RATS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1678, 27 April 1904, Page 13

RATS

A gentleman, who has experimented aiyl insists that he knows' wnait lie is talking about, says that it is possible: entirely to clear premises of rats by a simple device. One must have a. trap that will oaitoli a live rat. It is a good plan to chloroform the creature, as then there is no danger of getting bitten, and the bite of a rat is sometimes a very troublesome thing. Then a tiny, tinkling bell is fastened orotund the rat’s neck by a fine, strong chain or wire, with the ends securely twisted, so that the rat may neither slip the collar off nor be caught in any pSaice that it may attempt to crawl through. In a few minutes it will recover from tho effects of the chloroform, when it should he turned loose in the cellar, or whatever building one chooses to clear of these troublsome tenants. The noise of the bell frightens it, and it rushes instinctively toward its comrades, and they in turn become frightened, and a panic takes possession of the entire colony. This is certainly a good way to banish rats.