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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 37, 1 February 1864, Page 7

I£oy Attacedd by Bats, — .On Saturday noon last, an attack v>'a§ made by three rats on a youth named Gerval, residing near Redruth, Cornwall. It appears that the lad, who is about fifteen years of age, was in a dilapidated old barn, eating some bread and boef, •when a large rat ran up Ms back a.n.4 attempted to seize the foqri which l^e -\\,as putting in Ijiip, mouth- it? seized it b,y the throat, but before ho had atrftngled it two others came to the rescue and commenced a determined attack upon him. TJicy bit liis face in two places, and attempted to bite through the' clothing which protected his shoulder. If a man had not happened to visit the building wiiile the content Yfas going on, the injuries to tho ypu.th, -who itctoct y, JtU gvea t t aelf-pos^essidn, would undoubtedly have been very sorious. It WJ ■with, grout difficulty that the 'rats wero Wade tp wtroat,*-2hfl Times, Ocfc, 20,