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Biochemic Tissue Salts
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"You can trace every
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impaired when there is a
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Course Outline
Understanding the chemical
structure of cells
The twelve main tissue salts
Chemical constituents of cells
Atomic structure
Depletion of the body's
tissue salts

The human bioenergetic
system
Physical-etheric planes - the
subtle body
Etheric body
Emotional body
Mental body
Astral body
Etheric template body
Celestial body
Ketheric template
The chakra system
Location of the chakra
system
Function of the chakra
system
Psychodynamic functioning
of the chakras
Meridians

Nutrition And good health
Elements of nutrition
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fat
Vitamins
Notes
Minerals
Water
Nutritional guidelines for
developing good health

The role of vitamins,
minerals And tissue salts
The function of vitamins
Synthetic vs natural vitamins
Minerals - an important
element of health
Macrominerals
Microminerals
Tissue salts

An analysis of the 12
biochemic tissue salts
Calcium fluoride
Calcium phosphate
Calcium sulphate
Ferrum phosphate
Kalium muriaticum
Kalium phosphate
Kalium sulphate
Magnesium phosphate
Natrium muriaticum
Natrium phosphate
Natrium sulphate
Silica

Using biochemic tissue salts
Rating the condition
First aid treatment for
common ailments

Course Certification
SAC. Biochemical Tissue
Salts Diploma

All students will receive a
certificate in the mail on
successful completion of
their course.

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    Painting or Staining Your New Birdhouses

You build birdhouses for housing specific species of birds. The painting of your birdhouses
needs to be in accord with the preferences of those birds. Different birds prefer different
colors. Purple martins prefer white while some others prefer beige colors. Research the color
choices of the species you want to attract to your birdhouses.

Overall, birds find birdhouses with subtle colors more attractive. This is because, in nature,
female birds are of a lighter And duller shade than the males. The dull colors protect the birds
from predators. They can easily mingle into the foliage. So, bright colored birdhouses do not
attract as many inhabitants.

How to Paint Birdhouses

Materials You Need

  • Painting palette

  • Sandpaper

  • White Gesso or Primer

  • Water-based varnish

  • Tack cloth (cloth that contains a sticky substance, used for removing dust from a
    surface before painting

  • Paintbrushes

  • Sponge

  • Weathered Wood® Crackling Medium Acrylic paint

Sand your birdhouse And remove all sand particles with your tack cloth. Apply primer And,
then, allow it to dry. Apply a coating of slate blue paint.

Next, use square brushes And apply a thick coat of paint. Work in rows. Do not apply paint,
but use short, dabbing strokes to push the paint to the front. Allow all the paint to dry.

Apply an even coating of Weathered Wood Crackling Medium over the base paint And let it
dry for half an hour. This medium separates applied paint And gives a roughened And
crackled look to your birdhouse.

You can use a sponge to bring out finer cracks in the applied paint. You can use foliage colors
on your sponge. Use light or dark green paint And apply with light, jumping strokes. This is
similar to the natural foliage And may help the birds feel more at home.

Sponge brushes are the best for painting birdhouses as they do not hold much paint And
make its application easier.

Use two or three coats of external latex paint on the outside for finishing it. Three coats of
water-based polyurethane provide the finish to your painting. Such finishes are environment
friendly, And it is easy to clean them too. They protect your birdhouse.

Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse

Do not paint the inside the birdhouse. Birds do not nest in painted houses or houses that
smell of paint or of humans.

Do not use any strong chemicals in your painting like lead or creosote. Birds often peck at
their houses And could ingest some paint in the process. This could be fatal or, at least,
cause serious injury to them. Creosote is a recognized wood preservative, but is toxic for
birds.

Similarly, wood in feeders should also not contain any such preservative. Do not paint
feeders in any bright colors nor use high-gloss finishes.

Each species of birds are very choosy about their houses. They will not go anywhere near a
highly decorated birdhouse. Therefore, do not decorate your birdhouse extensively. Give it a
basic, natural look And watch the birds nesting And living in your birdhouse.

Do not paint near the entrance holes, as birds use this hole often for coming in And out of
the birdhouse.

Do not use dark shades for birdhouses as dark colors absorb And retain heat. You can paint
roosting houses for roosters in dark colors only for winter months.

How to Attract Birds to Birdhouses

Often, you have to wait for some time before birds choose to nest in your birdhouses. Birds
are wary of new objects in their familiar surroundings And do not immediately accept your
birdhouses.

