New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01

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medical men that domestic pets often Introduce seri-
Oh, aIlmcnt, Into the house. pet cat or dog which
nope. has hot nose. and In various ways shows II
Is out of I,ath should be cared fog az once and should
be avoided by the younger members OF the family
IL Is daugcrou, and cruel thing to keep any animal
about The house which l. not properly housed and cared
for especially at night The most dangerous Of CON
agons disease, known TO b" introduced into house
hold, BIZ tramp cats. The germs Of the contagton are
easily conveyed In the fur Of any animal ana many
people believe that these animals are subject to a
majority Of tho contagious diseases of the human race
\ cat Ia, Lccu known 10 exhibit all the symptoms Of
dIplhcri,ic sore throat. and ordinary comlon sense
requires that any cat that has sore throat should
be kept 1t A distance from tie members OF the house
hole II /, u common thing In country 10 snocr
al the dome tie eat. though II did not have the
same right T. protection and care that its ancient
rival the dog. has. In England the case is different
Their, /, an annual cat,low there, at which special
breed, are exhibited. and almost aS much attention Is
paid to the proper raising Of the cat as to that OF
the dog The cat.-hows Of this country, like baby
shows have usually been mere farccS o. n dime
museum Order and have seldom never reacted the
dignity Of an exhibit for The reason that there has
not been enough attention given To the care OF these
animals to furnish material Tor such an exhibition
There is - fAcl idea In TIE minds OF many people
that a cat is Incapable Of becoming attached to any
one person and will invariably return TO the place
whence ~
or harder To gn than those OF the dog. but when
they are once gained She cannot be won away by II
new master Case after might be told where
cats have not only been moved from one place To
an other by families but have followed them and after
months Of scpai.;lon have recognized their old friends
at the first call and cynccd In every way their delight
AZ seeing them II Is criminal thing to keep
animal Of th, kind to piowl about nnd get IT. living
where II may. 4 cat In the city should have
mpat n a
an egg Will be sufficient. a sR}cps liver and kid
ncy will give her wholesome md sufficient food for
a week She will enjoy piece OF fish now and then
I'm addition. and In winter little Of any green vcSe
tables that yon mny have. In summer when she
can get green grass this Is not necessary. but por
ton Of green food Is essential at all times TO the
health of this animal: and when deprived OF il she
Is quite likely to have FITS cat Will asparagus,
spinach and peas In their season, when they are
cooked, eagerly as any member or the family and
will dance around the stove. attracted by the Odor
demanding her share while they are being cooked
Pussy should also have saucer OF warm bread and
milk at each meal in addition to her allowance Of
meat and should be fed from clean saucer which Is
kept In the same corner Of the kitchen and washed
regularly Pussy very dainty II she is cared for and
will not eat dusty. stale food any sooner than her
human friends dog Will cat carrion and requires IL;
but all Of the feline will refuse any meat that
is not fresh. unless they in starving condition.
A cat should have u soft cushion In box to sleep
In at night and notwithstanding the reputation the
race has for night travelling, she will after slight
training seek her bed ut early and regular hours
every night II may be added that she will be Just
happy II She Is then locked up.
II you want 10 cultivate a taste for drawing in a
Young child there Is better practice than TO let him
trace continually from good outlines. You can begin
I'm this way a child % four but in this. as In
everything else. there is right way and wrong way.
In the first place. the outline should be very carefully
chosen: there shpuld be shading whatever. and at
first inside lines to confuse them. For this reason
flower with petals Is bad. while the simple outline OF
an apple Is good. Secondly do not let the child ac-
quro a slovcny way OF using the pencil Let him do
his tracing n lesson with lie might have two
lessons day VERY short ones Of course and he VIII
| learn TO take pride and pleasure in them. From tho
very first, teach him to draw from the shoulder. and