Show NUTTY NATURAL H HISTORY by T HUOH HUGH HUTTON THE PINK WHISKERED OYSTER RAT I 1 abated A THOUGH nearly ext esteril erml ra dated by the oyster farmers tins this creature continues to make nocturnal raids on the oyster beds especially during the n R months when prices are high CraI crawling ing out from I 1 their heir shore nests along the muddy bottom of the bay they will come up on a tied bed full of 0 sleeping oysters finding one that Is anor ing inc loudly the rat will insert his tall in the oysters open mouth whereupon the oyster clamps down tightly and tile the rot rat drugs drags him oft off steell steel traps nailed to the bottom of the water and operating dicta phones that imitate a snore are very effect lie in reducing this pest this one trying to decide cheth er cr this oyster is adale or not has a paper shell pecan body and a fit bert head with ink spot eyes at cached the ears cars are half peanut shells and tile legs are cloves A cast iron toothpick makes a serviceable tall M metropolitan Sar harvlee vLee |