Imperial press., 1901-08-31
HOW TO TREAT CATS.
Diet of na~ Meat. EGEs and NiIh
 should Be TheIr Portion.

Cats nrc by nature dainty. even ln their crucltlcs. Thcrc Is nll manner of feline grace in the way they play with mlcc. Cats suffer much less from con stan, housing thnn dogs. although they run wild much moro readily and never quite gct over their muricrous ln. stlucts. \ cat of fancy breed, as Nal. trsC. Aneora. coon eat or Manx. Is a possession morv fashionable than pre-. ciors Each and several. they are no end decorative. but In affection intel. lisrncc nud play fulncss they rank be. low their black. gray. tiger marked nnd tortoise she'll brethren.
 White eats are ln general more say. age aud less intelligent than gray or tortoise shell Many ot them have blue eyes. and all such are said to be stone deaf: hence they are less desirable ln the house. Unlike dogs. cats require Co have their meat raw. but they must not have too much of it MIR should constitute at least a third of thclr food. Crumblc stale bread In the milk and now and again beat up a raw egg iu lt. X blt of raw liver as big as two fingers or a fish head Is meat enough for a days ration. Supplement lt with milk and bread or milk and mashed pota. toes. cracker CT two or b!t of hard bread lightly buttcred and few small bones. as from chicken. game or chops.
 Cats as we'll as dogs suffer a plague of neas oddly enough. cat ncas are unlike dog t,ras. and lf the two sorts of Insects meet upon one poor beast there Is q fight to q finish. ending com nonly In victory for the cat ncas. which are much bigger and more vora cious than those found on inc dog. IT left to rava-e unchecked. they soon reduce q sleek. healthy cat To n miserable skel' eton. suffering all over from eczema.
 To get rid of ,hv fcas wash with sul- phur >c9i,-aav good brand which the nearest shop aToTt.s-cuwb out the leas with i..r tooth comb while the hair Is sri,l wet. then rinse the cat well h u.lk wc.tl water. dry Il with soft tow els aad rive t after tue bath a saucer or wa7:u m.,k with j-aspoon(ul of bra.dv or whisky ia it kitten shuuh layr .u,y q few drops of splr. ifS auI bc ..,pt snug in T clean basket au Lot:r after thr laih.
 Nl-a i.r la.r is very dry. blow sn Gll alua- 'ar iacSbonc some sort Of cool fine .l>cci powder. either lark. spur CIT pyrrrhrum. Rub behind tue Cc-s wl:h ih" sulphur ointment direct cd for dogs Net Gay brush out al! the powder with n fine. close brush. comb tue ruct lightly. then part II along tur lackbole and rub with the sulphur ointment.
 For r.ar-r rub ell over with the sul- phur ointment. Keep the cat confined so li cannot l.r ID the dirt and after 2i hours wash ii we'll lu hot soapsuds- lust cOmfuriah.y hot. not scaldins- rinse dry cp1 l'-avc alone. In three days. if il, E.au-r persists. repeat tue ointment cud after the treatment give ihe cai plenty of catulp. either green or a~y. with r.ilk 2 nd bread diet. Catnip Indeed ought to Ice given always twice a wrpl. Burn infected bedding and fGm.catr sleeping baskets. or else wash them u-Il iu b.chloridc of mercury Let them stand six hours after wash lug. tbcn sra.d rlcniIlully with boiling water and dry well before letting ihe rat sleep 10 thcu again Washington star
 
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