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take back the box and proceed as before, using another 

 bait or putting the box in another place as soon as you 

 fail of success. 



An old-style box trap with a modern improvement 

 or two is a sure and secure rat catcher. Get a com- 

 mon box, remove the top and one side and put them 

 together as at e (Figure 90), and fasten with a hinge 

 as at a. Fasten a spool, c, in the end of a board, b, and 

 nail it to the back of the box. Then bore a one-inch 

 hole about six inches from bottom of box, and at h cut 



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IMPROVED RAT TRAP 



a notch in the outside of the end board. Sharpen stick, 

 g, at each end. The stick, / i, should be twelve inches 

 long, notched at k, so as to balance in the hole. The 

 end / should be pointed, and the end i notched and 

 pointed. Fasten a string at m, bring over the spool at 

 e and down to g, and tie at middle of stick g. 

 Have the string short enough so that when set the door 

 will be wide open, about eight inches. Place bait of 

 any kind on /. When a rabbit or other pest sniffles it 

 he will dislodge stick, g, by moving it at i, and the 



