For Pismires (Ants) and Other Vermin:
"Put here and there a glass with water and honey in it, where in they'll drown themselves. Six or will go a great way. Or, Take oregano, powder it, and strew it among them and it kills them."
From The compleat English and French vermin-killer, being a necessary family-book. London, ca. 1707.
To Drive Away Rats:
"Fry a sponge in butter and hang it by a string, and the rats
will forsake the room."
From Hannah Woolley, A supplement to the queen-like closet. London, 1674.
To Drive Away Moles:
"Take a head or two of garlic, onlion, or leek, and put it int their holes, and they'll run out as if amazed, and so you may with a spear or dog take them."
From The compleat English and French vermin-killer, being a necessary family-book. London, ca. 1707.
