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PET MICE IN A FROLIC. 



Do not worry about their overrun- 

 ning the house by extensive breeding. 

 "Pigs is Pigs" is a funny story, but 

 lacks even the suggestion of basis on 

 fact. It might be dangerous for Ellis 

 Parker Butler to call on certain breed- 



ers of cavies not alum- from his mis- 

 naming, but from misrepresentations; 



that is, after all allowances have been 

 made for the jocose exaggerations. 



Rabbits are better breeders. But do 

 not try to keep Belgian hares and turn 

 your butcher out of business. Have a 

 little pity for the butcher, and do not 

 rely on the ten-dollar pair of Belgians 

 which had four litters a year, each of 

 five ten-dollar pairs, and then — and 

 then, you built a mansion and wor- 

 ried the remainder of your life as to 

 where to safely invest all the money! 



Japanese rats are "ratty" only in 

 name. They have many interesting 

 traits and no vermin-like odor. In one 

 respect are they a decided contrast to 

 the cavies. A rat's tail is a most con- 

 venient handle. 



Woodchucks in captivity become as- 

 tonishingly gentle, if taken when 

 young and well cared for. Astonish- 

 ing stories are told of their friendli- 

 ness. But be careful ! Their teeth 

 may be more a fact than some of the 

 stories. If one keeps a woodchuck, 

 he should never lose sight of the fact 

 that it is a woodchuck, the most 

 vicious biter of all the native four- 

 footed animals. Let the woodchuck 

 hibernate in a box of hay, kept where 



FROGS ARE EXCELLENT PETS— ALWAYS INTERESTING— EASILY CARED FOR. 



