The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-11
JUST DIP A RAT
IN RED PAINT
Then Turn II Loose In Your House
and All Others VIII
Take to Their
Heels.
BETTER THAN POISON
Rodents Think the Rat Devil Is AZ
ter Them and BEAT IT,
Without Any
Delay.
BETTER THAN POISON

WITH the approach OF WINTER JIG
householder again fears the return OF
the rats that may have moved out
for the summer months And all
sorts of traps will again be set up.
The majority of these traps never
have and never will catch willy old
rat. A Philadelphia man has a |
scheme for Kidding the house of the
pest that may and may not work out. |
He claims that it is infallible, and it is
not patented and cannot cost great
deal, hence might prove worthy OF
trial. However, perhaps concrete con-
struction would prove the better way.
A correspondent describes the Phila-
delphia plan as follows:
For centuries the Pied Piper OF
Hamlen OF German folklore has worn
undisputed the laurels for success in
DISCRIMINATING rats. But In view Of !
the scheme related yesterday by
Frank B. Rogers, travelling man OF
Philadelphia, it would seem that the
honors for eradicating rodents are
about to be wrestled from the famed
Pied Piper who was so successful IN
Kidding the German town of the pest
of rats. Rogers is modest In present
ing his claims, but speaks with the de-
cision born Of conviction OF the worth
of his exterminator. He says he has
the one hest rat exterminator. 1t is
not poison It is not trap. 1t is not
the magical pipe of the Pied Piper OF
Hamlen. Paradoxical as it may seem,
it Is a rat, but different from other
rodents, and therein lies Rogers
claim to distinction.
Mr.. Rogers says he is not the dis
coverer of the eradicator, but he can
vouch for its efficiency. He tried it.
he asserts, in his Philadelphia home,
and its success was instantaneous
and remarkable. The eradicator is
nothing more nor less than live rat
4 dipped in red paint and turned loose.
Il had been having lot of trouble
with rats in my home.'' said Mr.. Rog-
ers, yesterday, The rodents infested
the place. They had got grip hold
while the family was away for the
summer.
I'VE tried every known kind OF pois
!, on and every style of trap, | believe
! But the rats remained with US. They
: almost drove us mad. At night they
would scamper across the floors in q
J procession and they seemed to grow
) holder all the time Often they would
I awaken US from our sleep by theil
: gnawing. They also got into the cup
, boards and pantries and nibbled al
our food and our furnishings.
eve had just about decided to give
| over the house to the rats and fine
3 new quarters when one day confidet
/ by woes to a friend 4 wish you had
9 told me this before he said to me
S I know the very thing to scare ava!
l. those rats. You won't have to move
8 I'll get rid Of them for you.
s I'VE set a trap and finally managed
It to catch large rat. Ny friend hat
e brought can of red paint along will
him. He took that rat by the tai
D from the trap and dipped him in tn
o red paint Then he set it loose AM
il opened all the doors.
d THAT rat ran through the house Fix
is streak of fire Would you believ
lie it that two minutes hadn't elapsed be
is fore rats came running out from al
1t directions. They We're all headed 70
'e the open doors. Out into the oper
away from the house, they scamperet
v, In full pursuit came tse red rat.
lie That red rat must have scare
a, the others all away. That's the e:
m PLANTATION given by my friend. H
g says that red sets the rodents Graz
s. with fear. You can take his stat
n ments for what they're worth, but tn
m fact remains that the rats all wei
IN and they haven't troubled US since"
o.