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Show THE EDITOR'S COLUMN One of the most interesting hobbies hob-bies we have seen lately is that of Mrs. Luther Giddings, who raises canaries for pleasure and profit. Incidentally, we found out that there is a little more to it than one would think, and a few things which would be surprising to many people. For instance, that beautiful song which you've heard a prized canary sing he didn't just up and learn it. He learned it from another canary, a "trainer" with many "tours" or songs. And the male birds are the singers. There are two strains of canaries, rollers and choppers, so named because be-cause of their characteristic songs. Family problems are the main concern of Mrs. Giddings canaries right now. One of the little mothers has just hatched two little canaries, no bigger than a peanut shell, and virtually "in the nude" except for a covering of fuzz which doesn't seem sufficient for this kind of weather. Some of the others are waiting patiently for their three or four eggs to hatch, while others are just building their nests with paper and the soft strands and lint from an old blanket. To make sure that the eggs hatch at the same time, '.'the eggs are taken from the nest and replaced with a china egg, until un-til three or four are collected. These are then placed in the nest, and the j canary is none the wiser, i At about one month of age, canaries cana-ries begin to sing, and it is then that they come under the instruction instruc-tion of a trainer, usually a bird that is noted for his songs. If they are bright pupils, they learn his songs by imitation. Tire more tours a canary ca-nary learns, generally the more highly he is valued. Mrs. Giddings says she finds canaries ca-naries very interesting, and raising them is a pleasure pastime. Last week we remarked on the distance traveled by the local postal carriers on their daily rounds, giving giv-ing the approximate mileages. The figures weren't quite accurate, so we are pleased to be able to give the exact distances. Bill Holdsworth travels 8.8 miles a day, or 52.8 miles in six days. Elgen Lee travels 10.9 miles a day, or 54.5 miles in five days. |
