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off, mostly on the back. The healthy Eats 

 will then drive the old Eat away, and these 

 scabby old Eats may be caught by themselves 

 in other parts of the buildings; and, further, 

 I often notice that if the ferrets are bitten 

 with these old Eats, they "take bad ways." 

 I never put such Eats with the others nor allow 

 my dog to kill them. I would advise any 

 gentleman having a dog he values never to let 

 it touch one of these old scabby Eats, as it 

 may prove injurious to the health of the dog. 



It is surprising how far Eats will travel in 

 the night. I have traced their tracks from a 

 stackyard over two or three fields to a farm to 

 get to their food. And you will always find 

 that they have one time for feeding, which is 

 as soon as it is dusk, the young Eats being the 

 most venturesome for their food, always 

 coming out first. 



Eats, especially stackyard ones, are of a 

 very clean nature. You will find that after 

 they have had their first feed they diligently 

 wash themselves. These Eats feed on nothing 

 but good stuff, such as wheat, corn, and meal; 

 and from experience I find that if a man is 

 bitten on the hand by one of these Brown or 

 Stack Eats it never "takes bad ways," but, if 

 bitten by a dirty Drain Eat, then whether he 

 cauterises or bathes the wound is no matter, 



