The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28

increasing to such an extent that " was
involuntary for him to leave the room.
He was never mistaken when be said tnere
was cat in the room, an instance OF when
occurred once when invited to dine at Cniei
Justice McKeans.
Knowing his antipathy, they made
careful search and aired the room. but
the moment Gen. Roberdeau entered ne
said "There Is cat here!" They assured
MIN there was not, for they had taken
proper precautions on his account
He replied that he knew there was cat
there and retired to another room, while
further search revealed kitten behind
the bookcase, The. writer 8 father has
their girlish tricks played on Gen. Rober-
deau, Of secreting q eat in the room IN
which he was sitting, and the General
never failed to perceive 1t instantly.
This popularity does not seem to be
generally Inherited among his descendants q has
appeared in modified form.
Miss Mary E. Roberdeau, the eldest
daughter Of Isaac, partially Inherited this
antipathy, which here showed itself in an
other form, occasioning an eruption on the
s mane5 passing of after the cause was re-
My informant adds: Very similarly
affected was the writer's sister. Although
excessively fond of pets and cats In par
ticular, 1t has been noticed that after fond.
would suddenly ensue.
She would sneeze time after time, her
eyes water profusely and her face become
flushed. The violence would subside after
putting the cat away, leaving no trace
Sean ns eh ha eess maaEed o aas q ssr
great grandfather antipathy.'
DR. s., a physician of distinction, writes:
! am not now aware of the presence OF
cat when it is not In sight or known to be
near, but on some occasions Of my life
have been so uncomfortable that I have
feared a cat must be in the room, and on
those occasions cat has always been
found.
At could never make friend Of man
or woman who loved fondling cats, and
the cat from the room before could give
my mind to her symptoms.
My wife reminds me Of one occasion,
about 1902, when she and were visiting
stranger. l remarked during the alb
sence Of the hostess that I was certain
ally black cat appeared from under the
~ have dread, even to nausea, the
whole subject seems to me disgusting, and
feel almost seasick as dictate this
AN absolutely Trustworthy witness, Miss
tell you Of cousin Of mine, q woman as
strongminded and self-reliant as any one
I have ever known and apparently afraid
of nothing. but with an absolute antipathy
to a cat.
ION one occasion we arrived in Mon
treal quite late at night, and on reaching
the hotel were taken into very long dining
room, with lights only on the table where
We were seated. She suddenly turned
ashly pale and exclaimed: There Is cat
assuring her that he had not seen a cat
since he had been there, and was quite sure
there was none, she got pa Ter and paler,
and, trembling all over, continued TO cay:
There is, there is cat here. and after
much searching cat was found up in the
corner and at the extreme other end Of
the room"
Dr. Mitchells conclusions are: There
are these classes Of persons who suffer
from cats:
4. Asthmatic.-cat asthma. ..-.
e Cat fear, with or Titho ,sI seaueat, eE.
g. cat fear. Power to be sure an unseen
u, those Of the last class can detect the
cat by smell, or many sometimes and not
IS, Cases occur In which the, consciousness
Of cat as present through Its It's. smell me Snte
70 1t IS therefore likely that the cat emana-
Sn hs
as doors
why these emanations should, II plainly
perceived as due to cats, cause certain
symptoms in those who dread cats, is read
lily understood.
THE ultimate cause OF unreasonable
terror of cats / cannot explain.
ITO be told a cat ia near when mono Is
in the room may occasion the same I'm
pleasant consequences as when the cat is
present.
1T is perhaps, worthy Of note how many
Of the victims Of cat fear declare that even
strange cats seem to have an unusual de-
sire to be near them, jump on their laps
and follow them.