A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



the dogs. These little items of education 

 are as easily taught as cleanliness, and save 

 kitty all sorts of misery when she goes to a 

 strange home. 



HOW TO KEEP THEM DAINTY 



The coats of your cats should be kept in 

 the best possible order. Nothing seems to 

 insure this better than daily brushing, which 

 prevents tangling and breaking. If they are 

 healthy and the beds kept clean, they rarely 

 look dirty. If by any chance they do ac- 

 quire smudges, rub bran into the fur and 

 brush it out; the soil soon disappears. 



Fleas are pests to be dreaded for all furry 

 pets in warm weather; so take time by the 

 forelock, and by rigid care in the cattery 

 check their approach. Once established, it 

 is impossible to exterminate them without 

 injury to the cats. The floor of the room 

 should be washed three times a week with 

 water to which carbolic acid has been added. 

 Vermin powders I don't like, because they 



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