Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1895 — Pussy and the Flypaper. [ARTICLE]

Pussy and the Flypaper.

The trouble that may arise from the use of “tanglefoot” flypaper is not confined entirely to flies, as was shown in Portland, Conn., the other day. A Swede family, living on Penfield hill, purchased liberally of the paper and spread it about the house. Shortly afterwards great commotion was heard in the pantry. Investigation showed that a kitten had become mixed up with a sheet of the paper, aud in its efforts to get away had stepped on another. Crockery was knocked from the shelves and other small articles broken by the confused feline. Finally the cat rolled over on the floor, which made matters w'orse, and for a while It looked as if the house would have to be given over entirely to the pet. It was found necessary at last to shear the unfortunate cat in order to extricate It from its difficulty.