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Show M I Animals' Ablutions. M A cat iihvayH carries about with It a M clotbet) ImiihIi, for Its toiiKUo Ih rough, M and It cleans lis glossy coat Just as a M Indy liriihtics her fins. Foxes, dogs M i and wolveM, on tho other hand, do not M lino their months when they "need u M I wiikh and brush up," bill scratch thorn- M selves vlKorously with their front nnd M ' buck paws and are as fresh ns over. M Held mice comb their hair and H ' wlilskers with their hind legs in tho M i biune way as dogs, and the fur soal H ! hpends as much time In making her- M htdf look smart as n woman does. A1- M though elephants appear to ho thick- M , skinned and callous, nt. u niattcr of 1 j fact thoy take the greatest euro of H i their skins, nnd aro constantly having H shower baths by tho aid or their porta- H bio trunks. After tho bath they roll H themselves In a "toilet preparation" or H 0 dust, which keeps the .Hies off. It Is M the crocodllu, however, who makes his H toilet lu tho most luxurious rashlon, H for the Egyptian, plover acts as bis |