Show BRITONS FEEL LACK OF DOGS plague of rats rata has followed the re of the canine population of the count country ry an inquiry has been received from on an american firm us as to the possibilities offered in the british market tor for the introduction and sale of poison for tho file destruction of rats just at present considerable ln interest terest is being manifested in this country la in the question of rit rat destruction lind end attention Is being allce to the enormous amount of by taps posta iho ministry of food has just issued on nu order giving power to local authorities t to 0 take such sas as may appear to them to ile bo necessary to secure tho the destruction st of ruts rats I 1 rats are ine increasing rensing enormously all over england both in the cities and rural districts alaan and an organized campaign of extermination nation has become nee essary tho the difficulty Is to obtain a sul sultrily trill to poison local authorities will wIlt probably find that if any gool good la Is to bo be done clone they will have to set up a rat destruction instruction office arnd supply the dose for the average householder possesses little knowledge of rot rat killing Pe perhaps rilling one cause of the increase and the growing audacity of the rodent Is the scarcity of dogs tho the dog lins has almost disappeared in some citie find and rural bucal districts tile breeding of dogs tins has been severely cur tolled owing to the fact that biscuits are expensive and of bud bad quality and belies cannot be bought this Is an Instruct instructive lve item for clince chrise who preach the uselessness mc of the do dog and advocate tho the destruction of our baulne london mall |