COMMON CAT. ' 36? 
seems^ at lengthy to be convinced of the real na- 
ture of the image. The same is the case with the 
Dog at an early age. 
The Cat generally lives in habits of friendship 
with the other domestic animals ; the contrary in- 
stances arising entirely from neglect of early edu- 
cation 
The sleep of the Cat, which is generally very 
lights is sometimes so profound that the animal 
requires to be shaken pretty briskly before it can 
be awakened : this particularity takes place chiefly 
in the depth of winter^ and especially on the ap- 
proach of snowy weather: at such periods also, as 
well as at some others, the animal diffuses a fra- 
grant smell-, something like that of cloves. 
The fur of the Cat, being generally clean and 
dry, readily yields electric sparks when rub- 
bed; and if a clean and perfectly dry domestic 
Cat be placed, in frosty weather, on a stool with 
glass feet, or insulated by any other means, and 
rubbed for a certain space, in contact with the 
wire of a coated vial, it will be effectually charged 
by this method. 
* We might here mention the well-known anecdote of the 
French lady, who taught her Cat, Dog, Mouse, and Bird, to feed 
together from the same plate. 
