FERUET CONTRIVANC'ES. 



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HARNESS FOR FERRETS. 



body — one in front and 

 the other back of the 

 shoulders. The length 

 of each of the two cross 

 strips is 2f inches. One 

 of the cross pieces has a 

 hole in which a string 

 can be attached. 



Some use this or sim- 

 ilar harness for train- 

 ing and working ferrets 

 but if they have been rightly handled there is 

 little or no need of such an arrangement. Har- 

 ness are used principally on slow ferrets or 

 where time cannot be spared. The illustration 

 will tend to make plainer should you wish to 

 make or use. They are easily put on and taken 

 off and are not so bothersome or disagreeable to 

 ferrets as some other "contrivances." Instead of 

 the harness as shown some have simply tied a 

 string so it will not slip around the ferret's neck 

 or foot. 



In this connection the following from a 

 party who has had experience may be of interest 

 and value: "Some ferrets will hunt all right 

 without a harness or string, but it is safest to 

 use a means of inducing them to come out. 

 Always keep the ferret warm, as it may not want 



