The universal directory for taking alive and destroying rats, and all other kinds of four-footed and winged vermin / By Robert Smith, rat-catcher to the Princess Amelia.

  • Smith, Robert (Rat-catcher)
Date:
1768
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The universal directory for taking alive and destroying rats, and all other kinds of four-footed and winged vermin / By Robert Smith, rat-catcher to the Princess Amelia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * ‘oP THE Fox 2 reafon of having the mould fifted fo fine is, that when you fet a trap there will be no ftones to intervene between the fpring and the jaw of the trap, which will fometimes happen without proper obfervance, and prevent the trap from ftriking clofe. Tue next ftep to be taken is to pro- cure a fheep’s paunch;; tie a ftring to it, and draw it to each fhrape, before de- fcribed, but remember at the diftance of two or three hundred yards to rub the bottom of your fhoes on the paunch, which will prevent him from difcover- ing the fmell of your feet, and at every fhrape lay fome pieces of ftrong old Chethire cheefe and come again in the ‘ | morning,
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