CORRESPONDENCE.
, j^ .'"•.BAT S..' ' : To' the Editor of tub ' Evencso Mail.' Sin,-— Allow me to help your " run out " correspondent by. telling hiramy plan of <<runmng.m" the rats into the trap. Neverhandle yoijr trap in baiting with naked hands, but always wear a pair of gloves. Nothing is more .susceptible of smell thau are old rats A ;clergyman in England told me he had practised it for years, and many a tat I have caught by taking this precaution," When you cet a rat, rub the trap over with it before bailing again. Well secure your bait to the tra^>, and may you catch them I Old Biggs.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 165, 14 July 1877, Page 2
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108CORRESPONDENCE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 165, 14 July 1877, Page 2
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