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too strong of the oil of carraways. It is a 

 mistaken notion, patting oil of anniseed into 

 the food : it will make the food too strong, 

 and they will not feed freely. Oil of carra- 

 . ways, and oil of carraways only, must be 

 mixed in the food. The doors of the traps 

 must be fastened firmly up, so that they 

 cannot fall down; then, for the two or three 

 first days, lay a table-spoonful, spread 

 about, very near each door of the traps, 

 and, by degrees, put the food further into 

 the trap. After a few days, you must lay 

 a table-spoonful ON the bridge of the 

 TRAP ONLY. After this method you are 



TO PROCEED, UNTIL YOU OBSERVE THAT THE 

 RATS, FREQUENTING THE TRAPS CONSTANT- 

 LY, RUN, AND FEED FREELY ; DABBING THE 

 TRAPS EVERY DAY WITH THE OILS. This 



will take eight or ten days. When you are 

 sure that they run and feed freely, after the 



When to be;?in i • • . i • . 



catching the liousc IS quict, and every one is gone to 

 bed, you may tile the traps up, and begin 

 to catch, reserving one spare trap near you, 

 to put down in the place of any one you 

 may take up v/ith rats in it. You must 

 leave all the doors open, sit doAvn very 



Rats. 



