Excerpt from The Mammalian Fauna of the Edinburgh District: With Records of Occurrences of the Rarer Species Throughout the South-East of Scotland Generally As regards the means adopted for the capture of Mice, Voles, and Shrews, I may mention that I use a small trap known as the Cyclone mouse-trap - an American patent and find it most effective. It consists of a metal plate about two inches square, to which are attached two strong spring jaws of single wires, which, when the trap is unset, rest on the edges of the foot-plate, so that the whole instrument occupies very little space, thus permitting of a number being carried in the pocket without inconvenience. When exposed to damp they are apt to become rusty, which impedes the action of the springs, but this is easily obviated by the application of a little oil or vaseline. For bait I have generally used cheese, cake of any sort, or a piece of apple, but on the suggestion of Mr W. D. Roebuck of Leeds, I have lately tried powdered aniseed, and find it remarkably attractive to most of the micro-mammals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.