Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01

broken. Parrots sometimes have nor
the bath habit because in their native
climates there are heavy dews AMI
they are not accustomed to the baths
taken by smaller birds A spray BATH
with an atomizer or plant sprayer
twice a week keeps them clean ans
happy.
Birds are subject to all sorts Of Ills
which affect human beings. They
have indigestion if they have poor
seed; they are sure TO get rheumatism
II their perches are left damp, they
have a. variety Of typhoid fever, ane
il is bad for any of them to hang in
drafts or out Of doors. and they may
have different affections Of tie lungs
Very i'll birds are sometimes given
Turkish bath by being fastened to
hot-water bag and cloth placed over
them to induce perspiratiaa.
From Canaries to Crows.
Canaries, Of course. predominant in
numbers in me clubhouse, but there
! are birds of all kinds, including Tile
various-talented parrots. Aside from
those already mentioned, Polly Shap.
ard talks and also sings Yankee
Doodle" There is Panama parrot
whose accomplishment is singing Zip
perary"; one parrot crows like a cock,
and OF two others, mates, Polly and
Abe, one whistles the merry Widow
4 Waltz" and the other dances the
waltz on his perch
There is big black crow who used
1 to speak German, but cannot now he
induced to say a word In the Ian
guage. Little white love birds with
red bills have big round empty coco
nut shells for nests, and very cunning
they look IN them when they 90 to
Y sleep AT night with little heads out at
the round opening Miss Pope has
reason to love cockatoos, for one OF
/ them Bob. saved her life at one time
! peeSing her cheek early one morning
/ awakening her to the smell of smoke
and fire.
4 Some Of the most valuable birds in
/ the club at present are the brilliant
black-and-yellow tropicals, which car.
! learn the sound of musical inStrlI.
ments and TO sound bugle cali. one
] OF these in big roomy cage WIS be.
ing prepared the other day Tor a triD
to England Part Of his food was be-
ing sent with him. seed and meal
worms, and there We're full directions
for further diet Of egg. chicken.
apples etc. that could he served to
him from the ships table He went
! off with messenger, his future own
err being little English girl An un-
usual bird OF distinguished appear
ance which is permanent guest Is
( a Gorilla which once belonged 10 Mar
garct Anglin, the actress. If you are
selecting parrots they win tell you at
the club that the South African is the
hest imitator and the Mexican ana
South American have the biggest rep
eGtoires
Ambulance for the Hospital.
The club hospital has had its own
ambulance pretty thing that child
would ike for plaything. little COW
cred affair similar 60 regular amhu-
lance ana ufANN IN a ttHN morse. lr
was feature in some Of the animal
league paradeS. There is surgical
department 10 the hospital ana birds'
wings and legs when broken can. often
be set satisfactorily. There il also a
little bird burying ground out in Rus-
falo whore they are sure of an undis-
4 turhed resting place Two little low
birds shared one Of these little collins.
4 The first had been i'll and died anil
was brought 70 the club to be prepared
! FOR burial and in the meantime its
mate died Of grief and loneliness and
they We're buried together
New York does not stand first in
! the cities Of the county III ~ 10y,
ana Wre for birds. Miss Pope SaSg.
Roston has that honor; Phladelph
is second and this city third M,
York birds have their manlcares, ho'e'
ever Well-cared-for birds have thel
bills and claws trimmed every 10
often.