"LADIES—KEEP OUT."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)

"LADIES—KEEP OUT."

A VISIT TO THE MOL'SERY. There is one place in England which no nervous member of the fair sex should ever visit—tho famous Mouserv at Ravlcigh, a littlo village in Essex, where a vast armv of 50,000 mice is maintained in order to aid mankind in the ruthless war that is being waged against tlis scourge of cancer. The mice have a home ot their the Mouserv; they are fed on specially prepared food, and are said to be so fat and happy that they will not leave their houses. . , The Mousery is a breeding place tor mice sent to universities and medical schools for use m cancer research work. It is the only establishment its kind in England. In this rodents paradise live nrice of every variety and hue—whito mice, silver mice, lemoncoloured mice and putty-coloured mice. Row upon row of cages, carefully arranged and labelled with details concerning" the family that lives in each one, are ranged round the walls, and tho mouse fanner, A. Tuck, cau put his hand on a particular mouse at a moment s noticeHo has a personal acquaintance with all of them and can give you the tamily pedigree of the 'SOO or so newcomers wlucn are born each day. Feeding time in the Mouserv is an interesting performance. It takes iur. Tuck and two assistants five hours eacn dav to serve dinner to the 50.000, man/ of'which are so tame that they stand up and beg, and do other tricks. The mice will not leave their cage even when the doors are left open. Even a mouse knows when he is well oft.