Concerning Cats 



the forehead flat and receding, and the eyes more 

 slanting toward the nose than the American cat's. 

 The form should be slender, graceful, and delicately 

 made ; the body long ; the tail very thin and rather 

 short ; the legs short and slender, and the feet oval. 

 The body is of a bright, uniform color, and the legs, 

 feet, and tail are usually black. 



The Manx cat is considered by many people as a 

 natural curiosity. It differs from the ordinary 

 domestic cat but little, except in the absence of a tail, 

 or even an apology for one. The hind legs are 

 thicker and rather longer than the ordinary cat's, and 

 it runs more like a hare. It is not a graceful object 

 when seen from behind, but it is an affectionate, 

 home-loving creature with considerable intelligence. 

 The Manx cat came from the Isle of Man originally, 

 and is a distinct breed. So-called Manx cats have 

 tails from one to a few inches long, but these are 

 crosses of the Manx and the ordinary cat. In the 

 Crimea is found another kind of cat which has no tail. 

 The cats known as the "celebrated orange cats of 

 Venice," are probably descendants of the old Egyp- 

 tian cat, and are of varying shades of yellow, some- 

 times deepening into a sandy color which is almost 

 red. There are obscure stripes on the body, which 

 become more distinct on the limbs. The tail is more 

 or less ringed toward its termination. 



There has been a newspaper paragraph floating 

 about stating that a prize of several thousand dollars 



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