, 1877-04-29
: RATS.
How the Rodents May Be Utilized.

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rats, chasing them with snakes. bedbugs, mo
quitoes, and other evils of the world, allowed t
exist by an inscrutable Providence for reason
past human discovery Beyond having yagu
knowledge that the leathcn Chnce deyours th
murine tribe, and deems the unsayory-lookin
rodent de1icacy, the average thinker on tn
subject can perceive no utilization for the va
grant denizen OF cellars and wharvcs, save lin
dlrectly) In his furnishing au object to be caugh
by tue multiplicity Of ingenious traps which In
ventors have constructed, and serving as !.
source of perpetual nervousness to the wir,
Scotch terrier who spends his days in searching
Tor him under parlor sofas, bthind furniture, ant
IN every shady corner where the illogical canine
NINA c0ncelvcs a rat might possibly shelter him
SELF. The fact OF the case is that the rat is ir
reality useful animal; and as we shove
recently in discussion on bedbugs. it Is violent
| assumption for any one to suppose that any
!'V'ng thing docs not serve, or may not be made
to serve, useful purpose. Moreover, it is
! equally erroneous to assert that rat is q nox.
ious beast To be sure, he breeds With astonish.
| ing rapidity, and he has the failing of cannibal-
Ism toward his progeny. But SO has his arch
enemy, the well-fed tona-cat, He is spuenacious,
put rarely attacks man save in defense Of bis
life. On the other hand, be is scrupulously
neat, ever more SO than the average male feline.
As se:ayenger, his labors are OF great value in
the hltby cities Of the Orient; and hls tail is a
1nset a1n". 9t sonsl1uct'se aeslsn ana source OF
tuiatcly he Is a pronounced kleptomaniac; and
this, with his supposed proclivity to take refuge
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