ANIMAL "PASSIVE RESISTERS."
[To TILE EDITOR OP TIM "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—In reference to your article in the Spectator of March 25th, the following instance of an animal "passive resister " may be of interest. Some years ago, when I was living in Yorkshire, the cat of the household one day entered the room where I was sitting dragging a nearly full-grown chicken in its mouth. The chicken made no resistance, and was quite motionless; and, on my making the cat drop it, it lay apparently quite dead. I chased the cat from the room, and on my return -to the chicken I was surprised to see it slowly open its eyes, raise its head and look cautiously round, and, as soon as it felt sure of the disappearance of its enemy, get up and run off as fast as it could.—I am, Sir, &c.,
Long Marton Rectory, Carlisle. E. G. Helms.
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