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Show ANIMALS IN THE HOME I Many Mothers and Fathers Idol- H ize Them to the Excusion H of the Children. H BY MRS. McCUNE. ic-gsi AST summer at a famous resort, IS IP a woman arrived with a dog. gLJI He was no common cur, but a dog of quality, a dog do luxe, a rare edition of a Boston bull, and his mistress engaged a room with bath. Every morning ho could bo heard splashing around in the tub, pursuing his aquatic duties to the tune of sundry barks and yaps. Not that ho was too delicate to indulge In a dip in the cold lake; ho was merely different dif-ferent from other dogs and must be babied with lukewarm baths. We are all tyranized by our pets. Our democratic souls go crazy with rage at the mere mention of dictatorship, dictator-ship, but how tamely we submit to being be-ing bossed by our own particular pets I Boil as we do at the thought of kings' Iron heels and tyrants' despotic yokes, . wo still obey with alacrity when Milli-cent Milli-cent meows for milk, and we wear out our rubber heels racing to the market for meat for Pete, our pet poodle, or Paul our peerless Pomeranian. Gleefully Glee-fully we kick the begging tramp off tho back steps, and then turn around and empty the contents of the refrigerator refriger-ator down tho waiting throats of purring pur-ring Tabby and faithful Fido, who have our number. Tho man who wouldn't think of giving giv-ing his seat in a crowded car to a woman wo-man will rejoice In the privilege of surrendering his favorite armchair to that shaggy collie who pleads so ir-resistibly. ir-resistibly. Mere man Is enslaved by the sleep and shining pussy who rubs her hair IH off on his trousers leg, or sheds It on his lap as he strokes her fur. Dogs ant1 cats hold tbe keys to the hearts of men. This is precisely as it should be, JM provided It docs not lead to neglect In weightier and more important matters. Let us not be so captivated by our pets that we have neither tears of pity nor deeds of compassion for humans who need our help. Educated dogs and neglected chil-dren; chil-dren; magnificent kennels for the WM blooded blue ribboners, and tumble down tenements for the boys and girls huddled together In the slime of the slums; women weeping over the do-mlse do-mlse of a darling dog, and declining to lift a jewelled finger to help tho IH down and out mother struggling in a jH back alley with tho destinies of her fl dirty children these aro conditions that prevail in our republic. We have standing orders at the mar-kets mar-kets for meat for our cats and dogs, while regiments of children in the IH homes of poverty sit down dally to the meatless menus mado necessary by rigid economic pressure. The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but what of the IH children who have .no places to lay IJ their heads and who do not know lfl where the next meal is coming from? IH ,1 fl |