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seems, at length, to be convinced of the real na- 

 ture of the image. The same is the case with the 

 Dog at an early age. 



The Cat generally lives in habits of friendship 

 with the other domestic animals ; the contrary in- 

 stances arising entirely from neglect of early edu- 

 cation *. 



The sleep of the Cat, which is generally veiy 

 light, is sometimes so profound that the animal 

 requires to be shaken pretty briskly before it can 

 be awakened : this particularity takes place chiefly 

 in the depth of winter, and especially on the ap- 

 proach of snowy weather: at such periods also, as 

 well as at some others, the animal diffuses a fra- 

 grant smell, something like that of cloves. 



The fur of the Cat, being generally clean and 

 dry, readily yields electric sparks when rub- 

 bed; and if a clean and perfectly dry domestic 

 Cat be placed, in frosty weather, on a stool with 

 glass feet, or insulated by any other means, and 

 rubbed for a certain space, in contact with the 

 wire of a coated vial, it will be effectually charged 



by this method, 

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* We might here mention the well-known anecdote of the 

 French lady, who taught her Cat, Dog, Mouse, and Bird, to feed 

 together from the same plate. 



