Show RAT ALWAYS MANS MAN'S ENEMY Deeds Credited to Savage Little Rodents Rodents Rodents Ro Ro- Ro- Ro dents Are Almost Beyond Belief Belief Be Be- lief Ilef Says English Writer Rats Eats have been known to attack people on roads says a a. writer In London London London Lon Lon- don Answers A few years rears ago a rat sprang ng on onto onto onto to a n cyclist at Carlsbad He threw It off and managed to run over It They sometimes kill babies In their cradles There Is a terrible story of an officer who Wilo one night got accidentally locked up In St. St Patricks Patrick's cathedral In Dub Dub- lin un He was i in uniform as the custom cus cusS tom torn for officers then was In the I morning nothing was found of him but his s 's sord sword ord and the metal parts of his accoutrements He had been devoured devoured devoured de de- de- de by rats Rats Hats are weird creatures Many years ago there was a man living near the house hous of the present writers writer's family family fam fame ily By of whom it was said that he could make rats follow him and nd put them Into the houses of those those whom he he be ills dis liked meed And a certain maid servant was found to bring a plague of rats into every house where she obtained a n situation She said when questioned questioned ques ques- that the animals followed her wherever she went and used to play I about on her bed at night but she shedid shedid shedid did not mind them In the least Tile The rat of which we see the th most in England the brown or Hanover rat rat- Is really an a alien and alien and a most undesirable undesirable undesirable unde unde- alien allen He Is one of the ninny many doubtful blessings that we owe to Germany from which country he came cameto to England about years ago The Theold Theold Theold old English rat is black and Is smaller smaller smal smal- ler than our German friend The invaders invaders in in- have almost exterminated him and he became very rare but it is isnow isnow isnow now stated that he is Increasing ing in S numbers |