.
| A professional gentleman residing in
Reading Penn, raised forty canary
oirds.last year, and he has at present
nine BIRDS a few months old that he is
teaching to whistle notes. An ItalIao
hand. organ, which pipes half a dozen
popular tunes in clear, sweet tone. Il
the instrument used.
The birds are taught one tune and
sometimes a second one after the firot
has been thoroughly learned. When
ABOUT two months old the canaries be.
gin to chirp little, and the organ is
Immediately brought into use, A
single tune Is played each day at dawn
also at noon when the birds are eating
and some times at 8 or 10 O'Clock at
| night. "'
) The playing is done at a late hour
to give the birds something to think
| about at night, and they will have the
tune fresh in their memories In the
morning!" When about six months
old and having molted, they will mot
unfrequently learn to sing the air of a
tune from beginning TO end, giving ali
the notes correctly, although previous
to shedding the feathers thev NAV
have learned only few notes after
month or two's instruction.
In learning to whistle a tune a h;rd
iollows the ergan correctly part way.
put before tho tune is finished sudden.
ly break OIL into chirp, A bird or.
gan is turned with a crank. Those of
the Italian make cost $40 a piece. and
play eight tunes, while the French
organs, with capacity of six tunes
can be had for 80. The Italian organ
has softer, sweeter sound than the
French organ.
says writer on canaries: "In this
way l answer the question of "Hew
hao such luck with birdss Simply by
allowing them to attend to thir own
affairs, and by letting them understand
that there master would not harm them.
Also by accustoming them to plenty
of light and air and company rather
than as recommended in books, keep.
Ing the cage in dark room for fear of
iflghtening II the birds. Make Just half
the fuss.dirccted in bird bookaover the |
matter and yen will have double the
success in raising birds. Never give
them sugar, but all the red pepper thew
Will eat. 1t is the best thing for them.
And If your bird feels hoarse at anv
time put piece of fat salt pork In the
cage, and see how the little fellow will
enJoy it. and listen for the result. Give
hlm naxseed once in while, and If he
appears dumpy occasionally give him
diet of bread and water, with red pep.
per sprinkled in.
open the cage door and give youri
pets the freedom of the room: soon
hey will come at your call and fy to |
neeG, you whenever your voice is
heard. had one that came reg galarly
70 my desk as l sat writing each day,
Ind disputed with futtering wings
md open beak, my humble right to L.
he inkstand. And when l reasoned
aim out of his mistaken nstion he
would perch himself on my pen-han.
lie (no very comfortable proceeding
.or me, and watch gravely as wrote.
have many time, also, discovered
1im In the act of eating off the corners
Of my paper, even to the title of nv
article. Another thought nothing of |
rotting about on my head and should.
srs, and even hopped under my throat
% nestle against my chin. He would
AXE his bath as held the cup in nv
land, and coolly dry himself on nv
lead. Another would fly up or down
tairs whenever l called him; and
many time when I have been out, |,
lie has welcomed my return by flying =
lown the stairs and singing at the top :
# his voice all the while, until at last, J
'erched on my shoulder, he would &C. :
ompany me to my room. /;
A lady held canary which she let !;
ut of the cage each day. She placed =
dish with water on a piece of oil :
10th spread ON the floor. The bird =
ew to the dish and bathed, and re-
lained on tue oil cloth until its feath. =
RS were dry, and then flew to its mis-.
'ess, and entered the cage when told !,
, do so. One day the little pet was y
aught and killed by cat. II
1t Is said that If left day and a Z
light without water and food, ,canariest
illmake an attempt upon each others
fe, and those that are killed will be
,ten by the survivors. The profess. d
NAL gentleman above referred to had n
dozen birds in q cage, and while out b
town on business Ave of them were 8
llled In this way after the water and
'e' were all used up. Rape and ca d
ary seed is the standard food for a
lnaries v