Poultry In Frosty Weather

Thero is frunethtn? exliilafati-ng id frOBt. When tho earlj nioruiiia; breaks on tii; e.irih óovort'd wlïh ritriö, and the hard roiwd seems to spurn thé foot ib.it trpads on it, and thu suu rises like a disa of 'bifrniiiii eopper, thero is nom-tbing eheerfiil abnut it. Naturo has tfbii her muHqutTüdo dress of white, lombarse eaunot contatn hinisell ; and tho Btoady öld friend tor somo inoïïtiis pist, content to shake his Itead or whiik lus tail, as the only ansnor to what a grand daughter ot' oar'a c;i.1!b p. '; good out o' the wbip," now Boeks to devour gpaee, and to try concTtisiim;'VMtUy"Ui' streagtli or that of your rtins. In libeia'arnier your tried ffiend, tlie old dog, gambols, tmd, in ihe glecsoineness of lus fVel ng, he picka up a shre'd of oloth iu tho fi ■_ i ei , AUÏ shiKëü and toases it for very w.inton'riHss. TIn; appjearanoe ot' renl winter i.s Hiea a lmliciuy for iiiany, b t ( ili ! Imsu iiilx) not to all. It is notie to the pnil■try. Water s-froiseu; tin' oucd is so Jiard they canmrt scratch.; thfwi is nat an ittiimiil any on ks s-urfaoo ad thoy must depend on rfieir owtier Rr 'cverytliing thi-y want. Soe they laok notliing. F.rst, they must have water. Few people have anv id a of the suffering caused to hirds by tlio lacl; of wnfer Their power of inaintaiuing lifo oo tho Binallest pogsible qu.iiitity of fond is wouderful, piovuled they have water; riut a practised eye can teil in :i (ie;id fo-wl ot pigooo wlieiher it sutfercd or not frora thirst. The skin becotnea hard, dry, and red; the flesh ooutructfl, as t .wero and beeoines browo, anii the whole bodv looks as if ir. had been suddenly hrivelled or driid up You ninnt ber jji mind they reijuire more foud aiid Wïtter thau they do in milder weatli r : Sd, if yon can, let them havo a greati' variety. Tliej want substihvtes fór the worms and insrets. Now, the goi'jpa of ni'jat 'and fat f'roui the 'ablo should p to thefowls Savo the drarinings oí aH tbo glüíses, pour them tugether, and sweop all the cruinbs, and odd corners ut' bn-ad ' into it. Eeed the biids often, ai'd, if ' there is snow, sweep a clean pi iee, and feed there. Never feed Btjy kind of binl in such a marmer that they shall piek up enow with their food ; it is a strong uindiciue to theni'. The lark th it f';ittens in two days on tho white boar fiüst beemue a wretched skeletoa aftcr two