Show i Why Maltese Are Russian I How flow the maltese cat gained that name is s saId ald to be a n mystery for tor there Is no blue cat indigenous enous to the Island of Malta It Is said that probably the cats were Vere brou brought there In early times tithes from Russia Russia-or Russia or Iceland and anti the color being peculiar those these cats were r select select- I I e ed ea or o oy superior Hardiness they may have selected themselves The Chartreuse Chartreuse Char Char- e monks had blue long-haired long cats ats many years cars ago One authority on cats sa says s that the cold winters rs of Russia may be calculated calculated calculated to to develop blue cats for it is sufficiently evident e that northern climates climates climates cli cli- mates have produced most cats of that color The best white cats with blue eyes cone coce from India and some of the best are fire brought from Tibet In crossing the Himalaya mountains with these cats carriers slIt silt their noses to enable nab e ethem them to breathe with greater ease the rarIfied atmosphere of the high alti alti- tudes Cats with silt slit noses are much valued valued Detroit Detroit News I 0 o |