The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-27
Science DEGREES the Doom
/. of the Domestic Animal Pet
Dog aid Cats, Parrots and Monkeys Among the Most
Active Agents in Spreading Dangerous Diseases "

The doom Of the domestic animal
as household pet is sounded! In
the near future cats, dogs, rabbits,
squirrels, white rats and mice. pig
cons parrots and guinea pigs will
be prohibited from sharing the joys
and. affections Of children. Medical
SCIENCE Is constantly me8iag new dis
|.eoyertess as to the lcaass. Ard The con-
troll Of disease. The Knowledge ia
growing that parasites tare RESPONSE
BILE for the spread of the most terri
bic and deadly diseases. 1t is gradu-
ally showing. to Us countless dangers
that daily surround us in the care
and companionship Of our long cher
ished pets
/ All animals, both the-domesticated
and the wild are the host of hordes
! OF parasites. Recent discoveries have
disclosed the startling. facts that
many OF the very common diseases,
as we'll as those Of the epidemics, are
ttraceable to the contact with our va
rious pets. - ,
! Just as we suffer from all Of the
Ills and pains which ignorance and
abuse Of her laws place upon poor
loyertaxed nature, SO our dumb brute
| friends likewise suffer all of the all
ments peculiar to their kind. \,
They are continually in 8 more or
less diseased condition and all Of the
time they are carrying about q vast
number Of disease transmitters in the
shape of feas, lice, ticks and SO
forth, to all Of which have been. at
tributed the ability of distributing
one or more diseases Of the animal
kingdom, but among humans, 1t
may not be-. in this generation that
sanitary education and scientific re-
lsearch will triumph over the age
bound ties between the human and
animal families 80 that all sentiment
be sacrificed upon the the altar of
sanitation: In that day which is
fBurely coming, though doubtless O.
long way off, since it has ever been
the fate Of civilization and progress
to be contested step by step, Fido
and Tabby Will find themselves BAN
Itshed to the public geological parks
along with other animal curiosities
Ito be admired at distance.
| Away With Pets. 49,.
With the absence Of the live pets
we will no doubt find all sentiment
rendered safe and germ proof by
sterilization and fumigation and
ladled out In homeopathic doses to
both young and old, If there be either
In that spotless, germless, petlesa
|age Of progression.
With the immediate approach of
the millennium Of healthy dogs of all
descriptions will cease to share the
family affections. The majestic Dane,
the noble and useful st. Bernard, the
pampered poodle, the idolized Pom
Uranium and the ordinary yellow cur,
must all descend from their thrones
I'm childish hearts and travel hence
TO dog paradise or boyless wilder
mess. ~.
| The naughty, insolent Angora, the
.aristocratic Maltese and all of the,
feline tribe down to the homely, par
ring hearthstone. Tabby must yield
their favorite cushions and wend
their sorrowful way into O. cold and
world, where nice warm
mix and coy corners are not the
portion Of bacteria breeding and
germ-carrying cats.
, No more will the frisky squirrel
wave his bushy tail In vain endeavor
TO attract some kindred boy spirit to
Join In romp and hunt for nuts
Rabbits and guinea pigs will find
their sphere Of usefulness limited to
the laboratory and goat teams and
trained mice and white rats will only
have place in the fairy legends of q