* "Pow-Wows, or Long Lost Friend", by John George Hoffman, [1820],
A Good Method Of Destroying Rats And Mice.
Every time you bring grain into your barn, you must, in putting down the three first sheaves, repeat the following words: "Rats and mice, these three sheaves I give to you, in order that you may not destroy any of my wheat." The name of the kind of grain must also be mentioned.