. Biggle pet book ; a collection of information for old and young whose natural instincts teach them to be kind to all living creatures. Pets. VARIETIES OF CATS. 63 Russians, there was not one person in a hundred who could tell the difference. The kittens sold for from five dollars to twenty-five dollars each. It is said to have originated by a cross of the original cat with the raccoon. They are not so domestic as our common pets, yet if allowed plenty of liberty they are affection- ate, intelligent and as pretty as any. The Siamese cat is attracting attention. It is a rather small, lithe and
. Biggle pet book ; a collection of information for old and young whose natural instincts teach them to be kind to all living creatures. Pets. VARIETIES OF CATS. 63 Russians, there was not one person in a hundred who could tell the difference. The kittens sold for from five dollars to twenty-five dollars each. It is said to have originated by a cross of the original cat with the raccoon. They are not so domestic as our common pets, yet if allowed plenty of liberty they are affection- ate, intelligent and as pretty as any. The Siamese cat is attracting attention. It is a rather small, lithe and graceful short-haired cat. They are light, silver-gray or fawn color, with black ears, legs and tails. See illustration, page 53. The Manx cat, but little known in this country, is the name given to cats without tails or with only a very small one. The Manx cat is a great forager, runs like a hare, is docile and biddable. They are found in all cat colors. There are manx cat. still other varieties, as yet but little known here. In recent years the raising of fine cats has be- come a profitable industry and numerous "catteries" have been established in this country. A well-bred kitten of some of the popular breeds sells from ten dollars to thirty dollars, and as yet the supply has not outstripped the demand. This is something that the women and girls of our country homes could manage. I have heard of a young girl in the country who started with three Angora cats and from them raised eighteen kittens. From the profit on these she was enabled to go to boarding school for a term and had money over to help pay the debts of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, W. Atkinson
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