New-York tribune., 1905-07-17

the outpouT1ngs OF her overhowing affection.
CATS HOLD CONVERSE TOGETHER
Cats can communicate with one another. and
when there is than one IN a family one is
generally the master and the rest accept sub
ordinate positions We once had two old males n
magnificent silver Maltese and a rather stupid hut
thoroughly good natured black cat. Silver was ths
boss and Blacds did what he was told A hundred
door through which the cats usually went In and
at this door Other doors we're o1enad g Li fiiIe
but other would do. After a long period Of
a5ngry mewing at the door he walked over to
ana gave him sharp clip on the side Of the head
Ihen silver lay down and Blackie took Up his va
evident that Silver had ordered his inferior to do
'Mr Burroughs said nothing of the manual ds
terlty or mechanical ingenuity Of cats This is the
it from their having very delicate Flexible
paw. It has been said by some students that the
whole of civilization has evolved out of the opnoe
siuon OF the thumb; that is that because mans
ne can hold tools and weapons he has evolved
IN IN the TIE way he has II this IS so. who knows how
mueh the mental infertorfty OF the lower animals
Is due 10 the fact that they cannot handle things
pressed through his manner of handling things
70 push the adjustable wire window netting back
and forward IN the window to allow Of his own
water from the faucet and I have seen him many
times put up his paw 10 the faucet ana try to
turn it. 50 as 10 get water to drink. II this IS not
a distinct reasoning from cause to effect don't
BROUGHT Up ON THE BOTTLE
We had once tiny male kitten, one Of those
delicious rolypoly things that everybody loves. An
old male cat left by a family that moved
away ana, Ike all the abandoned cats in the
neighborhOOd gravitated TO our house for q home
be loved the kitten exceedingly. a thousand times
tan over the edge for the baby to play with
switching IL back and forth and looking over his
Now IL seems TO this deliberate devils
ing Of amusement. just human action as
2@uy- rms ol0 rom also always permitted the
kitten TO eat first and then he took what left
ana he always ate third, taxing the Ieavngs OF the
other TWO. It seemed a curious sort Of etiquette
if the 1irsr 10 come had the first right.
Wy had a car once which always Went to walk
with member of the family who strOlled out
for pleasure in the summer. and so fond was he
Of this pleasure that his eye was immediately on
any one who put on a hat and he would side Sc
dateIy up TO join the party
You may not believe 1t, but we brought up a
kitten dolls nursing bottle once. We found
the bottle. all complete. in a toy store and the
kitten learned TO take the nipple IN Its mouth ana
as any human infant Another kitten We raised
a spoon and used to wipe his mouth after
throughout his life to have his mouth wiped with
q napkin after he had eaten.
ny comparison petWeen me car ana dog Whlch
MT. Burroughs mentions was this The dog Is al
ways in evidence, so TO speak he is up IN every
ones face. Every evidence Of his intelligence is
known ana noted me cat IS a reserved, shy eX-
elusive animal Only those who love her will
watch her closely enough 10 detect the signs OF
intelligence. The dog has become the slave Of man
He viii Hex the foot that kicks him but the cat
never She will scratch instead. The dog Will
fawn on a brute The cat Will withdraw herself
civilization. Therefore, only those who love the
well VIII ever note her Intelligence, but that she
8Ir. Burroughs ascribe thought TO the dog any real
lover VIII ever declare"