14 EEVELATIONS OF A KAT-CATCHEK. 



it into a pepper duster. Scatter the cayenne 

 along the boards and joist where you have 

 had the long sheet net, and also along the other 

 end of the joist where you put the ferrets in, 

 and you will find that under no consideration 

 will Eats face the cayenne pepper. Cayenne 

 is alright for any dry place and will last a long 

 time, but it will not do in any water closets or 

 any damp places, as dampness takes all the 

 nature out of the cayenne. 



After ferreting in any kind of building, always 

 go carefully round the outside, and see that 

 there are no broken air grids, or broken cellar 

 windows, as these are likely w r ays that the Eats 

 .get into the building at first. When ferreting 

 always be careful how you set your nets, and 

 be extremely quick on the Eats when they 

 bolt, for sometimes if they get back they will 

 face the ferret before they will bolt again; then 

 the ferrets kill them under the floors, and this 

 as in the case of poisoning them is liable to 

 cause an abominable smell, more especially 

 where heat is near. 



In the w r hole of my experience of Bat- 

 catching, which is a lengthy one, I never gave 

 a guarantee to clear a place completely, in 

 Manchester or any other town where so many 

 large buildings are so close together. And let 

 me show the reason for this. Take Cannon 



