News Advocate | 1931-07-23 | Page 3 | Nutty Natural History

S NUTTY NATURAL HISTORY 4 IT NUGH HUTTON THE PINK WHISKERED 1 n A ir U t lt tr 1 A nearly noted by the oyster farmers this creature cre iture continues to make noLt nocturnal raids on the oyster beds e especially during the R months aher her prices are high crawling out from their shore nests along the muddy bottom of the bay they will come op up on a bed full of sleeping bleeping oysters finding one that Is boor ing loudly the rat will insert bis his tall lu to the oysters open mouth whereupon the oyster clamps down tightly and the rat drags him off of steel traps nailed to the bottom of the nater and operating dicta phones that imitate a snore are very effective effect lie in reducing this pest this OL trying to decide cheth er this osier Is anake or not 11 has a paper shell pecan body and a ali bert head with ink spot eyes at cached the cars ears are half halt peanut shells and the legs are cloves A 11 cast st iron toothpick male a s erv lerable tall a 0 New newspaper Ser vicea anu service