El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Raising Conaries Is NeD Industry For America
ne,eLoned After The War Shut off German Birds

viii herd his wares together and
sffer them all as singers perfect
and whatever else the purchaser
seems 10 want Reliable dealers do
not. OF course. pursue this nernod
OF sale, but the Ignorance o. the PUB
lie I'm selecting canarles has given
rise 70 considerable trickery AZ Tarl-
Gus stages Of the trade.
A farorile old stunt OF the breeders
fs to dTe q few commoner birds ana
slip them IN win loea o. - is =
saffron or analue dyes. spread On
the wings OF a sparrow, deceiyes the
Eul1fhie buyer into purchase. ana Lnl
trick Is not learned until Ar. crarroH
takes a bath or two and changes
Another trick sometimes put over
By fanclers is 20 produce q red canar3
and sen o as a very rare type
This freak ErEf appeared IN
1850. when n dealer dosed q sick
eanury on sweet Daprllz1- The
bird. Il seems was moulrinss anc
had n cold When Its feathera
came IN TO the ozEner'l snrpriaes
they were tinEed with = deep
pink. He tried the red pepper
treatment on ten other birds FTifh
the same result.
The red canary was an. intsrc sting
experiment, nothing. more The et-
the bird moulted again
DeceDtions Are Many
Moreover, The birds given the
treatment All became delicate and
most OF them died in q short time,
three years being long lie FOR
red canary Expert 1anciers say rhag
besides being . trick the 1eedins or
sweet uanrika 20 can1rles in sutfl-
is cruel sim the red canary occa-
sfOuallr appears ard fools somebody
who has never heard its story
Deceuri0us and tricks so often re
. d en-
long injured the canary trade
Considering that the European
birds are raised largely BY children
and that people VINO buy c1narte1
usually have the vaguest ideas about
caring for them, r. is no wonder that
the lie OF an imported Roller canary.
the most popular types IS only two
or three years Win good care.
known 70 live % years. and % years
Is not unusual But this is only when
g Is properly cared for
II America continues 20 raise Us
own supply o. its favorite BIRDS az
the present price. the chances ars
that she buyer o. canary VIII learn
more about t.. When a pet costs
three times as much as It once did,
its owner regards i as more val
Care Of Cannriea-
The department OF agriculture pub
fishes 9 bulletin on the care OF t1a
. canary l-lalllM AHaAaAlAA . .AAN-
eriy constructed. sanitary cage fresh
water to drink. water for bath Two
or three times a week. and suitable
food. Its throat = as susceptible TO
cold as any singers and il may even
lose its voice forever II exposed 70
cold draughts and sudden changes OF
temperature.
A canary likes to 90 to bed at dark
with a paper around It's cage 70 pro
tect II against light and cold. e
doesn't like 70 sic in the broiliug sun
TO Eet sunstroize. or TO have some
one come up suddenly to friEhten II
Like AL singers, Il Is a trifle TEN
perameutal and should be handled
carefully. As % Is. far more cauaries
die OF neglect than OF old age
ANY reader who IS interested IN
the subject Of canaries, and their
care. may secure a complete. illus
trated. official booklet on this sub
ject. BY writing 10 The Herald's in
formation bureau, Frederic J. Hasxin,
director. Washington, D c.. and en-
closing two cents in stamps for re-
turn postage-l