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what is better, as it can be well washed a 

 galvanized flat pan such as is used for roasting 

 meat, should be placed in some well- ventilated 

 corner out of sight, and kept filled about an 

 inch deep with sand, clean earth, or sawdust. 

 Perhaps the latter is preferable, as it can be 

 burned. The litter should be changed fre- 

 quently. 1 



There should be in some convenient corner 

 near the window, in order to get sunlight if 

 possible, at the same time not in a draft a 

 basket kept filled with clean oat straw or with 

 flannel. While a flannel cushion looks the 

 prettier, clean oat straw, in which the cat can 

 turn and roll, allows it to keep its coat much 

 cleaner and in better order; but the straw, of 

 course, has the disadvantage of getting scat- 

 tered over the floor when the animal leaves its 

 basket. Wherever it is possible, the basket 

 should be in the sunlight, as cats love to bask. 

 The basket and its filling must be kept abso- 



1 For an extended and complete description of the 

 housing of cats on a large scale " catteries " or " cat- 

 runs" see "Domestic and Fancy Cats," by John 

 Jennings. 



