The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-25
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How TO Keep Canarias and Turtles.


While the canary is perhaps the mos,
popular domestic tavorite, very few arc
properly cared for 4 IIarz mountain
canary, which is the very best songSter,
will retain his voice for ten or fifteen
years With the right kind Of care. In
the first place, the cage should be OF
steel or brass wire, and kept perfectly
clean. Painted cages are bad for the
reason that the paint is apt TO peel off,
and may be eaten by the bird. Paper
ing the bottom of the cage is equally
pernieiouS, and the pcrches and swing
should be- cleaned of every other day,
Is Il protection against sore feet Hang
the cage in q tempered sunlight, pro-
tected from drafts, and sprinkle the
floor with sand. Any kind will answer,
and is considered more beneficial than
the cuttle-bone. Many succeed well by
having the sand mixed in with the seed
Let the food consist chiefly of rape and
canary, two-thirds of the latter with
one-third Of rape SUGARS bad thing,
and il used at all should be in very
small quantities. Feed with bit Of
hard boiled egg once a week not often
err as ii is too fattening and will injure
the song
Birds, like feathcrless bpeds, require
an occasional laxative, for which a
small piece of ripe apple one berry, an
inch of lettuce, parsley or celery leaf
may be given twice week. When used
more frequently, or when the fruit is
unlipe or decayed, the result is a light
form of cholera and general derange-
ment, In such "A case the bird will
sing less than usual, and should be fed
on seed alone, and should be kept in
warm place 1t may be mentioned
right here that ce-cold water can never
be given with impunity. Never try to
diet the canary in the moulting season,
which usually occurs from June to Sep
TENDER, and lasts about two months,
during which time the singing is very
Indifferent The other ten months will
find the bird in good voice unless allow
ed to catch cold, or, as before mention
ed, his foot di5agrees with him.
Canaries cost from - to 81 The
best singers come from Germany,
though fine warblers are found in every
variety The females are seldom pos
sessed Of good voice There is no way
OF telling fine singer from appear
ances the only test is to buy on proba-
ton, and give the bird chance"
The best fish for an aquarium arc
gold, silver, pearl, sun, bul-heads, and
minnows, with a turtle, couple Of tad
poles and snail for variety Buy the
smallest fish always, if economy is any
consideration. In summer the water
should be changed every other day, but
once a week is sufficient in winter
Never remove more than thrce-fourths
of the water, and then discharge with q
siphon, draining the bottom water.
Globe fish are like dollhouse plants, and
require delicate handling which pre-
cludes a plunge bath into water OF five
or ten degrees lower temperature.
When it is necessary to clean out the
basin remove the fish in bowl of the
same water, and, when restored, pour
them back, water and all, and fill up
the aquarium gradually, in order that
the fish may be accustomed TO the tenn
perature Fish pod should be given in
small quantities, and not oftencr than
once week.
Never throw bread in the bowl, as the
chemicals spoil the water 1t is well to
keep piece Of water weed, moss, wan
dering jew or any aquatic plant in the
water. The growth will be slight, but
the animalcule generated will be con-
sumed by the fish. Feed your turtles
aud bull-heads with flies and small
worms occasionally, and two or three
times week attach small piece Of
raw beef TO string and throw it into
the water. This should be removed in
an hour and the water slightly agi-
tatud.
Ii there is no projecting rock or cas-
tie in the aquarium float n small piece
OF cork for the use Of the turtle. Ifmin-
nows are used the water will have to be
changed every day, They may be
caught at any Of the city parks by the
dozen; they are lively little fellows, very
tame and would be most desirable,
were ii not for the difficulty in keeping
them Gold, silver. pearl and sunGsh