. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. 76 BIOGRAPHY. Next comes a trap of great efficacy, but which answers better for mice than rats. It is simply an earthen or glass jar, having its neck narrower than its shoulder, and buried until its mouth is exactly level with the ground. The in- side of the shoulder is then
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. 76 BIOGRAPHY. Next comes a trap of great efficacy, but which answers better for mice than rats. It is simply an earthen or glass jar, having its neck narrower than its shoulder, and buried until its mouth is exactly level with the ground. The in- side of the shoulder is then rubbed with bacon fat—the ranker the better—and the trap is set, with scarcely any expenditure of bait. The mice, prowling about in search of food, soon dis- cover the jar, being attracted by the smell of the SUNKKK JAR. They crane over the mouth, try to reach the savoury food, and slip into the jar, from which there is no possibility of escape. Yet two more ' dodges,' and we must leave the wonders of Walton Hall. Waterton found that when cattle were placed in con- tiguous fields connected by a gate, nothing could keep them away from that gate. They came and leant against it on both sides, while they indulged in conversation after their own manner, very much as their masters and mistresses might do. Now, the cattle which were in the field towards which the gate opened did no harm to it, because as they leant against it they only pressed against the posts. But the weight of those on the opposite side came heavily upon the catch and hinges, and sometimes even broke them Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London; New York : Macmillan
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