Show c car of r q p Pet For the lovers ers of or pets who k ke keep ep canaries the primary consideration consid consideration should be the comfort of the birds and this should not be bo sacrificed sacrificed sac sac- lo to any desire for tor ornate ap ap- ap- ap So far as shape Is Concerned concerned con con- I a square cage Is best as it affords s more room for exercise than one una which is round I I IFor For one bird the cage should be benot not less Jess than nine and amI one half 1 Inches long six and one half Inches wide and nine Inches high A larger size Ize Is to be preferred In a cage I of ordinary size i e three perches are sufficient One may be placed at either end nd at a distance that will allow easy access to the food and ater water receptacles and the third elevated elevated ele ele- ele- ele above the middle or of the cage at aL Its center Though canaries when hen co cd can car endure a great degree of cold without discomfort they are susceptible to sudden changes In temperature and cold drafts may may- soon prove fatal tatal This should be In mind when whon choosing choosing- a place for the cage When one or 1 two canaries are l kept ept as pets It is I usual to suspend their cages before a window where the birds may enJoy en- en I Joy icy light a and sunshine I It ma may be V e ur I necessary however e to tr the windows to avoid old drafts draUs The i room must remain at a I fairly even i temperature day and night and i ici i cold old weather It is well to cover the cage with a towel or other light cloth at night I Wherever placed the cage must I be kept scrupulously clean ir it the I canary Is to tt remain emain in good gOOf health and d free from fron vermin i The supply of or water er should be renewed dally daily m I and the seed cup replenished at least every other day The receptacles receptacles I acles for tor these necessities should be cleaned and washed carefully at I short Intervals Cages that have I removable able bases should have the tray In the bottom covered ered with I several of ot paper or with I iea leavy a grained coarse sandpaper I Ca Cages ef with bottom attached should should-be should be provided with a sand tray that slides in and out through a slot In Inthe the front I The food requirements of at canaries cana cana- I rica ries are simple Caran 8 seed ed to which which- have been added rape seed eed and and a little hemp Is a I staple diet that can be bt purchased ready Canary Canan seed peed alone does not furnish a balanced food but forms a good combination with hemp and summer rape ape Seed Sled Is 13 given In little cups ups that are fast fastened red between the wires s sot of ot the ca caje e. e In addition to a seed supply lettuce lettuce lettuce let let- tuce or a n. bit of apple should be placed between the wires of or the cage frequently And those properly situated l ma may III in season vary this menu bv by the addition of chi chickweed l weed dandelion n heads thistle and plantain plantain plan plan- tain lain seeds Watercress wild oats knot grass and other grasses are relished esp especially In spring and nd early summer Bread moistened In itt scalded milk given cold at Intervals Is benefi benefi- cial Soft foods however howe must not be made too wet With bread brea enough liquid to soften the food but not to render it a paste Is sufficient clent Cuttle bone should d always b be available When canaries do not riot seem t to thrive It is ia well to crack open a n. afew afew few of the seeds to make o certain that empty husks alone are not beIn bein be- be In Ini ted fed When canaries cease ceas to sing Bing from oV overfeeding i It is fR well to supply some of the stimulating foods known as sons song restorers or other prepared foods that m may be bt obtained nom from dealers Under normal conditions not most birds birds' bathe a daB dali dally and canaries In ltv captivity should be allowed the the- same opportunity In open wire en cages In Ill common use for tOI singing birds the tho base Is removed and the theca ca cage p placed cEIl over a small dish Containing con cone laming water In open-front open cages both bath bati cages ages which fasten at atthA atthe atthe the thA open door are used ed Canaries C renew their covering of feathers once O a year car In adults this hlll molt occurs during the e summer r and the tha first t sign of it nay may be the thEl presence pres pres- ence erice of or a wing or tall tail feather II in to the bottom of the caste Cage I the tho birds need cd tio no sl special care during dur lurIng dur lur- ing the molt If a bird shows signs of or distress It should be placed at OnCe tt II n fI warm protected pl placE ce I Ten Teti drops o oT sweet spirits of utter niter and ami i 1 few shreds of saffron ridded added to the drinking are arc r beneficial S 1 s a 1 canary grows ros old It will Ill lie he not noticed that It Its s claws clans la S 'S become long and c catch on the tha perches r and wire as it t hops about o t t the cage In a a state of nature the activities of the bird as a's It moves mo about on the the ground or among twigs and limbs keep the claws properly worn down V but t confined In a c cage the I mc lr ec d canary y is much less active t e and the Cl claws are subject to less abrasion It is necessary therefore to trim them with a pair of or sharp scissors every ery few tew months It Is Important to watch the tho condition condition con con- of the claws carefully as by catching the they may cause a a. broken leg In each claw a slender blood vessel extends well down toward the tip In trimming cut well welI beyond beyond be be- yond ond this canal at a point about midway between the base of or the claw and ancl the tip The fact tact that canaries are In Injured Injured injured In- In by cold coM drafts cannot be too strongly emphasized In many man cases exposure Is followed b by congestion congestion con con- In the Intestinal region and death ensues in a very short time In ordinary colds there Is Is' Is Isa a difficulty culty In breathing breathing- and some liquid discharge from the nose A bird I thus affected should be bo kept in a an n warm arm room free tree from all drafts and II protected from rom Irritating dust vapor vapor va va- va- va por Jor or tobacco smoke Pneumonia In cage birds sorter otter follows exposure and Is nearl nearly al always always always al- al ways fatal The rhe symptoms rapid and difficult breathing with little catarrhal discharge appear sudden sudden- ly Ir The rhe bird becomes very er weak at once and usually dies in from two j to seven days dayL I Intestinal troubles troubles' In canaries arise in most cas cases s from the food or water supply Should the canar canary canary- contract diarrhea remove all al green and nd soft foods and antI give ghe only the I normal seed supply As a remedy add a small quantity of or Epsom salts to the drinking water for tor a a. I day clay If there Is no Improvement ement I Ife fe feed rl the bird a II bit of or moist bread with the surface lightly covered with bismuth or 01 place an ounce of water In the drinking cup to which have be been n added adde three or four tour cops of tincture of opium For the addition of lettuce apple or other green food to the menu is usually sufficient |