At Conflans-Saint-Honorine, Eragny, Neuville, Chenevieres, at Cergy, Pontoise, Ile-Adam, Presle, and Beaumont, men, women, and children, the hole parish, range the country, set snares, and destroy the burrows.

"The rumor is current that the Government, informed of the damage done by the game to cultivators, allows its destruction.

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and really the hares ravaged about a fifth of the crop.