T.: Unexpected

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Unexpected

Chapter subheadings from A Pet Book for Boys and Girls, 1949:

A Skunk As A Pet
A Pet Skunk's Diet
How To Pick Up A Skunk
When A Skunk Needs A Manicure

And also:
Pet Alligators
Quarters For A Baby Alligator
Food For A Young Alligator

All of this useful information for all of you, of course.

2 comments:

Cro MagnonJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:46 PM
How big is it? I have a kitchen table that needs propping-up!
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ElizabethJanuary 8, 2014 at 10:27 PM
Things were so much more exciting in the good old days.
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