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of worrying a cat and puss can only defend herself with 
claws. If the cat succeeds in scratching the cornea of 
the dog which is annoying her, she has an ample 
revenge, for the wound is sure to suppurate, ulcerate, and 
if the eye be not destroyed by the septic infection, a 
milk-white tell-tale scar will be left on the eye, as a 
souvenir of the dog’s unworthy encounter with a cat. 
This simple sequel of a cat scratch indicates in a small 
way what happens when man is bitten or scratched with 
the dirty teeth and claws of a lion. 
