All about Ferrets and Rats

by Adolph Isaacsen

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ALL ABOUT FERRETS AND RATS
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF
FERRETS, RATS, -AND- RAT EXTERMINATION
�FROM�
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND STUDY.
�ALSO�
A PRACTICAL HAND-BOOK ON THE FERRET.
By "SURE POP."
(Adolph Isaacsen.)
SECOND EDITION.

CONTENTS.
Introductory
The Ferret.
I. What a Ferret Is
II. Character and Appearance
III. Rat Hunting
IV. Food
V. Ferret Houses
VI. Diseases
VII. Hardiness
VIII. Breeding and Training
IX. Strength and Bite
X. Handling
XI. With Cats and Dogs
XII. Advantages as a Rat Exterminator
XIII. Miscellaneous
The Rat.
I. The Rat Family and its Varieties
II. Rat History
III. The King's Own Rat-Catcher
IV. Rat Society, Cannibalism, and Friendship
V. Multiplying Powers
VI. Unabridged Bill of Fare
VII. Ferocity
VIII. Rats in Breweries, Slaughter Houses, Markets, Stables, and Barn-yards
IX. Rats as Wine Drinkers
X. Destructiveness
XI. Rats as Food
XII. Rat Nests
XIII. The Rat's Musical Talents and Eyesight
XVI. Rats as Moralists
XV. Rats in the Good Old Days, and the Modern Rat Superstitions
XVI. Review of the Rat, and Conclusion
Rat Extermination.
I. Traps
II. Poisons
III. Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets
IV. Human Rat Catchers
The Origin of the Ferret, with hints to Darwin.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016749235
Publisher:	VolumesOfValue
Publication date:	04/10/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
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