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work round and round till they come to the openings at B, 

 and pushing in, as shown in Fig. 29, get into the body of 

 the trap, when the flap C falls down 

 again, thus preventing their getting 

 out. One of these traps, at about 

 8s. 6d., obtainable of Langford, iron- 

 monger, Leadenhall Market, is well 



WQrth ; te 



At Fig. 30 we give an illustration of 



another form of rat-trap, which we consider an improvement 

 on the old form of cage trap, and if a treadle bridge were 

 substituted for the bait on the hook it would be still better. 



PICK 29.-MODB o 



TO CAGE TRAP. 



FIG. 30. FEOST'S EAT-TEAP (SECTION). 



It is made of galvanised wire, the bottom being oblong, 

 about I5in. to i8in. long by 6in. wide; the top and ends 

 form a semicircle, and the sides are flat. A B (Fig. 30) is 

 the door which slides over the top, leaving the front open, 

 and is held in the ordinary manner with the wire loop, C, by 

 the hook, D. At each bottom corner of the door is a lever, 

 E, twisted round a wire at G, and attached to a coiled 

 spring, F. Immediately the bait is touched the door is 



