Louis Wain Fact #36:
In 1896, Wain said “I have myself found, as the result of many years’ inquiry and study, that all people who keep cats, and are in the habit of nursing them, do not suffer from those petty little ailments which all flesh is heir to. Rheumatism and nervous complaints of a minor sort.” Almost a hundred years later, research by Professor Isaccs of Birmingham University authenticated his belief, displaying positive correlations between elderly health and cat companionship.
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61. THE MASTER OF CAT COLLEGE
Bodycolour
10 1/4" x 14 1/2"
Illustrated: Louis Wain's Cats, Michael Parkin 1983
(NOTE: This piece was previously named "Botanist Cat" on this site. No source has been given for this title)