Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1886 — Get the Rat’s Confidence. [ARTICLE]

Get the Rat’s Confidence.

An attempt to catch rats by traps, or by poisoning them suddenly, will fail. Old rats know too much and can only be caught by kindness. To destroy them, give them a good meal every day. Do not put any poison in the food, but simply prepare a dish for them daily, as a free lunch, composed of corn meal moistened with milk, into which an egg and a little salt (to season) has been beaten. At first they may not touch it, but keep it before them making it fresh daily. They will soon try a little and if not injurious their suspicions will be allayed. In a week or ten days they will expect it, and every rat on the place will be at the appointed place for the treat. Give plenty of it, so as to induce all the rats in the neighborhood to join in. Do riot be in a hurry to poison them. If they eat all the food, give them a larger quantity next time. As soon as they have thrown off all suspicion go to your druggist, get some phosphorus paste, or other rat poison, mix it with the food and be sure you give them enough and something to spare, so as to induce all to eat. They will either be killed or become so suspicious of all other food as to leave, and not a rat will remain. Hence, to destroy rats, take plenty of time, gain their confidence and finish them when they least expect it. yWhen everything else foils, Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures. The death roll is found in newspapers and third-class boarding-houses. Coughs and Colds.—Those who are suffering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc., should try Brown’s Bronchial Troches. .Sold only in boxes. A Dangerous Character—a man who “takes life” cheerfully. "