El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-07

THE Connecticut Cat show, which
opens today at Charter Oak
Park. in Hartford, is an event of
interest to cat lovers throughout
the country, for this show will include
feline beauties from almost every state
1t divides it's interest. however, with
the cat show forming a part OF the
Canadian National exposition now on in
Montreal At this show over $1,000 in
cash prizes, besides numerous pieces OF
plate and many blue ribbons, will be
awarded the happy owners Of the finest
kings and queens of catdom. Many
American breeders have sent exhibits
to this Canadian cat show and special
provisions have been made with the
custom officers for the admission OF
these valuable animals into Canada.
Is Becoming Important.
Breeding fine cats is rapidly deyel-
oping as business and 1T is one in
which women are especially successful
beginning and, to a woman who is
fond of pets, raising beautiful cats is
congenial occupation. The animals
themselves are clearly and attractive
and with ordinary care regarding their
feeding and quarters, there is compar-
atively little difficulty. The fine cats,
of course, are sensitive in some partic-
ulars and require the best conditions,
but there Is much less real work at
tached to rearing a brood of pedigree6
cats than in raising enough poultry to
bring in the same amount OF money.
So cat raising Is becoming channel
by means of which many women, es-
pecially those with more social position
than money, are enabled to help them
selves without leaving the privacy or
their homes.
The Cat Fanciers association of
America is now recognized as an or
ganization of public utility. The de-
partment Of agriculture cooperates
x~fff in r-o4c fr 1c cfc do rd n
American bred cats, despite the opinion
of at least one member of the depart
ment that the cat lis a menace to
health and has no real place in the
association now issues stud book GER
titled by the department of agriculture
and the standards of requirement are
quite as high as those of finely bred
horses or other stock. In fact, many
complaints have been made during the
past three years that the ruling for
registration through the Cat Fanciers
association under the requirements of
the department Of agriculture is alto
gether too stringent.
Persian Cats Most Admired.
Each year the popularity Of the ped
igreed cat increases. While the Per-
sian cat is, generally speaking, the one
most admired, there are number of
ton. A new cat lately introduced
comes from Australia. 1t has unusual
ly long hind legs and in that particular
resembles the kangaroo in its anatomy,
but 1t shows no inclination to jump
In fact, it seems less fond of jumping
than the ordinary cat and is unusually
dignified in its walk So far only a
limited number of Australian cats have
come here. but last year several of the
larger breeders undertook to raise them
with good results and Australian cats
viii occupy a prominent place in the
present cat show
There is no class of pets which re-
ceives a greater amount of affection
from their owners than the cat. The
graceful, purring. soft-haired creatures
the high bred dog does not win his
mistress heart quite so fully. A fine
cat lives in the lap of luxury. It's food
Is as carefully selected as that of an
to the sanitary condition of it's sleep
ing quarters. if indeed. these are not
in the same room with it's owner.
Painting Cats Portraits.
Having cats portrait painted is
becoming quite a fad with fashionable
mistresses and there are artists of no
mean skill who are glad to undertake
these commissions. Cat portraits may
be procured in oil or water colors, but
the ultra-exclusive dame prefers to
have on her dressing table dainty
gold framed miniature of her cat show
ing perhaps the blue ribbons won at
the last exhibition.
Cat dentistry is the latest develop
ment. Special instruments and brushes
have been arranged for cleaning the
teeth and various mouth washes pro-
vided. A cat that developed badly ul-
cerated tooth was recently placed un-
der an anesthetic while a skillful dem
list removed the offending member 1t
Is claimed that cats would have no
trouble with their teeth If their food
were right For this reason feeding
cats on ground meat or hamburg steak
continuously is discourag ed They
should have an occasional bone to pick
Ind gnaw, as 1t is known that the wild
members of the family who feed upon
crush the bones themselves
md have perfectly preserved teeth even
Notwithstanding all these evidences
of popularity on the part of society
ok there is a strong feeling against
,ats in the minds of many people and
more than one physician has denounced
hem to his patients. A Lakewood ply
;fci2n lately has come out publicly
with the statement that cats breed tu-
oercuIosis. E. H Richards, secretary
If the Chicago board of health, recent
~ said: They all should go-the
backyard sloper. the spinster,s tabby
Ind the blue ribbon winner who feasts
On sirloin and lies on silk cushions.
They are worst worse and bad, and
there Is no health in any. AS disease
~@0oN
Ice as the rat and we are exterminat~
ng the rat because it is known to
spread the bubonic plague"
Japan Imports Cats.
In opposition to this statement how
EVER, must be given the fact that the
Japanese government is shipping in
thousands of cats because II is found
that they kill the rats which carry the
plague. Whether in this way the cats
become affected and thus spread the
disease, has not as yet been ascertained
by the japanese scientists.
Cat lovers urge that the fact that
;ats do at times carry disease is almost
entirely due to the carelessness Of their
owners If cats are properly cared for
hey should be healthy and harmless. If
,ats are permitted TO run into an in
'ected district and eat improper food
hey necessarily become a menace to
he community. Last month considera-
Die excitement was caused in Chicago
oy a number of cats who managed to
break into the municipal laboratories.
They ate a number of guinea pigs,
which for experimental purposes had
been innoculated with typhoid, diph-
iberia. cholera and other malignant
germs. Every effort was made to cap
ure these animals, and as a result sew
,ral hundred stray cats were painlessly
put to death during the next week.
Neglecting Tabby.
Many people who own cats of which