POISON BAIT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23972, 12 June 1943, Page 4

POISON BAIT

[By WHIM WHAM.] "Now the war on rats will receive a fillip,'’ writes the agricultural correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph.’’ discussing the results of the North African victory. "From Algeria we are to receive supplies of red squill, the most efficient rat killer In the world, which is derived from the root of a plant found In Algeria, and—an important point—though deadly to rats, is not harmful to cats.”—News item. A humble, but a useful Fruit Of Conquest, this Algerian Root, Pied Piper Plant, that yields Red Squill, The surest Poison known, to kill The common Rat (It spares the Cat). A bright new Hope uplifts my Mind— A Rat-free Future for Mankind! Perhaps the Axis does not need This Rodent-liquidating Weed. Goebbels might justly fear some grim Experiment with it on him: Were he to die, Infected by Rat-poison, Some of us might trace Therein a rival Creed of Race! But, personally, I am more Concerned about my local War With All those Rats whom I afford Free Entertainment. Bed and Board. Red Squill, no doubt, Will clean them out, Poor Rats—for Them no Terms so tender. As unconditional Surrender!