The Detroit times., 1910-02-24
AGED ANIMALS To
HAVE SAN|TAR|UM
Rich Woman of New York Will Con
vert Her Jersey Farm Into Refuge
With Fine Hospital

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-On the
hanks OF the Raritan river at Somer-
vile, y. j.. surrounded by beautiful
Lndulating countryside. and approach
ing through tie neighhorhood made
attractive by the country estate OF
James b. Duke, of the tobacco trust,
Is a historic farm OF LAG acres belong
ing 10 Mrs. Evelyn Wentworth Muir
ray. OF New York who has for many
years befriended animals OF all sorts
and intends TO turn this estate into i
sanatorium for old and decrepit ami
mails Many times Mrs. Murray mas
appeared n Manhattan courts agains:
cruel drivers. and she Is forever res
Cuing some poor, nameless, breedless
dog. starving in the streets. taking "
q her farm and nursing II back 10
health and happiness The kindness
thus shown TO one yellow cur last
summer resulted in the burning OF
her bungalow the other day-for the
dog accidentally SCI the house ahre
and burned ii down. since which time
Mrs. Murray has been living in a one
room building she built for den ID
order 10 Ire near her animal pets.
Il have long thought" she SAID
Yesterday. that there ought TO De
some Mace where tired horses. worn
out by toll in the city, and perhaps
sick could be taken efor vacations
without expense TO the owners, Wh"
in many cases are poor. Humanity
ives mu,h 10 the horses in our cities.
The,, holm make our status as human
beings b, arabic. Why should we hol
return a little OF the klndhess .h'y
show US by taking proper care OF 'he'n
in their old age or sickness?
II am going to build hospllai
here on this farm, Lave line pastures
lawns. cool groves for them TO rest IN H.
rooIs where they can battle. as ~
borses like TO do ia hot weather, anu
e,,arv other convenience for nursing
back TO health creatures that may
have fallen i'll. Then poor man "ho
has a horse that is tired out can prlhS
!. bare leave IL. and we VIII lehH
him a good strong horse TO take us IT,,
nIace while his il resting. we VIII
bove good veterinary in charge :"
iaoi, after the horses-the hndest
man ON earth. and know VINO he 10
too. an nv
- have three horses now on NJ
s,rr,. two q; them very valuable, ana
have for many-vears made stuuy
20 horees and know what they need'
rte farm will rot be a recupeTallhS
Mace for horses alone, ho"eVeI, p ~
,,fl he for all sorts OF anllhais III ulo
tress Dogs. cats. cattle. pirds an
anv other creatures that neea h''P'
have four or five dogs mere now az
on ~ them / rescued from the cry
ono ~ my favorites is Rover. ION
,arrier one OF them IL dog that ha'
ION RIM over in tho city ana had -
H., brokcn Ms chauffeur caught J.
60 mo and took il to the society
ma a, Tventy-sixth-st., New foIH'
,rhore thev told me the best thins
~, Gould he done for the poor uoe
- 90 take IL TO the gas house anu
bave Il asphyxiated SO tooE !,
80 but the poor creature lookeI
into nv eyes so pitifully that cou'u
MOT 40 II and so took II 10 'le ho'
nitol I'm Twenty-ffth-st, where II wa
-. ueaks getting well. ] PAID %
60 is care there. and then | orought
:, ont there. and you should see
~ II ia the healthiest. happies'
looking creature ycu ever saw, -.
This farm is a Ietrea' Ior al s''
of wild animals Tor they seem III. ~
know the are protected here. neIe
are wild rabbits squirrels and plru'.
some Of MIR Dukes English pheasah :
are continually living on my, SIDE %
~on the night my bungalow burned
Gown ono of the dogs, a fox terrieN
that is the special pet 81 my niue
nephew Gustav ard niece Evelyn.
caught cold and now has pneumonia.
I am taking special care Of this pet
myself aud expect TO nurse 1t back
10 health. have made bed for II IN
the little house where | have my den.
~ Is for this reason that am staying