Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
A RAT FOR EVERYBODY
why Harbor Pest That Is both Ex-
ueusjye md DnuEcrOuRf


of one cent every day for the support
and sustenance of measly brown rat?
In substance this Is exactly what you
are doing, according to figures compiled
by the United States Public Health Ser
vice, following a careful study in cities
where the Service has made a survey.
There is one rat, at least, for every
person In the United States. This es-
innate is considered conservative. but
comedies with that for Great Britain and
ireland and also with authoritative fig
ures for Denmark, France and Germany.
The annual upkeep per rodent was COM
puted by the same authorities as $3.50
in Great Britain, S1.2O in Denmark and
800 in France. The depredations In this
country will very probably exceed the
estimate for Great Britain. One-half a
cent day is considered conservative,
but even on this computation 1t costs
the United States s1SO.0Oo.OOo a year to
support it's rat population. CThis does
not include MICE.
It Is because of this terrific economic
loss and the additional fact that rats
are a constant menace to the public
health, that the Public Health Service
has issued a warning to the country to
take the necessary measures to destroy
them. In a new bulletin. THE Rat, very
convincing arguments are advanced as
to why and how the rodent should be
| destroyed.
There are Just three kinds OF rats
in this country included in the survey /;
the Norway, or brown rat, the black
rat and "Alexandrian" rat. The Nor
way" rat, larger. more ferocious and
antagonistic than the other two, has pretty
generally killed them off and today the
black rat and "Alexandrian" rat are
seldom found except In seaports.
Not 20 the brown. our Norway" rat.
Since he discovered America he has H.
terally blazed a trail across the con-
tinent and taken possession of it as he
went along. Today 1t is conservatively
| estimated there is at least one rat for
every dweller In the cities and that on
the farm there is at least three rats
for every person on the estate.
| None Of these rats are native to the
United States The black rat. which is
now regarded as a visitor to our sea-
port. came to America long before the
Norway" rat, probably in the Sixteenth
century. He thrived until about the time
Of the American revolution when the
Norway rat was first observed The
latter's arrival was generally followed
by the disappearance of the black rat,
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