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Show CRUELTY TO ANIMALS To one of humane tendencies it is distressing to witness the utter dis-, dis-, regard of animal suffering which is shown by thoughtless or vicious persons. per-sons. ! Acts of unnecessary cruelty to dumb animals are an indication of either a ' lack of education or a serious moral , defect on the part of those who practice prac-tice them. Children should be taught very early to treat animals with kind-, kind-, ness. Without such teaching a child ! is very likely to develop cruel tendencies, tenden-cies, particularly when the example of unfeeling indifference is set by older persons. As a prominent educator recently . said, any system of education which I neglects training in the humane treatment treat-ment of animals is failing in its duty. We have noticed another thing Any , person who is cruel to animals will ' (bear watching in all his other relations . ,of life. |