Salt Lake Times | 1890-04-07 | Page 5 | Rats in England |

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Date	1890-04-07
Paper	Salt Lake Times
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Rats in England
Type	article
Date	1890-04-07
Paper	Salt Lake Times
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	5
OCR Text	Show Kata In Kn(1anI. Xlie plague of rats reported in some portions of England continues to b4 ss bad as ever, and all sorts of plans are tried for getting rid of the rodents. News abo come from the lAftcadive Islands Isl-ands nf a similar experience, the rats having destroyed the coooanut plantations planta-tions and reduced the inhabitants to destitution. des-titution. The plaster of Paris cure is being tried. It consists in HprinkliiiK plenty of powdered plaster of Paris ujion boiled rice. After eating it the rats become be-come thirsty, it is said, and when they have drunk the water hardens the plaster of 1'aris and kills them. San Francisco Chronicle.
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