The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-21
BIRDS AND THEIR TREATMENT.
Prot. Genther Interviewed by
An IntelligenCer Re-
porter.
The Boss Bird Educator Bearded in
His Den.

LIS IVuuuS yeStetuhy Ill pursuit Oh news
found himself in the vicinity of Prof
Genther,s bird and variety store and soo,
,"'S e. S"N ~" :, '.''e'' 0so'v' anu 0V''
ing q NUMBER Oh curious people peerlnl
IN at the windows concluded to drop In
and strike the "Boss" for An interview on
tho urh;oc, ~ uR;r,I.n Tho psot T. NJ,
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unknown 70 lame, having already been
published to the world through the New
York Herald and other papers as the Great
American Rird EJrcotor ond o.noo;,Il,,
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as the trainer OF many Of the educated
birds used by public performers In this
country and Europe. Our reporter found
tho profosoor food;r, a la ~ ,eona,,, nj
- ,,,;.ha',t ,sS,.,"'9 ~ ~ I"ao'
anu "'ti'out waiting lor MN 10 nhlsh up
his work made bold dash at him with
pencil and note book, and proceeded Ia
;rterview him No fo,lows.
-" Sn. ~" ''.l 90 'o.'V"s' e,,r
5toiessor, Wnat Is your opinion on the
DIM r question
ING PROFESSOR looked astonished and
iI'ghseneu' anu casung luruVe glances
u"ors anu WINDOWS ana seeing
tnat every avenue OF escape was block
ea' anu tlat ne was Ut inc tenuer mercies
OF our reporter ne replied IN a trembling
voice as l9llows
am alIalu you Woulu nhu my opinion
y 1enetny loE your CpluHns, anu oeslues
tue reauers OF the IETELLIoENcER want
more interesting news tnan can give;
keporter-We VIII run tlat risk. what
ID ule Dest singing Dlfut =,
uehtnetT4 canary Dy AL odds, De-
cause y Is Lhe only pro that sings almost
Throughout me entife year, and you will
nno that all otneF Dlrus sing only al GER
tam seasons OF Lhe year.
hePoFVeF-" hS1 IL tne Dest iood LOT
them O.
.Gehtinlef-Sanary, rape ana NAV seeds,
win niue hemp, Dut 100 much hemp
SEED Is injurious, making the BIRDS lat,
when tney stop singing and usually die OF
heart disease; nv,
heporter.Why doyou recommendation
mixture OF seeds?
Gentnet-6ecause II you ieed eanarles
notnlhS put pam canary seed their plum
age LOOKS pau ana they are more lla6le TO
pc stupid ana Hrowsy. rape seed Keeps
them IN Realtni NAV seea lpelng an olly
substahcel causes thelr feathers to lay
close 70 tne Dody, ana, with canary seed,
forms tneir staple 1000.
keporter-Do olrds get SICK!
Genther-0f course, they 40:
Keporter-what are their dlseasesT
uehther-Cohsumpton anu asthma are
the most genera complaints More than
haIi inc DlTus IN 1nls country dle oil cold.
II you nanG pira IN dra't he Is sure 10
take cold. -.
NepoFtsr-now cah you eilWhen a Dlru
mas cold, OF Is ulseasedE =, -
Sehtner-m men you see me blrd oil
pulled up and the feathers sticking out,
you are SAFE IN saying 1t mas cold. ne
must ne renewed as soon as possible ior Il
the cold is mild one it Will turn into con.
sumption; put II the cold - severe 1t Will
turn into asthma, and the little fellow Will
soon dle' 49,, =.
Reporter-What remedy do you use to
cure themT
Genther|li 9lrd has q cold, consump'
uon or asthma tne remedy Is eDout tne
same. Place the bird in a warm place
where It VII! be Tree from DRAFT; wrap
piece OF muslin around the cage, leaving
an open space ior ilsni, and, IN ADDITION al, y
to the seed have mentioned above, act a.
follows: II the bird IS costiVe, take 2,
much pulverized rhu6arb as you can holc
on the point OF KNIFE ana NIX IT with
thick paste made OF poiled bread, mix an ~
sugar and place II IN the cage. when ths
bird has eaten Of the paste once or twice
take It out and then iced 1t regularly
every day a hard boiled egg, TO which adt
. little cayenne pepper, II this Tails y
cure, then my canary bird powder will d.
it in nearly every case.
Reporter-Are they subject to othe
diseases? .
Genther-Yes, but not often.
Reporter-What do you think OF tn
red bird2 ...
Genther-The red bird is as fine as an.
Of the foreign birds, either 10 plumage o
as Songster. But the trouble is that few
people know how to treat them. They ar
caught when wild and Jump around in IN
cage and crack their skull, whichis as THU
as paper, and the result Is that they sool
die. III
keporter-WhatWaydo you recommend
to keep them?
GentherS2When you get RED bird, II
is wild, place itin cage and hang 1t q
high, where it will not be disturbed, onl,
when feeding 1t, and It Will soon 6ecom
tame and GET along al rlent. ms pit'
sings only in the spring and summer, an
can be fed on canary and hemp seed, corr
oats, &c. lsa. !.
Reporter-Haye we any other domestl
bird that is worthy OF note?
Genther fes, sir; there Is the mockin
bird. It ranks next to the canary, and
a No. ] singer. Thisis soft-bill bird, an
is fed on insects, or mocktng bird tood.
, Reporter-What do you call a soft bi
GentheraA soft bill! bird isoneth2t live
! often catch wild bird with nice plumag
, that they would like to keep, but don
know what to feed 1t, and II soons die
When you come across bird that has
short, thick BIZ, you can rest assured th'