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HOW TO TEND CATS. 
and it did not require much reasoning to 
put the two things together.” 
“ Can cats reason?” asked Daisy, doubt¬ 
fully. 
“ To a certain extent,- no doubt, they can,” 
replied Miss Winston. “ We see instances 
of it every day. Jenny reasoned when she 
taught her kittens to sit up and beg as Dick 
had taught her. She knew that when she 
begged in this way for food she almost 
always got it; and she concluded from that 
fact that it would be a good thing for her 
kittens to have the same accomplishment. 
I used often to be amused at seeing how 
persevering she was in setting them in the 
proper position.” 
“ Many people say that cats can never be 
taught any thing,” said Annie. 
“ That is a mistake,” returned her aunt. 
“ They are, it must be confessed, not nearly 
so docile as dogs, and they need to be 
coaxed and rewarded, not driven or threat¬ 
ened. They are exceedingly sensitive to 
kindness, for the most part, and show a 
great deal of gratitude to those who are 
serviceable to them. Witness Jessy’s af¬ 
fection for Dick.” 
