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I 1 MAGAZINE SECTION j THE OGDEN STANDARD I SECTION
I 0(U)KX CITY, UTAH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER in, 191& !
i AND NOW. SCIENCE STRIVES TO PRODUCE
Jto f A REEL-CAT !
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Some Interesting
i Experiments Which Are
A Being Performed to Perfect
1 Species of Persian Kitten
i That Will Have Titian Fur
5 of Fiery Brilliancy.
iCan a perfectly red cat be bred
by the mating of Persian orange
"tabbies" and tortoise-shell cats?
This Is tho question that Is per
plexing an American millionaire
t who has devoted six years of effort
and thousands of dollars in at-
tempts to securo a cat of brlck
dust hue.
Prize cats from England and
Persia have been mated in this en
deavor and In tho fourth genera
tion of kittens the desired red hue
almost has been att uned. Only
fi 'ew r?mn''1lr"r black spots and a
l slight evidence of white, bar the
felines of the Parslan orange yre
to St. IxmiIs. Then from the famous
Romald Kirk Rectory District near
Darlington. England, he brought
two tortoise-slu-ll males. The cats
were bred by Miss Winifred Heal,
a fancier famed throughout Eng
land One cat, "Champion Romald
Kirk. Vico Admiral," lias won seventy-eight
blue ribbons at cat
shows throughout the United
States since his purchase by Mr.
Capen. '.'Rokeby Red Eancer" Is
a rival of Champion and possesses
Several dozen ribbons.
EXPECTS SUCCESS
IN I'l l Mir
With theso two fancy animals
Mr. Capen awaits final realization
of his years of bareful breeding
In commencing the work the
fancier selected the Persian tabby
because It Is of a deep orango col-
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i prize pets from attaining tho
standard their owner wishes to at
tain. Tho leader In the new hobby of
scientific cat-breeding and the man
who Is determined to have a per
fectly red cat if such a thins Is
possible Is Wallace D. Capen. a mil
lionaire of St. Louis.
Both Mr. Capen and his wlf a
leader In society, have Interested
themselves In cats and have for ten
r years maintained a large "Cattery
at their fat-hlonablo home In the
' exclusive residential district of tho
i western city.
Several years ago Mr. Capen !m
I ported two male und six female
or and only a few dark stripes on
the neck and breast must be re
moved and a darker general color
added before the desired standard
is attained.
The tortoise-shell cat with which
It was to bo mated is colored
orange, rorl and black. By elimin
ation of the Mack and a few white
splotches on tho cats and by blend
ing a dark red with the orunge. tint
In the two animals. Mr. Capen
planned to bring forth his new col
or creation thu red cat.
The last kittens how such decid
ed evidence of the red coloring that
Capen Is hopeful that within tho
next generation of kltTr.cs hi: hopes
will be realized.
"What will you do with th red
cat when you get If" Mr. Capen
has been asked time and again by
hii friends He explains that a cat
of red hue will be a more attractive
as well as more artistic cat and
will bo more acceptable as a pet.
In color the cat will blend with
the present shade of garments of
mahogany hue and will be more
treasured by some women for this
reason.
Also such kittens as display the
solid brick hue are worth JnO
apiece to fanciers. In the last few
yean many wealthy Americans
have taken a fano-y to cats In place
of the former favorite the dog
and a number of breeders have de
voted their attention to the at
tempted breeding of the species
that Mr Capen seeks to create.
In past years England has been
the home of fine cats, in every
country home in tho island cats are
the fu.orltc animuls and much at
tention hus been devoted to their
breeding. Even the members of
the nobility have entered into the
popular bqbby of raising cats.
Krom them the crazo was brought
to America and as a result thou
sands of wealthy people In the
l'nlted States have taken up the
diversion. Hundreds of thousands
arc spent each year In producing
cats for use as peta among the
fashionables.
At his homo in St. Louis, Mr.
Capen has constructed a complete
residence for his kittens. In tho
cellar arc compartments arranged
like Pullman sleepers with rugs
and sofa pillows on which the cats
sleep. A sunroom of glass Is also
arranged for the. pets, and tho en
tire place la heated. A hospital,
too. Is located In the cat room. Tho
animals have the freedom of the
entire back yard.
The Persian cats require partic
ular attention because of their sus
ceptibility to pneumonia during the
winter months. Mr. Capen is very
i
particular about the food fed the
cats and advises against the excess
ive, uso of milk. Meat, he says,
has no bad effect on the animals.
"If you care enough for a cat lo
keep one, you ought to take care
of it
"Do not let It get wild ami un
couth, dirty and hungry. This Is
not an admonition to cat owners
to line dainty baskets with pink
silk and sachet for cat sleeping
quarters, and to buy broilers and
chops for pus.sy's dinner, and to tie
P OME Persian Tabbies
whose grand children
may be red.
a silken ribbon about her purring
throat. There is a big difference
between paying enough attention
to a pet to keep It happy and
healthy and making yourac-If fool
ish about one."
To begin with, feed It properly.
Almost any animal can take caro
of Itself If It is properly fed. That
Is to sav. It will stay well nnd nor
mal If It has the rlgnt food. Of
course, there Is an exception In
tho case of some cats of fancy
breed, who are a trouble to their
owners from klttenhood to old cat
dom. But most well fed animals
are well, happy and. therefore, lit
tle trouble.
VI s DIET SHOCIiD
BE VARIED.
The cafe diet should be varied
and should not be made up of all
sorts of odds and ends Plenty or
fresh milk should be given Every
day a little fresh, raw meat, with
out fat, should form part of tho
cat's dinner. Call have a natural
liking for raw meat and there Is
no reason why it should be with
held from them. The reason It
sometimes hurts them Is because
It Is sometimes .stale, and It Is also
given them In too large quantities.
Every day. or at least every oth
er day. give them a little fresh,
lean beef or mutton, and they will
be bettor for It. So says a man
who raises cats of all sorts and
kinds, and surely he ought to know.
Give them cooked vegetables.
They will, of course, prefer meat,
but If meat Is only forthcoming
once a day they will learn to eat
something else for their other two
meals. Cooked vegetables of any
sort will do them good. Occasion
ally chop a lettuce leaf and mix
It with chopped raw meat to keep
their digestive system In good con
dition. Regular feeding should be the
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jfi t- a damp cloth every few days. This It to go out of doors In cold weath- yljM
iTrffl ort of bath does not hurt it. and, ,.r ,,,. lt has dried Itself thor
f: In fact, does it good. Never allow ougbl) by a lire or radiator.
rule with cats ns with human be
ings. Three meals a day may be
given. Breakiast might consist of
milk, luncheon of meat and veget
ables, and supper of cereals n milk.
Between meaU there should bo no
feeding. But there should always
be a dish of clean, fresh water, ac
cessible. Water drinking is as Im
portant for eat health as lt is for
human health.
Freeh fish should be substituted
occasionally for meat. The od
Idea, loved and feared r the Name
time by many children, that fish
heads give fits to cats. Is founded
on the fact that fish bttdl gener
ally pilfered from somebody's ash
can, are generally stale, and there
fore unfit to eat when they are
found by the cat.
Whenever a cat enifi to feel 111,
give !t very little to eat a little
milk, if it Is hungry. Give It warm
water to drink, and do not let it
wander about where It may find
food for itself.
So much for food really the
most Important Item in keeping the
cat In good health Next lo food
conies fresh air "at naturally
like to cuddle by the fire In cold
weather, they Just as naturally like
to stay out of doors. Cultivate
their liking for open air exercise
nnd see that they stay out of doors
for hours every day.
Give them a clean place to sleep
Gats like cushions, but they should
be given a bad that can be Kept
fresh. A cushion made of burlap
old burlap aeks can be used
filled with eyceisior. lj a good bed.
The excelsior can be changed and
burned from time to time, and th
sacking can be washed, and so tho
bed can be kept fresh and clean.
