A small piece of small but strong twine is passed through the jaws behind the tusk-like teeth, and tightly tied round, so tightly as almost to cut into the skin.

This is the old way of muzzling a ferret, handed down from generations: Little John scorns the muzzles that can be bought at shops, and still more despises the tiny bells to hang round the neck.

The first he says often come off, and the second embarrass the ferret and sometimes catch in projecting rootlets and hold it fast.

He has, too, a line--many yards of stout twine wound about a short stick--to line a ferret if necessary.
The ferrets are placed in a smaller bag, tightly tied at the top--for they will work through and get out if any aperture be left.

Inside the bag is a little hay for them to lay on.