Evening star., 1923-09-07
How to Care for HOuSehOldPet

shampoos. To do this, rub him all
| over with large lump of ordinary
whitening or chalk. When he is
caked with the powder and looks as
If he had been dipped in bag of
-four brush him vigorously so that
all the loose powder will be shaken
out, and you will find that he will
look very clean.
Never punish a dog unless he has
some idea of what he is being pun
ished for. A dog that is chained or
shut up all day will generally bark
at night. Give him plenty of exer-
else during the day time. A tired
dog will sleep seundly. Pine shaw
lmgs make good bedding for him.
The odor is pleasant and seems to
keep away fieas and other insects.
The Care of Cats.
Cats need care. in spite of their
hine lives. They should always be
able to reach Il dish of fresh drinking
water, and their food should be SIM
I pie and regularly given. a little
raw meat every couple of days. and a
niue cooked meat with bread and
milk quite often will keep them i'll
/ good condition.
Il will not have IA cat in the house" "
| exclaimed "a mother the other day.
as she watched child fondling Il
! Kitten. They are germ carriers. and
look how dangerous they are to ba-
! bies. Haven't You ever heard of Il
/
| ing on the baby'S face? ] have
! When people suffer too much from
| fear of microbes il is not usually of
| much use to argue with them, but
those parents who deny their chill
dren IA pet through fear of highly
problematical illness. often harm the
childrenS characters because they
have nothing weaker than them
| selves to consider and protect.
| In the city homes rt is not always
possible to keep IL dog. which needs
! constant exercise in order to be
| healthy. but all children love Il kit
| ten and will take pride i'll its appear
ance. and they will learn much from
the cleanly way pussy attends TO her
! toilet after eating and drln KING.
! Thinking of pussy'S needs and AZ :
! thoughts away from himself. and the
. softening influence on his character
! should not be regarded lightly. of
course Il cat that is sick should be
/ course, a cat that is sick should be
! taught not to put their faces close
| to kittens. The risk of infection
with any ordinary cat is generally y
| exaggerated. Children should be
J taught not to be continually maui ing
! a cat They should be taught how
F.; to play with cat
| Birds and Goldfish.
| A canary should always lac kept in
! a clean cage that is scaldcd once Il
week. The bottom of the cage should
he covered with clean sand or gravel.
Scales on tho feet of canary birds
are caused by lack of sand on the cage
/ floor. y canary must scratch in or
i der to keep its feet perfectly clean
! and at the same time prevent long
| nails that eventually cripple bird
| SO that it is unable to stand on its
j perch Keep the bird in comfort
I able room and provide sunshine and
/ shade at the same time. changing
! the position of the cage in the room
I e al
and do not hang the cage near the
ceiling as the air there is impure.
| the drinking water dish should be
kept clean. and the bird should b"
/ given fresh water daily. y daily
bath should also he supplied. \ bird
J that will not wash itself should he
gently spriukled with water \ little
bag of sulphur suspended III the cage
| also keep away. tn" parasites With
J which most birds are apt To be m
=; tested. The only food that Il canary
| should have is seed and greens
! namely: Celery tops. Chickwced. let
J tuce or some other salad green.
| Parrots must be carefully look cd
| after in order to keep them III good
condition. They are natives OF tropl-
cal countries, so must he kept warm
! in winter During warm weather the
cage may be hung in the open hut
not in draft. Fruits, grain. nuts
and a little boiled potato Will be
! good for Polly. Cold boiled corn Is
! excellent for a parrot, and little
! hemp seed occasionally, and little
green food such as lettuce. Do not
give a parrot meat or fat. rusty
nail put in the drinking water IS
said to help in keeping a parrot :
digestion in good order.
When buying goldfish. choose those
of bright color. With plump. symmet-
! rical bodies and no missing scales
A thre.-inch fish needs about a gal
| Ion of water If your aquarium IS
small. choose smaller fish. Healthy
| fish have no odor. If the dealer :
| tank hss a fshy smell, do not buy
| ash that have been kept in it.