The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14

work privately for my own scientific
amusement. l had often diagnosed the
the disposition of my patients while dag
nosing their ills, and had studied them
afterwards to see how far l was right
After a long research, extending over
SIX years, l have found that a cats head
is as h,od an index of its disposition as
the head of a man is an index of the hui
man disposition.
In selecting your tabby look at her nose
A good disposiuoned cat will have nose
that is round and stubby, pug nose, you
would call it. 1t viii be thick and rather
prominent Avoid fiat nosed cat or one
that shows small thin distending nostrils
A cat that is attentive and dutiful Will
have thick ears, which she keeps straight
up, or a little ahead of her. A cat that
''hecks" her ears too often is apt 10 be
spiteful.
The most satisfactory trait in a cat is a
high, square forehead. This cannot be
too high nor too broad. The best cat I
ever saw was in the household of Lady
William Beresford. II was a maltese
tabby which was sent TO her from New
Hampshire. The New Hampshire mall
tese cats are famous for their wisdom
and intelligence. This cat showed abso-
lute good judgment. She knew when she
was not wanted; and when to occupy the
center Of the floor. If gentlemen called
she retired to a corner; if children came
she WllnQTGW EIllIEiys TOT yOuilS iddiCG
she made herself conspicuous and would
jump on their laps at call. That cat had
q forehead so expansive that ii occupied
more space than all the rest of her face.
Projecting checks in a cat show con-
tentment A cat with full jaws will rot
run away She has the facial marks of
contentment too well planted for that.
The bump of home love lies with a cat
under the ears and a little forward on
the Uranium. This gives the fullness known
TO us as fat cheeks. The higher and fuller
the cheeks of a cat the better she Will
love her home.
pudgy upper lip denotes contentment
with food and personal TASTE. A cat with
a fun fat upper lip viii not eat offal. She
will prefer clean food on clean plate
and If you humor her, she will soon be-
| come an epicure. She will lick her chops
a great deal and rub them many times a
Gay with her paw.
II there are children in the family Sc
lect a cat with a good development of
bump" between the ears, on top Of the
head This means great kindness and
personal affection. A cat with such a
bump win never scratch unless it is abb
| solufeFV necessary to 90 so for self-pres-
ervation Remember, in condemning a
! scratching cat, tnat her feet are armed
with sharp claws. and that she cannot
touch you without sticking you. Trim
her nails very slightly and she will be
able TO rest upon your lap and play with
your fingers without drawing blood.
The nouse-seeking qualities Of a cat
are told by her eyes. FuE expressive
eyes that see all that Is going on pro-
claim the mouser. A cat Is naturally
quick and her carnivorous tastes make
her partial to mouse meat, but unless
she has the sight and the qujckness of
eye she viii not distinguish herself as a
mouser. A quick movement of the eyes,
a general comprehensiveness Of expression,
a smiling, earnest glance Is the one that
bodies ~ for mice. The best mouser /
ever knew was big fat cat with long