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after falls asleep. Her attempts to get into this shelf and accomplish 
her object were to me a study of unusual interest, especially as the 
animal was only 28 days old. 
The eyes are now capable of much quicker movements than before. 
Now hears “ puss” however lightly uttered, also hears dogs barking 
in the yard. 
This has been a day of activity and notably great advancement. 
29th day.—Quieter to-day (reaction ?) 
Without its mother last night for the first time. 
Takes a little milk twice to-day. 
There is some difficulty in keeping the milk out of the nose which 
is owing to inability to hold the head just right. When solid food as meat 
is put in the mouth it is rejected. 
Shows a desire to use claws, sticks them into objects. 
In play have seen an incipient run on two or three occasions. 
When the mother has been cleaning the kitten after answering 
nature’s calls there have for some days been cries but to-day there is 
active protest with teeth and claws, which however the mother heeds 
but little. 
When placed on a window ledge 2 feet from the floor (and seeming 
more) the kitten looks down and plainly would like to get down but 
does not venture to try the descent. 
After lapping milk to-day it cleans itself (toilet). 
Is seen for the first time to wash its own face. 
30th day.—To-day a pan containing some fine sand in the bottom is 
set near the kitten’s box which is to be used as a retiring place to encour- 
age cleanly habits. The sand will be frequently renewed. 
The studies in connection with this have proved very interesting and 
instructive to the writer. 
The kitten climbs out of box and goes to the corner of the room near 
the box and cries. It is then lifted into the pan and soon passes urine. 
Tt then visits the book-shelf and tries to get in ; eries. Not succeed- 
ing it returns towards its box and having to pass the pan on the way it 
puts one paw into the sand but withdraws it and goes on. 
It soon enters its box and sleeps. 
Later is out of its box. 
The tearing of the paper wrappers from a journal startles it con- 
siderably. 
In the evening leaves its box and plays a good deal. It can now walk 
well and run in some fashion. 
It carries ¢ail in all ways now and moves it more or less, 
It makes many attempts to get into the book-shelf and at last succeeds. 
For its play even the leg of the table suffices. It darts back as if it 
was afraid of it, etc. 
