New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01
THE PROPER CARE FOR PAROOrETS.

TO the Editor Of The TIL une'
Sir have loohcd In vain In our village hD''''
ar information regarding birds. l. e. Ahs'ranah IoVe
N-is and canaric,. Especially do desir" aaV'ce
re-ardnc the lovebirds. They d. not seem qul'e as
uvely os usual Either II Is because OF nouiuhe
or they are troubled by the little mites am "''
quit, sure what to call the little pe'r-'ha' some
tires trouble cage birds. Bonnie, the ienA'' oc-
ca.i nalv pants rs II she had Howl i'he oS'"''V'
II yo, can give NE any advice. through your columns
would thank YOU most gratefully. give them
canary seed Can give them any other fooit And
If -. what would Ia best
II tr-uhl.d by mites what Is the remedy and what
tie preventive" Ny only care. thus far. Is 70 Keep
tb.ir CAGE. clean. In regard 10 mounting can ~
,u,m ANYTHING 10 prevent ANY ilEcnec'' rom ~
.cmc call modItng sickness that needs reihcu W.
You will be doing great Kindness II N)u can
ave me any counsel IN reference @ tlhs SUBJECT
.nar,r. colt Mass. Feb. II. 1893 NJ II. W
.T,c Australian !ovchirGs or more correctly
parc.,nv's. should have an extra allowance oil
aourishing food when mOnltins Inc regular
f,od for them through the year i best Sicily
canary seed and white ifr"nchl millef mixed IN
caual parts In addition 20 this seed pair may
have when moultnI a tcaspoonful oil ooth y0iA
aud white Of "A hard-boilcd egg, grated and put
in a small di-h or cup. ON one sue oil 'he sumo
dill NM q Tablespoonful of the ground food
called Holden song rcstor"r Inc ooJcc' III
c,viuc ,he eng and song rcstorcr ;s 10 keep the
nj ,noulting. and 10 cause the new plnmaee y"
h.cou. thick and 70 show its brightest hucs. An
abundance of washed gravel should always he
Ken, strewn IN the bottom of the cage. ara
,pnles should he given the year through tWice
week IT.,
To 0nd ont il any bird has those pests calico
rod mites throw d creased dry towel orer the
n, NJ tho cage az night and examine II carry IN
cha norni,,r There will surely be some vermlh
IN tine ereas.s of the towel if the bird is troubled
witt them 10 cA terminatcthc vcrniin from anS
Kind OF bird ise l!oldcn's German insect po""rr
E.r,!s should br kept IN cages made OF fhe'di o',S
for where wood is use,l vernn find secure Iode
nient In the jOlnts.-EdJ
NOT A PORTRAIT "oF An UNKNOWN PERSON
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir. In vonr Issue Of yesterday the painting by Or
Joshua pcvnoIds recently presented to the Mctropola
Museum Of Art by Jacob II. shin is mehtioncd a9 /"
portrait Of an unknown person. Inc p'c'"'" III
Question f. described IN the "cataogue ralsohhe oi 'n'
cn1nved works 81 ~. Joshua Reynolds, +. H. A. Wy
IA Hamilton, London 1874 thus "HnWhs"or'h
John. ILL., d. Born l7lj; son OF matchmaker at
Bromley Died 1873 il IS said from eaiion at being
offered co 600 mn immense at that time, Tor his
History OF Cooks Voyage Half-leng'h' wr"he
sitting at IA table; pen IN right manu- co"' "'""',
with fur: left arm bent; hand In wais'coa. eo'''"
diapec boohsheves with books hhg'n'eu III i'eA,o
tin, by James Watson. l773. Another oc'aNo' ny
j. Hail. 1878. prenxcd to the 'Adventnrer picture
painted In 1873. In possession OF MI "rnNes' ran
MALL from whom 1t came TO Sew-lorH' Ing PAM
Ing Is unususly we'll preserved iof OH 'o'"'"' -"
tarmIne tints not having Iadea.
The PORTRAITS OF Messts. George +. Pu'ham anu
Stephen whitney Phoenix painted Icy +. =. hyur
Ma Mr.. Putnam Is we'll remembered a. 'he '0",'u''
Of the publishing house. He wa the cha'rhn'' VI ~.
Art Committee OF the Union Lcaguc cub whlcn '"'.u
the public meeting a, the old clubhouse III i''o VIM
Resulted n, the founding OF the Metropolitan Museum
OF Arr lie remaiued "A tru,t zoe until his draih' VI
Phoenix was lover OF art and az trustee MAUI n .
j,cs OF Oriental art collected In thos" coui'rirs ~
himself and valued at 10000. Hiram Icnoocx -
bow the TREASURER OF the Museum OF Hr'' 80
New-York. Feb. %, 1913