36 PRACTICAL RABBIT KEEPING 



ber in America would be very large. The fact 

 is that most of the large white rabbits have no 

 right to the name. The real Polish is a small 

 rabbit, weighing not over five pounds, and its 

 eyes are blood red when young, fading to pink 

 with age. The coat is fine in quality, silky, 

 short, and smooth. The ears are short and the 

 head is fairly lean. Polish rabbits are best 

 adapted to the cooler parts of the country 

 because they suffer more than most breeds 

 from the heat. Moreover their coats are in- 

 jured if they are exposed to much direct sun- 

 light. In fact, more than usual attention is 

 required to keep these rabbits in the pink of 

 condition, for the coat and especially the feet 

 are certain to be stained unless the strictest 

 cleanliness prevails. Sometimes soft bread 

 crumbs are used to clean the coat, as they seeni 

 to remove soiled spots more effectively than 

 anything else. Green stuff must be fed care- 

 fully, and is best withheld from young rab- 

 bits because they seem to show a tendency 

 towards bowel trouble. Probably the Polish 

 rabbit will never be bred as satisfactorily in 

 America as in England, but it has many 

 admirers. 



