Show ANIMAL BEQUESTS ARE COMMON wealthy people leave money for ma nten ance of pets A free bed for cats Is maintained in an animal hospital in philadelphia it Is a large cage of polished nickel with a porcelain floor that slides out for cleaning and with an outfit af por celain feeding utensils a pneumatic bed and an abundance of soft clean blankets standing beside this bed the hos pital s superintendent said it was bequeathed to us seven years ago by a rich old woman the income of 1 is set apart for its maintenance it does a deal of good bequests to animals be went on become more and more common as the various S P A s increase in number A san francisco woman left the income of 5 to be expended in keeping the streets free from broken glass tin cans and all such rubbish as might cut the feet of horses there Is a hospital tor birds in new york and I 1 know a woman whose will when she dies will make it richer by a year A st louis millionaire left a good sum to be devoted to making easier the lives of aged and broken down horses and mules animal bequests of this kind are wise there is another kind of ani mal bequest though that is very fool ish this Is the setting aside of ex trava gant sums for the luxurious maintenance after the masters or mistress death of pet animal such bequests cause swindling the per son who has or a year to keep a cat or dog on is profiting largely and when the cat or dog dies substitutes another for it in order that the income may not cease I 1 know of bequests of this foolish sort to cats dogs birds and even gold fish in each case there was cheat ing As the real pet died another that resembled it was substituted |