  | | PAGE. | | Introductory | 5 | | The Ferret. | | I. | What a Ferret Is | 7 | | II. | Character and Appearance | 9 | | III. | Rat Hunting | 11 | | IV. | Food | 14 | | V. | Ferret Houses | 15 | | VI. | Diseases | 16 | | VII. | Hardiness | 17 | | VIII. | Breeding and Training | 19 | | IX. | Strength and Bite | 20 | | X. | Handling | 21 | | XI. | With Cats and Dogs | 21 | | XII. | Advantages as a Rat Exterminator | 22 | | XIII. | Miscellaneous | 23 | | The Rat. | | I. | The Rat Family and its Varieties | 27 | | II. | Rat History | 27 | | III. | The King's Own Rat-Catcher | 29 | | IV. | Rat Society, Cannibalism, and Friendship | 30 | | V. | Multiplying Powers | 33 | | VI. | Unabridged Bill of Fare | 34 | | VII. | Ferocity | 35 | | VIII. | Rats in Breweries, Slaughter Houses, Markets, Stables, and Barn-yards | 36 | | IX. | Rats as Wine Drinkers | 38 | | X. | Destructiveness | 39 | | XI. | Rats as Food | 40 | | XII. | Rat Nests | 43 | | XIII. | The Rat's Musical Talents and Eyesight | 45 | | XVI. | Rats as Moralists | 46 | | XV. | Rats in the Good Old Days, and the Modern Rat Superstitions | 47 | | XVI. | Review of the Rat, and Conclusion | 49 | | Rat Extermination. | | I. | Traps | 51 | | II. | Poisons | 54 | | III. | Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets | 56 | | IV. | Human Rat Catchers | 56 | | The Origin of the Ferret, with hints to Darwin. | 57 | [Pg 4]
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