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beings from living miserable lives and dying miserable 

 deaths. 



In this particular case Dr. Hodge secured the help of 

 several young kittens. He picked out two that were 

 merry and healthy, and tried to make them take milk that 





ALCOHOL-DISEASED KITTENS, JUNE 4, 1895; CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDE 



When the photograph was taken, 5 P.M., all the normal kittens 

 were playing actively 



had a little alcohol in it. But the kittens would not touch 

 it ; they acted as if they would rather starve first. 



He therefore opened their mouths very carefully and 

 fed the milk to them, a little at a time. It did not please 

 them, but they swallowed it. Dr. Hodge did this regularly 

 for ten days, and day by day he noticed how it affected 

 the kittens. The result was certainly not favorable, for 



