DO YOU CARE FOR YOUR CAT?

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21959, 10 May 1941, Page 11

DO YOU CARE FOR YOUR CAT?

The treatment of cats varies tremendously. In some houses they are made a great fuss of and allowed to sleep on beds and do*ny cushions; in others they aje looked upon merely as a glorified kind of mouse trap, and any dirty saucer or old box is considered good enough for the cat. If, however, we keep a cat—or any other animal—we should see that it receives proper treatment. On the other hand, pam‘perlng is not good for any animal.

Cats are fastidious, clean creatures. Some will refuse food unless it is fresh and placed on a clean plate. A cat should have its own plate and saucer, which should be washed after every meal, and they should always be in the same place, above the ground is best if there is a dog in the house. A saucerful of warm milk, or bread and milk, or porridge and milk, if a cat will take it, is enough for breakfast. For dinner little scraps of fish or meat, with gravy and a few vegetables, make a good meal. Cats, as a rule,. are fond of liver, cooked and sliced in small pieces. Another saucerful of warm milk at night will be sufficient. Let a cat have its own cushion in a large box or basket, and let It sleep in a warm, dry place. If lj,;ft' a longhaired kind its coat should be brushed and combed frequently, and it should be dried when it gets very wet. Never turn a cat out at night or shut it out of th<s house in wet and cold weather. If a cat is well-trained and treated it will give nd trouble, and will replay you by keeping your house free from mice; " ~ SSr ■ □frr’S LAUGH ’ «• -’tataw* “Tfi6 ridfflg habit grows on you,” declares a JJffltseman. We thought ypu had-to from a tailor! • A eehoofrCTster caught a small boy scribbitag -wemething on -a piece of paper?-OonSacating it, he read: “Blow, bloW dra-SiMilow, draw, blow draw.” “What’s IBS meaning of all this?” he asked. •.• "Please sit, it’s the music for.my mouth . The Dardanelles is a narrow channel separattng -Europe from Asia. It is about 42 miles long, joining the Black and Aegean Seas, and its width averages 24 miles. Years ago it was called Hellespont, and it is recorded that King Xerxes, of Persia, in 480 B.C. crossed from Asia to Europe by means of a bridge of boats thrown across the Hellespont. Twenty-six years agoand New ZealandersWiadj? - the Dardanelles campaign,-and - word “Anzac”.tvas- coined, as' a’ reflffiT" tcTmaKe a jiGSAW Choose the largest coloured pictures you can find from old books or magazinesand,, cut them out;. Gum «tach. pictur«. tofcB‘ heavy piece < cardMBQKftr of ..fhSSHfeture- "When the pictures-we dry -turn them over and draw lines on-their backs, dividing your puzzles into small pieces. You may draw squares or curved shapes if you wish. Then cut along the lines. Have a small box ready for each puzzle, so that none of the pieces get lost. Give each of your puzzles a name and write it on the bpx. —*l :C——K. LOST IN THE GARDEN There are lost things in the garden And all around I see Whimpering leaves hive come unstuck And fallen from their .tree. Htere a wistful little seedling Has lost its velvet cloak, And here a lonely acorn : Is crying for Its oak... Here a swfrt' of fosy petalsEvery breeze that blows Sends them all h-daheihg And looking for their.;rpse. I'll take my little glue-pot And stick the leaves all back; I’ll fasten on the acorn With a little shining taek. I’ll tie the petals to the rose With tiny silken thread And put the little seedling back Into its cosy bed. But there's one thing I cannot fix The saddest tale I've heard, From this tiny speckled feather That has lost Its little bird. (Sent by Mary Mclntyre. Aged 13) RIDDLES Q.: Spell enemy in three letters. A.: N. M. E. Q.: When is coffee like the earth? A.: When it is ground. Q.: What is sharper that a razor? A.: Its edge. Q.: Why is a nobleman like a book? A.: Because he has a title. Q.: Why does a donkey eat thistles? A.: Because he’s an ass. Sent by Olive Balloch, (age 11).