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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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On the Wing. 
“The Fair of the Felines.” 
NEW YORE'S CAT SHOW. WITH TIGERS 
THROWN IN. 
[EDITORIAL correspondence.] 
The Feline Family. —Every dog has 
his day, according to popular proverb, 
and now we are giving the cats their 
day, too. Chicago has enjoyed a fine cat 
show this Winter, and New York ex¬ 
tended its display by including a number 
of the greater cats which are not ordin¬ 
arily regarded as household pets The 
show at Grand Central Palace displayed 
lions, tigers, pumas, a black panther, 
ocelot, wildcat, civet cat, and several of 
the smaller savage Felidae, as well as 
fluffy Angoras and placid Persians. A 
roped inclosure kept the curious public 
from too near an acquaintance with the 
cages containing these creatures, and I 
trust the tame pussies were unaware of 
their proximity, for their appearance 
was not very reassuring, especially that 
of the black panther, a very wicked-look¬ 
ing and unquiet beast. 
Short-IIaibed Cats —Naturally many 
people regard the long-haired cats as the 
most remarkable, because they are less 
common, yet there are plenty of fine 
specimens among those with short hair. 
The finest short-haired cat in the show 
was the Siamese, Siegfried, a creamy- 
white, thick-furred animal weighing 
about 20 pounds. I had met Siegfried at 
a previous cat show, for he is a famous 
prize winner ; but he is very haughty in 
demeanor, and views the general public 
with much scorn. A tailless Manx cat 
had, for its near neighbor, a cat deprived 
of its latter end by accident rather than 
Nature. The poor creature had been 
trapped by the tail in a deserted house, 
starving there for more than a week be¬ 
fore released, but appeared none the 
worse for her experience. A rather 
anxious-looking black-and-white cat 
bearing the name of Mudger, was pointed 
out as the producer of 25(5 kittens—con¬ 
secutive, not simultaneous. Thomas Cer- 
vera was a feline survivor from the 
Spanish Cristobal Colon, and Teresa was 
another Spanish cat, which was rescued 
by the Vulcan after the Maria Teresa 
was stranded on Cat Island. 
Some Freak Felines. —A small cat 
which catches snakes and destroys them 
offset another tabby which spends her 
leisure in playing with tame snakes. 
The Indian chief White Moon sent a 
small black kitten from the St Regis 
Island Reservation, up above Detroit, 
this feline bearing the name of Minne- 
waska. A singular-looking animal with 
no more hair than a mouse, except upon 
its head, occupied a flower-decked cage 
in a conspicuous position. This animal 
was heralded as Eulata, presented by the 
King of Spain to Capt. Eulate, and saved 
at the battle of Santiago by the crew of 
the Oregon. It was said to belong to an 
almost extinct breed from Hindustan, 
and was valued at $3,000. Some people 
were unkind enough to say that it was 
just a plain shaved cat, but its gorgeous 
surroundings and colored valet made it 
quite a costly joke. 
Smoky Angoras. —Persianand Angora 
cats, such as were described in The R. 
N.-Y. a few months ago, were displayed 
in great variety. The so-called Smoky 
Angoras were a novelty, a very interest¬ 
ing family of male, female and two kit¬ 
tens being shown The male, Coonie, 
was said to be the offspring of a common 
short-haired cat and a wildcat sire, and 
he showed the wildcat parentage in the 
round, staring eyes and fierce expres¬ 
sion, but the hair was long, smoky gray, 
and falling in tags like a fleece. This 
cat weighed 22 pounds. His Angora 
mate was not purebred, but their prog¬ 
eny were beautiful long-haired kittens, 
smoky gray in color, and astonishingly 
alike. The great surprise to me was 
that such cross-bred animals should con¬ 
form, apparently, to a fixed type. The 
owner of these animals, who is estab¬ 
lishing a cattery for this one breed, 
calls them Smoky Angoras. The ances¬ 
try, however, is that of the breed known 
as Maine or Coon cats, and I should be 
inclined to call them an unusual type of 
this breed. Though individual cats pos¬ 
sessing a touch of wildcat blood are 
often amiable in disposition, they are 
rarely so gentle as the Persians, and are 
certainly less dependable as household 
pets. E. T. R. 
Breakfast at Twelve. 
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, 
whatever time it is taken ; but it makes 
great difference whether taken in the 
morning or at noon. The theory of a 
noon breakfast and but two meals 
a day has proved satisfactory to 
some, both in the way of improved 
health, and the saving of labor. The 
originator of this idea was an old-school 
physician, who worked it out gradually, 
and tested it years before he gave it to 
the public. This is what he is consid¬ 
ered to have proved : 
The food taken at the evening meal 
supplies all that is needed until noon the 
following day ; for sleep is a rest and 
refreshing, and the cell changes are at 
their slowest during sleep, consequently 
very little is needed to supply them. In 
the morning, we do not need food until 
we have exercised, and then we have 
normal hunger, for the stomach has been 
cleared and got into good running order, 
and is ready for a fresh supply. It mat¬ 
ters much more how much food is assim¬ 
ilated than how much is eaten. When 
the food is assimilated, one feels re¬ 
freshed when eating. When the food 
only fills the stomach, one feels clogged 
and, perhaps, feels a slight revulsion 
against food. 
