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THE MANX 



One of the oddities of animal life is the Manx a cat with- 

 out a tail! This breed, whose ancestors hailed from the Isle of 

 Man in the Irish Sea, has a particularly mild and trusting nature 

 and as a pet is especially easy to train and manage. 



Pet Shows and Pictures 



Once your children are interested in the different breeds of 

 cats and dogs, attending a pet show becomes a worthwhile family 

 excursion. At such an exhibit you can see fine specimens of many 

 breeds and observe the fascinating results of specialized training. 

 If you live in a neighborhood where a number of children own 

 dogs and cats, it is possible to stage a strictly home-style pet show 

 guaranteed to provide fun as well as an added incentive for the 

 young masters and mistresses to have their pets well groomed 

 and trained. 



Making a cat or dog picture album is an activity anyone can 

 enjoy. It is fun to watch the magazines for suitable pictures, and 

 even the youngest member of the family can join in the game. 

 The resulting album can be either extremely simple or else 

 elaborate, depending on the amount of time you can give as 

 adviser to the "art and production department." 



Horses 



If there was ever the possibility of a waning of interest in horses 

 in this machine age of ours, that prospect vanished when television 

 brought Western movies with their hard-riding cowboys into 

 the home. Life on a ranch with horses became the dream of count- 

 less city-dwelling girls and boys, and children who had the oppor- 

 tunity to ride felt a new appreciation of that privilege. 



Fortunately it is not necessary to live on a ranch to have a 

 personal acquaintance with horses. There are numerous farms 

 where we may see different breeds of horses, and rodeos and 

 horse shows are held throughout the country. In some cities 

 there are the magnificent steeds of mounted police, as well as 

 riding horses in the parks. In at least a few communities, the 

 plodding horse of the milkman still survives. 



