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the same agilit}', and it is claimed that the 

 common, striped, gray domestic cat is foremost 

 in the art. It may be that cats of that color 

 come nearest to the wild cat, but it is more 

 probable that the color is not so easily seen by 

 the little r(jdents. A baker or a miller ought, 



A Dangerous rLAVTinxc; 



trained to jump over a stick, to ride horseback 

 upon dogs, and even to dance to the word of 

 command. But tricks of this kind, suitable only 

 for fairs and circuses, can be taught just as 

 easily to pigs and cockatoos ; in fact, the cats 

 which, by dint of patience, have been taught 

 these things must be regarded as great excep- 

 tions. If it is desired to teach an}'thing to a therefore, to keep white cats to save his grain, 

 cat, the utmost gentleness must be used, for because where all is white a cat of a dark color 

 cats fear and resent blows and harsh words would be seen more easily, 

 far more than a dog ever does. A cat kept e.\clusi\'ely to hunt mice must 



There is no question of training a cat to not be deprived, as is sometimes the case, of 

 catch mice. All of them do not do it with other food. To do so is more than imprudent. 



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