{"product_id":"9781805142812-dispensing-death-and-destruction-for-on","title":"Dispensing Death and Destruction for Only a Few Pence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century saw the growth of commercially available solutions for dealing with the problem of domestic infestation by mice and rats. Promising a reliable means of destroying the ‘furry detestables’, such products as \u003cem\u003eBattle’s Vermin Killer \u003c\/em\u003ewere sold cheaply over the counter, as well as being sent through the post.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century saw the growth of commercially available solutions for dealing with the problem of domestic infestation by mice and rats. Promising a reliable means of destroying the ‘furry detestables’, such products as \u003cem\u003eBattle’s Vermin Killer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHunter’s Infallible Vermin Destroyer \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBarber’s Magic Vermin Killer\u003c\/em\u003e were sold cheaply over the counter, as well as being sent through the post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade in such dangerous products made serious money for manufacturers, wholesalers, and shopkeepers. Unfortunately, it also contributed to what was frequently described by anxious coroners and excited journalists as a suicide epidemic, often involving desperate young women in domestic service. In addition, the deadly packets of poison also provided a convenient means for the disposal of a brutal husband, an inconvenient wife, or an insured child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on \u003cem\u003eBattle’s Vermin Killer\u003c\/em\u003e, produced in Lincoln around 1850, Malcolm Moyes details a catalogue of human misfortune and disaster, evoked most powerfully in the story of thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Vamplew, indicted for the shocking murder of an infant in her care with strychnine-based vermin killer, in 1862.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Moyes is the author of several distinguished books on nineteenth century Lincolnshire crime and punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41271210442849,"sku":"9781805142812","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27794866.jpg?v=1722068798","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805142812-dispensing-death-and-destruction-for-on","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}