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Show USE FOR HOUSEHOLD PETS Psychologist Says Csts and Parrots Would Keep Lonely People From Committing 8ulclde. A new use for cats, parrots and other oth-er feOiMeboid pete hae been discovered by Dr. Colin A. Scott, professor of psychology at tbe Boston Normal school. He is reported to have said to an audience of public achool principals in Chicago tbat one reason why people peo-ple commit suicide Is that they feel tbelr own uselessness, and that If an unmarried woman bas a cat or a parrot par-rot to care for It may give ber something some-thing to live for and prevent her from taking her own lire. Anything else that awakens and holds Interest in life would Serve tbe purpose equally well a fad of any sort, plants, a garden, wblst, novels, history, charitable work, crocheting, votes for women. The number of possible pos-sible objects to keep a woman Interested Inter-ested in life Is unlimited. Kven for elderly and disillusioned bachelor-maids, bachelor-maids, who find the world a lonesome place, there are countless fascinating subjects of Interest. Perhaps cats are among the least promising of such subjects for cats generally are selfish and self centered. They take all they ran get and give as little as they can. No woman really real-ly ever owned a cat. Tbe cat owns the woman. And possibly that Is why tbe psychology professor suggested cats as preventives of suicide. |