Logan Republican | 1903-01-23 | Page 3 | Cat Lives in Ice House

CAT LIVES IN ICE HOUSE And Seems to Enjoy Low Temperature Tempera-ture of the Place. In ono of Philadelphia's big cold storage wai chouses, iwyn tho Ilecord of that city, Is a cat that lives constantly con-stantly In a tomppraturo of ton degrees abovo zero, v, inter and summer. Moreover sho seems to Hlto It, and on tho rnro occasions when sho Is removed re-moved to tho outer air she mews and scratches at tho door to get back ngnln. Ilats and mice also live and thrive In that temperature which Is tho secret of tho cat's prcsonco there. "Wo put her In tho compartment that registers 30 degrees originally," said tho mnnngcr of tho wareliouso tho other day. "Wo hnd been overrun with rodents, and wo turned tho cat loose ns an experiment. Sho seemed to Hlto ft, and when wo moved her to tl.o colder tempcrnturo, It had no 111 effect upon her. It would bo Interesting Interest-ing to know nt Just how low n temperature tem-perature n cat could sustain life."