You can try to entice them by adding a few birdbaths, feeders with grains And nuts, And
some swings too. Hanging the birdhouse in your backyard garden helps to provide a definite
supply of insects for your birds.

Birdhouses should be durable, waterproof And built for easy accessibility to birds. Wooden
birdhouses have natural insulation properties; cool in summer And warm in winter.

Although you might prefer dark or bright colors for your birdhouses, it is best to stay away
from bright colors. These colors bring the birdhouses to the notice of the many natural
predators of birds. Neutral colors like soft green, brown or tan offer the natural ambiance to
your birdhouses And birds feel more at home.
 
 
DO you like what you have just read?  The above is an extract from the ebook How to Build
Your Birdhouses.
 
    Table of Contents

1. Building a Birdhouse – An Overview
    History of Birdhouses
    Building Your Ideal Birdhouse

2. Why Build a Birdhouse

3. Types of Birdhouses
    Common Birdhouses

4. Birdhouses for Different Species
    Robins
    Chickadees, Nuthatches, And Titmice
    Bluebirds
    Wrens
    Barn Swallows And Phoebes
    Tree And Violet-green Swallows
    Purple Martins
    Woodpeckers
    Flycatchers

5. Materials Used for Building a Birdhouse

6. Tools Used to Build Your Birdhouse
    The Tools You Need

7. General Specifications for Your Birdhouses
    Specifications for Birdhouses in Inches

8. How to Build a Birdhouse
    Preferences of Your Winged Friends
    Necessary Precautions When Building Birdhouses

9. Tips for Building a Birdhouse

10. Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in Less Than an Hour
    How to Build

11. Painting or Staining Your New Birdhouses
    How to Paint Birdhouses
    Materials You Need
    Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse
    How to Attract Birds to Birdhouses

12. Birdhouse Basics - What to Look for in a Birdhouse

13. Choosing the Right Birdhouse

14. Useful Tips for Placing Your Birdhouse
    Tips for Placing your Birdhouse

15. How Many Birdhouses Should You Have?

16. How to Help Birds Make Their Own Nests
    Useful Nesting Materials

17. Nesting Behavior of Different Birds
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
    Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
    Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
    Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
    Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
    White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
    Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
    Purple Martin (Progne subis)
    Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
    Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
    Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
    Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
    Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
    Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
    Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
    East And West Screech-Owls; Eastern - (Otus asio); Western - (Otus kennicottii)
    Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
    Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
    Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
    European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
    House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
    Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
    Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
    Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
    Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

18. Habitat Requirements for Cavity-Nesting Birds
    American kestrel
    Ash-throated Flycatcher And Great Crested Flycatcher
    Barn Owl
    Black-capped chickadee And Carolina chickadees
    Chestnut-backed chickadees And Mountain chickadees
    Eastern Screech Owl And Western Screech owls
    House Wrens
    Brown-headed Nuthatch
    Eastern Bluebird
    Mountain Bluebird And Western Bluebird
    Tree Swallow
    Violet-green Swallows

19. How to Hang a Birdhouse

20. Tips for Monitoring And Cleaning Nest Boxes
    Monitoring And Cleaning Birdhouses
    Monitoring before the start of the season
    Seasonal Monitoring
    Monitoring after the Fledglings fly-off
    Cleaning the Birdhouses

21. Different Birdhouse Designs
    Common Birdhouse Designs
    Purple Martin House
    Passerine Nest Box
    Wood Duck Nest box
    Wren Houses
    Essential Features of Your Birdhouses

