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Robert Kemp Philp
850
2467.
Destruction
of
Rats.
The
following
receipt
for
the
destruction
originated
with
Dr.
Ure,
and
is
highly
recommended
as
the
best
known
means
of
getting
rid
of
these
most
obnoxious
and
destructive
vermin.
Melt
hog's-lard
in
a
bottle
plunged
in
water,
heated
to
about
150
degrees
of
Fahrenheit;
introduce
into
it
half
an
ounce
of
phosphorus
for
every
pound
of
lard;
then
add
a
pint
of
proof
spirit,
or
whisky;
cork
the
bottle
firmly
after
its
contents
have
been
heated
to
150
degrees,
taking
it
at
the
same
time
out
of
the
water,
and
agitate
smartly
till
the
phosphorus
becomes
uniformly
diffused,
forming
a
milky-looking
liquid.
This
liquid,
being
cooled,
will
afford
a
white
compound
of
phosphorus
and
lard,
from
which
the
spirit
spontaneously
separates,
and
may
be
poured
off
to
be
used
again
for
the
same
purpose,
but
not
for
drinking,
for
none
of
it
enters
into
the
combination,
but
it
merely
serves
to
comminute
the
phosphorus,
and
diffuse
it
in
very
small
particles
through
the
lard.
This
compound,
on
being
warmed
very
gently,
may
be
poured
out
into
a
mixture
of
wheat
flour
and
sugar,
incorporated
therewith,
and
then
flavoured
with
oil
of
rhodium,
or
not,
at
pleasure.
The
flavour
may
be
varied
with
oil
of
aniseed,
&c.
This
dough,
being
made
into
pellets,
is
to
be
laid
into
rat-holes.
By
its
luminousness
in
the
dark,
it
attracts
their
notice,
and
being
agreeable
to
their
palates
and
noses,
it
is
readily
eaten,
and
proves
certainly
fatal.
2468.
To
Kill
Slugs
(1).
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
