The Forrest City times., 1901-04-26

II will try to be kind TO all living Great
ures, and try to protect them from cruel
usage. !"
For all information and literature con-
corning Band of Mercy work write to Geo.
T. ANGEL, Esq 10 Milk Street, Boston,
Mass.
BE kind to dumb creatures. be gentle. be
true.
For food and protection they look up to you;
Ror affection aud help TO your bounty they
turn.
Oh. do not their trusting hearts wantoply
spurn.
The following is an extract from
Lesson on Kindness to Animals F" by
George I. Angel, lwho is president of the
American Humane Education Society, for
the prevention of cruelty to animals, and
the parent American Band of Mercy.
TIE CATTLE.
In the first chapter of Genesis we are
told that & God made the cattle" that
"God remembered the cattle" In the
one hundred and fourth Psalm, that " lie
causeth the grass to grow for the cattle;
aud in the fiftieth Psalm that :" The cat
tie ON thousand hills are His. "
Ii God made the cattle, and remembered
the cattle, and causeth the grass TO grow
for the cattle aud the cattle on
thousand hills are His, will
he not remember those who cruelty
treat the cattle--those who carry them
several days on the railroad without food
m water-thosc who kill them very cruel
" in the slaughter houses, those who
take the little calves from their mothers
when very young and treat them cruelty,
those who to save the cost OF hay, give
taeir cattle so little food in winter that
they are half starved aud become lean
aud sick E?
Sometimes cattle suffer more than a
thousand deaths because their keepers do
not give them enough food i'll winter ; and
many times they suffer in winter because
their keepers do not provide comfortable
barns.
Cruelty to cattle and other animals in
keeping them, or in killing them, Injuries
their meats, making them unwholesome
aud sometimes poisonous. So, also, cru
city to cows often makes their milk and
butter, and cheese, that is made from the
milk. un@holesome and poisonous. II
animals are to be killed, let it be done in
stantly, either by shooting them in the
head, or otherwise, and no animal should
be permitted to see another killed.
read an account of boy about four
teen years of age, who while watching
the cows, was attacked by wolf One
OF the cows came to his rescue, attacked
tue wolf, and saved the boys life.
know that cows have gratitude, for
some years ago l was crossing field in
Dorchester near Boston, Mass, and
found COW, which had been tied to a
tree with long rope. In feeding she had
gotten the rope wound about her legs and
been thrown to the ground, and in strug
Cling 10 get away. had gotten the rope
still more wound about her until she lay
help 'ess, When after long time, | sue
ceeded in unwinding the rope, and getting
kIud look in her eyes and tapped my coat
sleeves with her tongue.
Cows have often been trained to know
their names, aud come when called. Tie
great American statesman and orator,
Daniel Webster, asked just before ht
died, that all his cattle, which he loved
50 much, should be driven to his window
taat he might see them for the last time
aud as they came one by one, to his win
dow. lie called each BY name.
Let US always remember how the oxel
toll for VI. how the cows supply us Will
mix and butter, and cheese; how muel
ali these dumb creatures do for US, auo
how little they get in return, and let u:
try TO do what he can TO make them hap
ny.
Little children love onesnother, " ant
not for one minute forget that all Other
children are your sisters and brothers
and are ever entitled to words and acts Of
Kindness from you. The more you dc
foo the pleasure of others the happier you
become, as il is only through the avenu,
Of giving others happiness that we can re
e,sve contentment, 10y, aud success so
dear little boys aud girls, if you wish t,
L.. H.
Heavenly Fathsr has given US to live in
you must be just as anxious for Other
children TO have pretty clothes to wear
lovely pictures and music IN their homes