DR. WOODWARD, health commissioner of the District of Columbia, points out the great danger in fondling and kissing pet cats and dogs:— A cat or a dog is no cleaner than the substance with which it comes in contact. When a dog or cat rolls in dirt, the dust of the carpet, or the grime of the cellar, it is collecting a quantity of disease-breeding germs of all kinds, which it may spread to humans. The danger resulting from the constant handling of pets is therefore obvious. This is especially true with regard to cats, which are carnivorous, and prone to catch and kill their prey. A cat that has recently devoured a mouse is not a fit plaything for a child. Commissioner Rudolph emphasizes this warning in the following words:— The ever-present danger of disease in the fur of animals, should act as a warning to parents, and cause them to rigidly guard their children from the danger of handling pets. A lover of animals myself, I nevertheless believe absolutely that the best for the pet and its master is that each lead a life unhampered by the other. The fact that the fur of cats and dogs is a nesting-place for disease germs has long been established. It has been demonstrated that many diseases, particularly with children, are directly traceable to household pets. There is need of parents heeding the oft-repeated warnings which are now given with reference to this danger.