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run. To keep it down against the upward pull of the 

 ' bender ' two sticks are passed diagonally across it ; they 

 are thrust firmly into the ground, nipping down the top 

 edges of the trap. Only one of these is shown in the 

 picture ; the other crosses it, passing into the ground the 

 opposite way. 



The mumble-pin is set so fine that the least touch of the 



Wooden Mole-Trap 



mole's snout throws it out, releasing the string. The bender, 

 with its strong spring, pulls up the string, carrying with it 

 the two side ones with their wires, in one or other of which 

 the mole is caught. 



As traps go it is a merciful one, for it is known that a 

 very slight shock kills a mole, and it is very rarely that a 

 trapped one is not found dead. 



