Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
DON'T FORGET WATER FOR


 Among the many suggestions and helpful hints concerning the welfare and care of animals and birds during the spring and summer seasons. as issued " he Connecticut Humane Society, are the following: Be sure to place dish of fresh water where your dog or at can easily reach it, dogs and cats often sui fer from lack of water. Wata- the horse and chickens. have someth ng To hold the water-not to tip over and spill it. Hens especially need water all day long in summer days. Water IS chea9 but care is not. it costs thought Cats should be kept in the house at night. h the country. at the time when birds are rearing the young 1t IS m portant to Keep cats IT at night. as it is the carly morning hours that birds are caught by them Some watchfilncss Is needed durin- .he day. also. a tlis tinc if we care to preserve the lives of Our useful friends, the birds.
 Don't leave your cat to starve. If you are going away on summe. facaton or to change your place of residence, d1 mt leave voir cat behind you. Those who go away in the summer leaving dogs and cats uncared for are cruel not "niy to animals. but also to human beings The d-serted dog or cat is almost cer- tain to make many l7ind-hearted per sons miserable. Dogs do not perspire through their skins as we Go; put you may often see the precipitation dripping from their tongues. They need to drink often. A dog should never be mlZzied -o he cannot drink or put h's tongue out as he naturally. would in hot weath- e-
 | Kindness to animals Is capital WI in ve,ted. and nays the farmer in dollars and cents. If possible always have the aame person milk a COW, and let it bf one who is- naturally kind and who in- spires the cozy with confidence so fna' ] if she moves or puts the mixer to any i Inconvenience. she twill not expect punish ment It IS better to feed before milk 1 ing then the cow will stan1 quietly and give her whole attention to the opera ton. Horses and cows will enjoy bette health and do better. work if they ar well croomed every day. To run CON Ito pasture is cruel The mix of frightened or abused cow is poison 'us-
 Dogs and cats have been seriously ,hur hv forcing their heads into empty can that have contained fish. meat or salir Sometimes they are not able to re themselves. Their. terrcr s risiable. an if not found, they may run into som hidln- place and die mise able deatr ! II would he easy TO see tnsit sL c7tl NhS enntied Is pounded out of shape. s that no animal can get its head into il TO do this might save great sufferirt Cats enjoy being brushed. Th's shoul be done carefully, always brushing th
 fur the right way Tn lifting cat fror he ground do not lift hy the upper pai
 of the body. leaving the legs hangin
 down. Lift her gently by placing on hand under the f9relees and at the sam
 time lift her hind legs with the othe
 hand. Do not take her by the nape (
 Inc neck A grown cat IS too heavy lift in that way
 Toads are useff to the farmer. has been estimated that a single toad
 one summer devours about 10000 ir sects and worms and prevents damag
 that would amount to ten dollars There should be no more question ( giving humane education to every chi born into the world than there is teaching him to read. Such instructie
 should begin In earliest childhood 1 the home. and. correlated with oth'
 studies. he contirued through the ert:l , period of school life. Tn fact, human
 ness in it's fullest development Is Ii
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