156 THE DOMESTIC CAT. 



rubbed for a little while in contact with the wire 

 of a coated phial, the phial will become effectually 

 charged. 



The flesh of these animals is eaten in several 

 countries. Some of the negro tribes consider it as 

 excellent food. 



A Cat belonging to Dr. Coventry, professor of 

 Agriculture in Edinburgh, had lost her tail by ac- 

 cident, when she was young. She had many litters 

 of kittens; and in every litter there was one or 

 more that wanted the tail, either wholly or in part. 



Mr. Stackhouse, of Pendarvis in Cornwall, in- 

 forms me, that he has been witness to the continu- 

 ance of a breed of tailless Cats, both in his own fa- 

 mily and in that of a gentleman of his acquaintance 



In Wales the male Cat is called gwrcath, and the 

 female, cath : in France, both male and female are 

 called chat, or chat domestique : in Italy, gatto : in 

 Spain and Portugal, gato! in Germany, Jcatz : in 

 Holland, hater : in Denmark, kat : in Sweden, 

 katta: in Poland, kot : in Russia the male is called 

 kot, and the female koschka. 



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