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INTRODUCTORY.

THE FERRET.

I.—WHAT A FERRET IS.

II.—CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE.

III.—RAT HUNTING.

IV.—FOOD.

V.—FERRET HOUSES.

VI.—DISEASES.

VII.—HARDINESS.

VIII.—BREEDING AND TRAINING.

IX.—STRENGTH AND BITE.

X.—HANDLING.

XI.—WITH CATS AND DOGS.

XII.—THE FERRET'S ADVANTAGES AS A RAT EXTERMINATOR.

XIII.—MISCELLANEOUS.

THE RAT.

I.—THE RAT FAMILY AND ITS VARIETIES.

II.—RAT HISTORY.

III.—THE KING'S OWN RAT CATCHER.

IV.—RAT SOCIETY, CANNIBALISM, AND FRIENDSHIP.

V.—MULTIPLYING POWERS.

VI.—THE RAT'S UNABRIDGED BILL OF FARE.

VII.—FEROCITY.

VIII.—RATS IN BREWERIES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, MARKETS, STABLES, AND BARN-YARDS.

IX.—RATS AS WINE DRINKERS.

X.—DESTRUCTIVENESS.

XI.—RATS AS FOOD.

XII.—RAT NESTS.

XIII.—THE RAT'S MUSICAL TALENTS AND EYESIGHT.

XIV.—RATS AS MORALISTS.

XV.—RATS IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, AND THE MODERN RAT SUPERSTITIONS.

XVI.—REVIEW OF THE RAT, AND CONCLUSION.

RAT EXTERMINATION.

I.—TRAPS.

II.—POISONS.

III.—DOGS, CATS AND FERRETS.

IV.—HUMAN RAT-CATCHERS.

THE ORIGIN OF THE FERRET. WITH HINTS TO DARWIN.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE FORMER CHAPTER.