22. Birdhouse Design Tips

23. Directions for Building a Birdhouse
    Steps for Making a Birdhouse
    Essential Tips

24. A Birdhouse for Beginners

25. Purple Martin Birdhouse

26. Milk Carton Birdhouse
    How to make a Milk Carton Birdhouse
    Directions

27. Free Woodworking Birdhouse

28. Bluebird Birdhouse
    Directions

29. Eastern Bluebird Birdhouse

30. Western And Mountain Bluebird Birdhouse

31. Traditional Cedar Birdhouse
    Items Required

32. Cedar Fence Picket Birdhouse

33. Northern Flicker Birdhouse

34. Wood Ducks And Hooded Mergansers Birdhouse

35. Free Birdhouse Plan
    Materials Required

36. Gourd Birdhouse
    Materials Required To Build a Gourd House
    Things to know when making a gourd nest -

37. Birdhouses Frequently Asked Questions
    What is the ideal size of the Birdhouse entrance hole?
    Where can I find Cedar Fence Pickets?
    I want to paint my Birdhouse. Is it safe to do that?
    What can I use to hang my Birdhouse, apart from clothes hanger wire?
    Can I nail the Birdhouse in place instead of using screws?
    Why do advertisements read, ‘Perch optional’ only for display, do not use?’
    What is a ‘Rubber Hose’? Is it similar to garden hose?
    At what height should I build Purple Martin’s Birdhouse?
    What kind of roof should I make for the Purple Martin?
    I used no wire when I hung the Birdhouse. Can I do it now? And, if so - how?
 
     Endless ideas And easy to follow  
    birdhouse construction plans

How to build a bird house

If you are someone who loves wild birds how would you like to attract different species to
your own back yard? Just like the movie classic, if you build the right house they will come.

It's true. If you create the right environment for a particular bird it's as if you sent out
engraved invitations to the right birds. And as any guest, they will welcome your hospitality.

Our environment continues to become degraded with natural habitats for wildlife declining at
an alarming rate. Beginning a hobby that leads to helping our feathered friends to flourish is
not only personally rewarding but is also environmentally sound.

What you need to know!

First you must know what birds you would like to attract. That entails a bit of research.
Fortunately, everything you need to know to develop this hobby is available in "How to Build
Your Birdhouse."

Did you know that every species of bird has special preferences about the type of nest or
birdhouse that it will use? Tree swallows, wrens, And bluebirds prefer single unit, enclosed
birdhouses.

Bluebirds And tree swallows prefer open areas with fewer shrubs And trees while wrens
prefer nesting in boxes close to shrubs. Phoebes And robins like a sheltered platform, rather
than closed nest boxes.

Anyone can do it!

Building birdhouses is very easy when you know how And "How to Build Your Birdhouse"
makes it child's play. Just take a quick look at what is included for you:

    - History of Birdhouses

    - Types of Birdhouses

    - Birdhouses for Different Species

    - Materials Used for Building a Birdhouse

    - Tools Used to Build Your Birdhouse

    - The Tools You Need

    - Specifications for Birdhouses

    - How to Build a Birdhouse

    - Preferences of Your Winged Friends

    - Necessary Precautions When Building Birdhouses

    - Build a Birdhouse from Scraps in Less Than an Hour

    - Painting or Staining Your New Birdhouses

    - How to Paint Birdhouses

    - Materials You Need

    - Cautions When Painting Your Birdhouse

    - How to Attract Birds to Birdhouses

    - Birdhouse Basics - What to Look for in a Birdhouse

    - Choosing the Right Birdhouse

    - Useful Tips for Placing Your Birdhouse

    - Tips for Placing your Birdhouse

    - How Many Birdhouses Should You Have?

    - How to Help Birds Make Their Own Nests

    - Useful Nesting Materials

    - Nesting Behavior of Different Birds

    - Habitat Requirements for Cavity-Nesting Birds

    - How to Hang a Birdhouse

    - Tips for Monitoring And Cleaning Nest Boxes

    - Monitoring And Cleaning Birdhouses

    - Seasonal Monitoring

    - Cleaning the Birdhouses

    - Different Birdhouse Designs

    - Essential Features of Your Birdhouses

    - Directions for Building a Birdhouse

    - Steps for Making a Birdhouse

    - A Birdhouse for Beginners

"How to Build Your Birdhouse" is packed with information about birds And building
birdhouses.

Undertaking this new hobby as a family project is a great way to interact with your children.
Not only will they learn how to build the birdhouses with you, but will also be contributing to
making our world a better place.

Don’t get left behind just because you think you have to be a master carpenter because that
is just not true! Grab your copy of "How to Build Your Birdhouse" now And get started right
away!
 
 
This book How to Build Your Birdhouse alone sells for $17 each.  But as s special gift to
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Discover how to create your own magical kingdom right in your own
home.  Tropical freshwater fish aquariums provide the best mix of
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Learn everything you need to know about how to use your own
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If you've ever given any thought to starting this hobby we highly
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Before you make the expensive leap, you should ensure that you
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You need to know exactly what is involved in owning And caring for a
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Where do you go to get this kind of in-depth information? Glad you
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Yes, you will get all these five books for only $17.

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+
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+
How to be a Top Dog Owner
+
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+
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