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pigment. In the following varieties these colors have 
become pale and diluted: Blue and Lilac have a 
diluted black pigment; the Silver has a diluted 
chocolate pigment, and the Cream has the yellow 
pigment diluted. 
The varieties mentioned above are solid colored, 
but there are also several varieties that carry several 
colors. The most noted of these are the Dutch 
marked, which have the eye-patches, ears and rear 
portion of the body in some solid color, the remainder 
of the body white; these are very pretty when the 
colors are black and white. Beside these there are 
the spotted varieties in all colors. 
HOUSE 
There are many varieties of cages for pet mice. 
Any box with a lid, and that has a floor area of twelve 
inches by six inches will do for a pair. One side of 
the box may have a wire screen or a glass, so that the 
pets may be observed. These cages often have a slit 
along the lower edge of one side which may be used 
in cleaning out the cage; a little scraper with a 
handle may be pushed through this slit for drawing 
out the soiled sawdust; of course such an open- 
ing must be closed by a strip of wood when not in 
use. 
Each cage should always be furnished with a mov- 
able nest box, this should be at least four inches 
square, with a hole in one side two inches in diameter, 
and should have a lid for convenience in cleaning 
which may be hooked down with wire while in use. 
This nest box may be attached to the side of the cage, 
or placed in one corner on the floor. However, it 
should be where it may be easily reached by the hand 
from above when the lid to the cage is raised, for the 
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