A bettermore appropriate example for this page's purpose was found a bit later. It is a much shorter chapter, from ''The Cat: Its Points and Management in Health and Disease'' by Frank Townend Barton (1908). Since it is out of copyright, and quite short, we can just quote the full text of his "The Manx Cat" here:<blockquote><p>The Manx cat—the origin of which is involved in obscurity—chiefly exists in the Isle of Man, and has been found also in the Crimea and Cornwall. Few specimens are now found.</p><p>The suppression of the tail constitutes one of the characteristic features of the breed. Manx cats by no means breed true to type, any more than the bob-tailed sheep-dog or schipperke does, and if the aborted caudal appendage is removed, it makes the cat quite as good as though it had been born with a total absence of tail. It is the absence of tail that gives the peculiar appearance to the Manx Cat, being akin to that of the rabbit in the hinder part, owing to the length of the limbs.</p><p>With reference to colour of coat, the Manx may be of any colour, but probably black is most frequently met with.</p><p>There is nothing whatever to recommend the breed, whilst the loss of the tail in no way enhances its beauty.</p><p>If a short tail is present, it should be removed whilst the kitten is a few days old, and there is no doubt that many spurious Manx cats exist, as the result of this simple operation, practised for deception.<ref name="Barton">{{cite book
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