Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

feeding as is possible, under the cir
cumStanCes.
1t will need every mental quality
which the pet owner possesses 10 re-
sist the lure of pleading eyes ana
watering, mouth.
Dogs and cats, like little children
quickly learn how to wheedie what
they want out of their frlends.
The trick Of standing on the hlnd
legs and begging" for food has led
many a good dog to an early demise.
Most of us find ourselves unable to
resist our furry friends when they
pull" some especially cute pose on
us in an effort to get more dinner imam
is good for them.
Dogs are omnivorous, taking after
their masters. They will eat any
thing, or, at least, try to eat IT,
One of the most comical sights III
the world is a dog irving 70 eat Il
niece of saltwater taffy. The dog
owner. however. who really cares for
his net will never repeat the offcnse.
In a larger sense, he will never give
his net candy at all. This lis some
thing a dog would not get in Nature,
and he should not have it in the home.
Too much cane sugar causes inteStl-
nal catarrh and later various forms Of
tumorS.
The food Of the dog has been worked
out very nicely by dog men, any one
of whom can tell you just what to
feed your dog and what not TO feeo
him to keep him in good health.
Generally, one meal a. day IS held &c
be best for the dog, since mankind
desires to work on schedule. Lack
of exercise and fresh air initiates
against the dogs health, and because
of such lack the amount of 1909
should be lesscned over what 1t Woulo
be if the dog were given good, long
run every day.
The house cat, under domesticity.
REQUIRES especial care on the part OF
it's owner, if the animal is to be kept
in the best of condition.
There is a mistaken idea that a
cat can be fed almost any old thing
but in Nature it's diet is principally
and almost entirely raw meat, Whlch
it catches itself, thus adding the
sauce of capture to it's main dish.
Raw meat, then, is the cats nat
ural diet, and every such pet should
have a generous helping each day
Cold milk allowed to sit around Is
frowned upon by authorities.
A health requirement commonly
overlooked by those who keep cats
confined, especially in apartments, is
plenty of grass.
Grass is the cats medicine, and If
he is not allowed to run at large,
special care should be taken to bring
him in a supply of fresh grasses
every week, at the minimum.
Grass clippings from the mower are
not what is meant, but the long,
ranker grasses, whose blades will fur
nish the emetic which the cat Graves.
Catnip, too, in moderation, is good.
A starvation day, every now and
then, is good for a cat, although he
will not think so, and will put up
many a meow in protest.
The greatest danger Of all for
household pets is the tendency of
every member of the family to feed
the creatures. Only one member of
family should be allowed to feed
the dog or cat.
To carry out this rule will require
all the will power and self-control
each member of the household pos
sesses: but it will prove valuable
training to the human members of
the household. and will add to the
health and lengthen the life of the pet
IF you do not master him, he will
master you" Such is the warning
of the veterinarian.