Show the rats kats onnel there is iu in the city of paris a regular pound surrounded by a massive stone wall wherein the services of rats are utilized for clearing the bones of dead animals from flesh flash A horse thrown in overnight is quite si stripped ripped by morning audit and it is the regular work ork of the man in chargo charge to remove the polished skeleton of course the rats thus pampered increase at a terrible rate and invade tho the neighboring slaughter houses so it becomes necessary at times to have a regular battad this is rather cleverly managed all around the walls of the pour pound d hundreds of little holes have been bored the depth of each being just that of a rats rat s body bedy early in the morning while the rats are still enjoying their meal a couple of men r with iab lanterns jump suddenly in with a great noise and clatter the terrified creatures rush for the nearest refuge and the walls are soon eoon ornamented with a regular forest of tails whisking about like animated black icicles then arrives the rat collector who with mith skillful hand seizes each pendent tail and deposits the astonished owner thereof in a bag which he carries slung over his shoulder tho skins ekins are largely used for making gloves now new york world |