Some believers in the late breakfast 
eat at eleven, and some at one, as is 
most convenient. It does not matter so 
much at what time one breakfasts as 
under what conditions. The meal should 
be taken leisurely, with a chance for a 
little rest before and after it, if it is a 
hearty meal. Many people who cannot 
take time prefer a lunch at noon and the 
hearty meal at night, when thtir work is 
done, and there is time for rest. For 
people who do mental work, this is the 
best plan, for their heads are clearer ; 
but for those who do their work with 
their hands, the noon breakfast is all 
right, if they take a good nooning. 
A few people feel a faintness when be¬ 
ginning this method of eating, and 
while it will not hurt them, and is all 
the more proof that they need the 
change, if it is very disagreeable, it is 
well to take two or three mouthfuls of 
something at about ten. Sometimes one 
mouthful will be sufficient. 
The morning hunger is a habit, a mor¬ 
bid appetite, not a demand of Nature. 
We all know that the more fresh air and 
exercise we take, the greater appetite 
we have ; so it is p’ainly seen that after 
hours of rest, we do not have a normal 
appetite. One will soon learn to know 
the difference between the morbid crav¬ 
ing appetite, and the natural appetite. 
At first, one may feel very hungry and 
impatient for the time for breakfast to 
ar.ive, and imagine that he will eat an 
enormous quantity. This may exist for 
a few days, because the mind is so filled 
with the idea of starving; but after 
that, one settles to a good temperate ap¬ 
petite ; an appetite that is always ready, 
but does not crave. 
Another good result from this practice 
is that persons have more appetite for 
wholesome foods. It has been found 
that both humans and animals thrive 
better on two meals than three. Lunches 
are positively to be avoided to make this 
method of eating a success. 
Last but not least, the late breakfast 
plan gives housekeepers an extt a hour 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use“Mrs. Wins¬ 
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while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
of sleep, and does about one-third of 
their housework for them. For over¬ 
worked women, this alone is a great 
blessing, for hundreds of house-mothers 
are out of health from the one cause of 
overwork. Let us give up this abso¬ 
lutely needless, and not only needless, 
but harmful habit, of eating breakfast 
before the stomach is ready for it. Three 
months is a thorough test for this method, 
but one begins to feel the effects of it 
the first week. It gradually works 8 
thorough renovation of the system ; it 
is a housecleaning that Nature is always 
trying to do, but never gets a chance. 
MABEL GIFFORI). 
Tact in Women. 
An English p riodical, describing a 
girl of many friends, states that she 
had b’en talking pleasantly to two 
or three other girls. She had made 
her good-byes all cheerful and bright 
and after the door had been closed be¬ 
hind her, one girl remarked to the other 
two in a not too pleasant tone—“ Well 
whatever else she may have, we can’t 
deny she has got tact anyway.” Tact, 
of course, is neither more nor less than 
the ready power of appreciating and 
doing what is required by circumstances 
and in this particular case, the girl re¬ 
ferred to had, by a few well-chosen and 
timely words, prevented the discussion 
of a petty scandal, which had the de¬ 
sired effect of making the others feel 
ashamed of themselves 
The girl who lacks tact will never be¬ 
come popular with either sex. even sup¬ 
posing Nature has endowed her with 
rare mental and physical gifts, and her 
sphere will necessarily be a limited one. 
Beauty and grace will ever command a 
certain amount of adoration, but alone, 
they will never be able to gain the love 
and confidence which are the outcome of 
consideration for the feelings of others. 
We may not all be beautiful, but we 
will, if we are wise, seek to become tact¬ 
ful. To some it is natural and easy 
enough, but to others the acquirement 
of tactfulness has been the result of much 
discipline and self-sacrifice. In some 
cases it is a natural bluntness which 
must be overcome, for this bluntness, 
besides being essentially bad form, may 
hurt the feelings of others. 
A girl of tact is one who is courteous 
under all circumstances, and in every 
condition in which she may be placed. 
She is kind to old people, laughs with 
the young, and makes herself agreeable 
to every one. She is the girl who can re 
ceive the unwelcome gue.-t with a smile 
so bright and a handshake so cordial 
that, in trying to make the welcome 
real, it becomes so. When visiting at her 
home, you come away in the b'st of 
humor, for she makes you feel when bid¬ 
ding you good-bye that she hopes you 
may come again, and that you may not 
be long about it. 
Lastly, the best type of Christian is a 
veritable woman of tact, for her very 
consideration makes other women long 
to imitate her. 
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