The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-07

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in a draught. In the winter be especially
careful not to hang him near a window,
as there IS always a circulation Of cold
air about a window, as you will readily
discover IL you sit near or beside one.
Never hang him in the fullr avs of the
sun neither winter or summer. When you
desire to give him a sun bath, place part
of the cage in the sun And part in the
shade, preferably the part containing
water cup In shade. You will in almost all
| cases find that the bird will after a time
| seek the shade.
Many people hang their birds outdoors
in he summer time. MY experience has
been that they thrive better indoors, un-
less they are hung in a sheltered corner
o ia piazza, where the wind-which is
injurious to them and which they dislike
| cannot strike them. Another objection to
hanging them outside is the sparrows.
They fly upon the cage, eat the seeds,
brighten the bird, and, worst of all, COM
municate vermin to the bird.
When you Sc your bird picking at his
feathers or body too frequently, or he is
restless at night, you can be pretty sure
that he is troubled with bird lice. The
quickest way to rid him of them is to
close doors and windows, let the bird out
o fthe cage to fly around the room, place
a paper on a table. remove the top OF the
cage from the bottom and unscrew the
swing. as the inclosed space from which
the swing is hung is where the vermin
sacrete and breed. If the bird. through
ignorance of his condition, has been long
neglected, this space will likely contain q
moving mass of vermin.
Now scald the cage thoroughly. percnes
and all. Dip the ends of perches In kero-
| e lido this every day until apsoiuteiy
sure all traces Of lice are gone, sprinkle
powdered sulphur in the space where the
| swing is hung, and at night place a cot
ton flannel cover over the cage, remov-
ing as soon after daylight as possible
Examine 1t and you will likely find 1t look
ing as though it were sprinkled WIFE
black and red pepper. Upon squeezing
the red spots you will find them filled
with blood. Scald cloth, and repeat night
ly until quite sure all lice are dead
Permit your little pet to go to rest al
the proper time, which is at the close OF
day. Place his cage where he VIII MOI
be disturbed. Cover his cage, allowing
sufacient opening at one side for air. BY
giving him plenty Of rest, you will hno
| that he will live longer and enjoy good
health.
If YOU value your birds song and
health, never hang him out of doors al
the seashore. The salt air is too strong
for a g birds. They soon stop singing
If exposed to it, and in most cases con
tract asthma and permanently lose their
| song. Birds must be kept warm and
must be carefully watched during the
moulting season. A good bird tonic should
be given them It Is also advisable e
give them occasionally. especially when
they appear dull and moping, a piece OF
stale bread, soaked in sweet milk and
sprinkled with red pepper, being careful
! not to leave it in the cage over night, foI
fear of its turning SOU and making the
bird sick.
Never force your bird to battle, that is
if he refuses to battle in his tub do not
sprinkle him or throw water on him. He
knows what is best for him, and very fire.
uuently when he persistently refuses his
bath it Is because the temperature Of the
water given him is too cold or too warm,
or he is disturbed. Give him the oppor-
tunity about the same hour every morn
ing to take his bath, in a quiet place, and
when the sun shines, and in the course of
time he will again form the habit Of bath
ing, whereas, If you frighten him by
sprinkling him, he will be afraid of water
and likely never battle again.
BE particular about the sede you give
him. If he wastes It the chances are that
t. =. -1,.I1, e4oIa or mat 70 ont Go tn
a frst-class dealer or bird store for 1t.
and do not buy 1t in large quantities, far
better purchase it frequently, so as to
nave it fresh. Use only the mixture Of
canary, rape and possibly millet seeds;
never use hemp sede, as it is too heating
and fattening.
The first year of married life may be
compared with the first attempts Of a
baby to walk warily and swiftly, says
a woman of the world. BY stumbling and
| overbalancing himself does the infant
learn how he may locomote with safety
to himself and without treading on the
toes of his companions.
The angles of our characters, we be-
ing usually agreeably unconscious of
them, become unpleasantly revealed to
us, because they get in the way Oh our
|spartner-for-life. And he, whom we con-
sidered faultless, proves to have angles
as well. Each has to learn the other
all over again In the intimacy Of mar
rage.
Matrimony is a splendid institution for
the elimination of self-will. By the time
those angles above referred to have be-
come rounded and inaggressive. the ma
ture of their owner has undergone a
change of which he or she may possibly
be All the same, 1t is In the
nature Of discipline. and discipline is not
invariably pleasant. When true love helps
in the process, it may be comparatively
painless. The love acts as an anaes-
thetic; or, to vary the smile, love is as
the skilled dentist, who minimizes the
pain Of his operations. When there is
marriage without love, the discipline Of
adjusting the two natures to each other
and to the necessities of a double exist
ence. may be likened to the unskilled OPP
orator. who gives his patients. the max
imum of pain with the minimum Of bene-
ft.
In a parIor Of a hotel recently the con-
versation turned upon ill-assorted mar
riages, and especially upon the illusions
of the days OF courtship. and one gentle
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