A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



you have children who are fond of animals, 

 it is a good plan to allow the cattery to be 

 used occasionally as a play-room. Of course 

 this suggestion does not apply to little ones 

 under five years of age, who would pull 

 and tease the cats. Some of the best kit- 

 tens I ever saw were the constant play- 

 fellows of two little girls, aged respectively 

 eight and ten, who dressed them up and 

 made doll-babies of them. The kitty-cats 

 seemed to enjoy it as much as the children, 

 who fed, cleaned, and took full care of them. 

 The original mother puss had been a pres- 

 ent to the children, and money from sales 

 was banked for them; and, I assure you, at 

 the end of five years it had developed into a 

 very nice little nest-egg. 



THE POULTRY YARD 



Insects are the most disagreeable feature 

 of poultry keeping, but must be discussed, 

 as it needs the greatest vigilance just now 



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