Project Gutenberg 2024-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 216 Smith, Robert (Rat-catcher) 16000160 The universal directory for taking alive and destroying rats : $b and all other kinds of four-footed and winged vermin, in a method hitherto unattempted : calculated for the use of the gentleman, the farmer, and the warrener The third edition. $aLondon :$bJ. Walker, $c1786. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Universal Directory for Taking Alive and Destroying Rats" by Robert Smith is a practical guide on pest control written in the late 18th century. The book offers detailed methods for capturing and exterminating various vermin, with a special focus on rats, as well as other four-footed and winged pests relevant to rural and urban settings. It caters to gentlemen, farmers, and those dealing with wildlife destruction, providing instructions grounded in the author's extensive experience as a rat-catcher. At the start of the treatise, Smith introduces the diverse vermin that threaten agricultural and domestic environments, specifically highlighting the dangers posed by rats and how they can cause significant damage. He discusses observations made during his two decades of practice, emphasizing the intelligence and cunning nature of these pests. The opening portion also outlines the necessity for effective trapping methods and preventive measures to safeguard properties, setting the stage for the practical advice that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b2876092x 20230825162914smith 1786 GB Reading ease score: 34.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Rats -- Control Zoology, Economic SB Text Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 186190 2025-09-29T09:40:16.677973 text/html 160023 2024-08-06T12:52:18 text/html 1351904 2025-09-29T09:40:23.022968 application/epub+zip 1350283 2025-09-29T09:40:18.707956 application/epub+zip 242769 2025-09-29T09:40:17.655990 application/epub+zip 1803022 2025-09-29T09:40:26.017928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1763596 2025-09-29T09:40:22.235953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159027 2025-09-29T09:40:16.307963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138841 2024-08-06T12:52:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15591 2025-09-29T09:40:26.155914 application/rdf+xml 17801 2025-09-29T09:40:18.005946 image/jpeg 2367 2025-09-29T09:40:17.826951 image/jpeg 2268564 2025-09-29T09:40:16.725018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog