The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06
UsEFuL INFORMATION.



no Drive Rats Away Without
Poison
We know of three methods: First
the old French plan, this is followed
chiefly III Paris BY men who make it q
special business. They taken deep tub
with water In the bottom, and q little
elevation In the middle like an Island
on which is only q place for just one rat
to sit. The top is covered, and has q
large balance valve, openingdoWnWard,
on the middle of this valve q piece OF
fried pork or cheese is fixed. and when
a rat walks, on it to get the cheese, the
valve goes down and drops the rat in
the water, and move back into position.
A road lis made from Il rat hole to the
ton of the tub by means OF a piece OF
hoard rubbed with cheese, so as to nlaKe
the walk attractive to the rat. In the
course DIE a single night, some ten,
twenty, or even nor rats may go down,
and if the island was not there they
would be found most all alive in the
morning quietly swimming af0und
hut the provision of theAIlbtle island
saves the trouble of killing them, be-
cause their egotistie instinct of self
preservation causes them to tight for
NEkE9 NANIftSAE NOES@5S&O&I VA IA IA
on which IN the morning the strongest
rat lis found In solitary possession; all
the others being killed and drowned
around him.
Second. the New York plan, invented
bv one of cur friends. The floor near
tile rat hole is covered with a thin layer
of moist caustic potassa; When the rats
walk on this il makes their feet I
then licking their feet makes their
mouths 4 and the result is they
shun this locality, not alone. but to tell
all the rats Ia the neighboTh00d about
it and eventually the house is entirely
abandoned by them, Notwithstanding
the houses around may be teeming with
rats.
Third, the Dutch method this ii said
to be used successfully in Holland; we
have, however, never tried it. As nllIa-
Der Of rats are left together TO them
selves in a very large trap OF cage, with
no food whatever, their craving will, at
last, cause them to fight, and the weak
est will be eaten up by the others ; after
q shortfiame the fight is renewed, and
the next weakest is the victim, and SO
it goes on till one strong rat is left.
When this one has eaten the last re-
mains of any of the others, it is set
loose; the animal has acquired such q
taste for Tat-hesh that he Isthe terror
Of Iatdoln, going round seeking what
rats he may deV0ur. LII an incredibly
short time the premises are abandoned
by all others, which viii not come back
before the cannibal rat has left or has
died.
AZURE FOR THE PILEs.-The South
Side Signal publishes the following,
which, i'll true, will be esteemed as a
God-send by many poor sufferers:
Ed. SfgnalI: feel 1T my duty to com
Iaunieate to you the following directions
for the cure Oh the ab0VeIsamed disease,
and BIZ Cling publicity to 1t, no doubt
yOu will confer q great favor on many
of Tire Signal readers. In the first place,
put bout half q pint Of cold ashes in
the bottom Of q chamber, and On these
ashes eOtl 0f fire, and On the coal q
piece of resin the size of b pea, or little
larger, and SIT Immediately over the
burning resin a few minutes, morning
and evening, for b few days. Is cure
can thus be effected for less than five
cents.
In proof of the above remedy, I would
say suffered extremely for number
OF years, earnestly sought every remedy
within reach that appeared reasonable,
but hardly obtained monlentarY relief,
and feared should have to give np Ia
Dor entireIN Us d neighbor Of mine had
done, and had taken to his bed expect
ing to die with this disease as his father
had. This Wasin May, 1870, and in d.
most suffering condition, his dOctOPfa
ing TO relieve him, a friend of his hear
ing o& his illness sent him the above df-
rHctiQns. called be- see him the same
evening, when be told me 0f the cure
that III MaN Immediately relieved Of the.
soreness and ui1~pleasantness Of the dis
eaae went Immediately home and
applied The same remedy, and was res
ieVed In two minutes OF the pain and
soreness, and after applications of per-
haEs not more than six or eight sit6Ings
d the burning resin. was relieved
ct ah soreness and affecting sensations.
IWIifA thus particularly, for II only one
0Y0nI readers shall be benefited aH my.
neighboF and myself hive been, III viii
have cause e. regard y0l as the insbrIt-
nlent 0f eOnferring great blessing
upon him. After two Years liberation.
mena such extreme sudTteariing, I submit
thenupe Tor the afflicted ones Its
No HTMRTTG.