A cat cannot be tubbed, as a dog
can be. But Its fur can be kept
silky and clean If you rub lt with
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RATS DESTROY ORANGE CROP I
An American Inquiry Is being
made regarding the orange produc
tion of the Island of St, Michaels
and the area planted lo trees. There
Is no record of tho latter. It ap
pears th;it orange culture hero
re hed Its height In 1 S72. during
which year over 300.000 cage were
exported, each case containing l,
000 oranges. The declared value
that year was $000,000. England
was the principal purchaser, and
the fruit was transported entirely
by sailing vessels
Since 1872 the crop has fallen off
until today practically no oranges
are exported. The reasons given
are Spain's competition, disease, and
imv. entitle treatment of the Irel
and fruit. Spain had. and still hag,
a decided advantage over St. M:h
ael's by facilities in shipping the
fruit by steamers direct, while St.
Michaels w is dependent upon sail
ing vessel Notwithstanding the
admitted superiority pi St. Mich
ael's fruit, Spain gained Che market
by delivering fruit at stated periods
and In better condition.
Orange culture at pr.ent is In
an unsatisfactory condition. Tim
trees are neglected, and fully half
of the ripe fruit. It Is estimated. Is
destroyed by rats. Windfall r Mil
at approximately 10 cent a hun
dred, and thousands of them are
left on the ground to rot. Today
the retail soiling price of good fruit
varies from 5 to 20 cents per dosenj
Two species are grown there.
"San Miguel" and "S-dccta." The
former ripens from December till
June, aud the latter are at their
best from June till September, Unw
It will be seen that we have ripe
fruit nine months In the year.
Experts have declared the Si. Mich
ael's Selecta to be superior to any
orange grown, even surpisylng In
flavor the oranges of the I
Verde Islands, of which the Select
Is a native When the orange-grovv-inc
Industry was at Its height, an
alqueire (2.82 alquelrcs equal 1
acre) of land, with trees plante;!
twenty feet apart, would yield thir
ty cases of oranges, 1.000 oranges
per case. For adult men and worn- MnB
en wages vary from 20 to 85 :ent
per day. and children from 10 to 2D IH
Bo Scouts, Birds' Polio. jjfij
Many a boy thinks that just be
cause a bird Is alive and moves It
Is a proper target for his air riflo
or bis slingshot. Eot us be thank
ful that there has now arisen a new H
class of boys, the scouts, who. like
tho knights of old. are champions
f the defenseb-. even the birds.
are the birds' police, and
woe betide the lad who is caught Hr
with a nest and eggs or the body
of some feathered vou-.-'tcr tha he
it Slaughtered. Scouts know that
thoie Is no value In birds that are
hot, tcept a few specimens col
'.r cteil by trained museum experts.
its v, 1 1 1 Dpi coniiticinl n farm
pr for hootlng a hawk or On owl
a harmful bird, even though It
were icon to capture a young
. lil' ken. They will post themselves
on tho subject and (Ind that most
hawks and owls feed chiefly on
fir Id mli r and large Insects Injurl-
mm t the farmer's crops, and that II
thus. In spite of an occasional toll
on the poultry, they are. as a
whole; of tremendous value. The
w.i the birds help munklnd Is lit
tie hort of a marvel. A band of
i t itches worked all winter In a
rear orchard near Kochostcr. S.
V.. nnd rid the ires of certain In
sects that had entirely destroyed
Op Of the previous summer. M
A pair of rose breasted grosbeaks II
of U1
younfeeters 2' times In a day, -h
tlmt with i binrul of potato bugs
i d feasor m B;'i
tVaahington counted 250 tent cat
erpillara In the stomach of a dead Hl
yellow bllleil uckoo. and. What IH
.ipralft to ns even more, five hun- M
dred bloodthirsty mosquitoes in
side one nighthawk.
To warn of tire ilr.mp In mines an IH
American nr'' Iheehtefl a porous ves
el through which the gas pene-
electrical connections
snd rings a bell. BB
