ANECDOTES ABOUT CATS 241 



Ever afterwards the cat was observed to visit the 

 river on his own account, and swim after the small fry, 

 driving them into shallow water, catching and making a 

 meal of them, and never seemed troubled with the natural 

 aversion generally felt by cats to water, but would plunge 

 boldly in and swim about like a dog. 



In confirmation of my expressed opinion that cats 

 possess affection for people even more than for places, the 

 doctor told me that when, after a long absence, he returned 

 to the house, where he had left his old favourite, the cat 

 came into the room, and at once jumped on his knee and 

 showed delight at their meeting by every means in his 

 power, and, when the doctor left the house, accompanied 

 him as far as the bridge over the river, which was evidently 

 associated in his mind with their former fishing and 

 bathing experiences. 



Most of us are familiar with the legend of " Puss in 

 Boots," but I think " Puss in Spectacles " is still more 

 strange and unusual. 



The Deoptic and Qphthalmometric Review, certainly not 

 a likely source for fairy tales or throwing the hatchet, is 

 responsible for the following, and as the periodical 

 referred to is the organ of the British Optical Association, 

 it may be taken as thoroughly reliable : 



" A well-known lady who possesses a pet Maltese cat 

 recently found her cat's eyesight begin to fail, so she took 

 him to an oculist. 



"By means of a modelled representation of a mouse, 

 the oculist carefully ascertained what was the matter, and 

 was able to fit his interesting patient with suitable glasses, 



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