From these anecdotes and essays. That cats are fond of children.

From these anecdotes and essays. That cats are fond of children.

From these anecdotes and essays. That cats are fond of children.

From these anecdotes and essays, and from my own experience as well, I have arrived at the following conclusions and be it remembered I speak of cats that are properly fed and housed, and have been taught habits of cleanliness when kittens:

1. That cats are extremely sagacious.

2 That cats are cleanly and regular in their habits.

3. That cats are fond of children.

4. That cats are excellent mothers, and will nurse the young of any small animal on the loss of their own.

5. That cats are fond of roaming abroad.

6. That cats are brave to a fault.

7. That cats are fond of other animals as playmates.

8. That cats are easily taught tricks.

9. That cats are excellent hunters.

10. That cats are good fishers, and can swim on occasion.

11. That cats are very tenacious of life.

12. That cats are fond of home.

13. That cats are fonder far of master or mistress.

14. That cats are not, as a rule, thieves, but the reverse.

15. That long-headed, sharp-nosed cats are the best mousers.

These are not texts, but deductions.