48-615: Lititz / ˈ l ɪ t ɪ t s / is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , United States, 9 miles (14 km) north of Lancaster . As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 9,370. Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named by a German form of name of the Litice Castle in Bohemia (the present-day Czech Republic ) – in this estate
96-471: A town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city , but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities , boroughs, or townships . The only exception is the town of Bloomsburg , recognized by
144-458: A 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) deep layer of vegetable oil , with a ramp leading up to the edge of the bowl. Mice, attracted by the oil's scent, climb in and become covered in the slippery oil, making it impossible for them to crawl or jump out. In both cases, the unharmed mouse can be released outdoors. However, if several mice are caught simultaneously, and especially if the trap is subsequently left unchecked for several days before release,
192-425: A bin and the dead mouse released into it by pulling the bar. In the case of rats , which are much larger than mice, a much larger version of the same type of trap is used to kill them. Some spring mousetraps have a plastic extended trip. The larger trip has two notable differences over the smaller traditional type: increased leverage, which requires less force from the rodent to trip it; and the larger surface area of
240-485: A company specializing in rock concert production, is headquartered and has a show production stage in Lititz. The facility attracts international artists and supports music production suppliers in the area. The White House Gift Shop is now based in Lititz. It is an online company selling (according to its website) a 'wide selection of White House, Presidential, Diplomatic, and United States Military gifts'. Originally set up by
288-468: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. In Lititz, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
336-433: A liquid to drown the trapped mouse. The mouse is baited to the top of the container where it falls into the bucket and drowns. Sometimes soap or caustic or poison chemicals are used in the bucket as killing agents. In non-lethal versions, the bucket is usually empty, allowing the mouse to live but keeping it trapped until the owner of the trap can release them. Another design features a bowl (or similar container) containing
384-438: A strong homing instinct. House mice tend to not survive long away from human settlements due to higher levels of predation. There are many methods to live trap mice. One of the simplest designs consists of a drinking glass placed upside down above a piece of bait, its rim elevated by a coin stood on edge. If the mouse attempts to take the bait, the coin is displaced and the glass traps the mouse. Another method of live trapping,
432-426: A trip to release it. Cheese may be placed on the trip as bait , but other food such as oats, chocolate, bread, meat, butter and peanut butter are also used. The spring-loaded bar swings down rapidly and with great force when anything, usually a mouse, touches the trip. The design is such that the mouse's neck or spinal cord will be broken, or its ribs or skull crushed, by the force of the bar. The trap can be held over
480-418: A weight-activated treadle as the trip. In 1899, Atkinson patented a modification of his earlier design that transformed it from a trap that goes off by a step on the treadle into one that goes off by a pull on the bait. The similarity of the latter design with Hooker's of 1894 may have contributed to a common mistake of giving priority to Atkinson. It is a simple device with a heavily spring-loaded bar and
528-417: A wooden snare, a destroyer of Mice, which they call a trap.". A mousetrap (Spanish: ratonera ) figures prominently in the second chapter of the 1554 Spanish novel Lazarillo de Tormes , in which the hero Lazarillo steals cheese from a mousetrap to alleviate his hunger. Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited (apparently incorrectly) with the oft-quoted phrase advocating innovation: " Build a better mousetrap, and
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#1732851940343576-442: Is a live capture device patented in 1870 by W K Bachman of South Carolina. These traps have the advantage of allowing the mouse to be released into the wild, or the disadvantage of having to personally kill the captured animal if release is not desired. To ensure a live capture, these traps need to be regularly checked as captured mice can die from stress or starvation. Captured mice need to be released some distance away, as mice have
624-404: Is credited as the first patented lethal mousetrap was a set of spring-loaded, cast-iron jaws dubbed "Royal No. 1". It was patented on 4 November 1879 by James M. Keep of New York, US patent 221,320. From the patent description, it is clear that this is not the first mousetrap of this type, but the patent is for this simplified, easy-to-manufacture design. It is the industrial-age development of
672-428: Is particularly known for its wood props, but also has produced fixed-pitch metal props since 1948, and in recent years expanded to adjustable-pitch carbon-fiber composite propellers. Throughout the mid-20th century, Sensenich wood props were available on nearly all 1-seat and 2-seat U.S.-made aircraft, many of which still operate today. Wood prop manufacturing is now handled in their Florida -based facility. Rock Lititz,
720-459: Is still considered to be one of the most inexpensive and effective mousetraps. Reference to a mousetrap is made as early as 1602 in Shakespeare's Hamlet ( Act III , scene 2), where it is the name given to the 'play-within-a-play' by Hamlet himself: "'tis a knavish piece of work", he calls it. There is a reference in the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père . Chapter ten
768-487: Is titled "A Mousetrap of the Seventeenth Century". In this case, rather than referring to a literal mouse trap, the author describes a police or guard tactic that involves lying in wait in the residence of someone whom they have arrested without public knowledge and then grabbing, interviewing, and probably arresting anyone who comes to the residence. In the voice of a narrator, the author confesses to having no idea how
816-456: The RSPCA to oppose the use of glue traps. Trapped mice eventually die from exposure , dehydration , starvation, suffocation, or predation, or are killed by people when the trap is checked. In some jurisdictions the use of glue traps is regulated. Victoria, Australia restricts the use of glue traps to commercial pest control operators, and the traps must be used in accordance with conditions set by
864-922: The Truman administration in 1946 it is now privately owned and no longer has any connection with the US Federal Government Annual events include: The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County . Lititz, along with Elizabeth and Warwick townships and part of Penn Township, is located in the Warwick School District . Schools located in Lititz include: Pennsylvania Routes 772 (West Orange and East Main streets) and 501 (Broad Street) run through Lititz. The Reading and Columbia Railroad operated passenger service through downtown Lititz until 1952. Norfolk Southern continues to operate freight service to Lancaster, while
912-420: The bucket trap , is to make a half-oval shaped tunnel with a toilet paper roll, put bait on one end of the roll, place the roll on a counter or table with the baited end sticking out over the edge, and put a deep bin under the edge. When the mouse enters the toilet paper roll to take the bait, the roll (and the mouse) will tip over the edge and fall into the bin below; the bin needs to be deep enough to ensure that
960-399: The deadfall trap , but relying on the force of a wound spring rather than gravity. The jaws are operated by a coiled spring, and the triggering mechanism is between the jaws, where the bait is held. The trip snaps the jaws shut, killing the rodent. Lightweight traps of this style are now constructed from plastic. These traps do not have a powerful snap like other types. They are safer for
1008-604: The Minister for Agriculture. Some jurisdictions have banned their use entirely; in Ireland it is illegal to import, possess, sell or offer for sale unauthorized traps, including glue traps. This law, the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, was passed in 2000. The use of glue traps to catch rodents without Ministerial approval has been prohibited in New Zealand since 2015. Uncle Bob's Self Storage ,
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#17328519403431056-599: The Moravian Church on 47 acres (19 ha) of land, Linden Hall was founded by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which 2.00 acres (8,090 m), or 0.13%, are water. Lititz Run flows through the downtown from Lititz Springs Park toward the Conestoga River , 6 miles (10 km) to
1104-433: The ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church (of which the Moravians were successors) was founded in 1457. Lititz was one of four leading Moravian communities in Pennsylvania, the other three being Bethlehem , Emmaus , and Nazareth . For a century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz. Until the middle of the 19th century, only members of the congregation could own houses; others were required to lease. The lease system
1152-424: The animal before disposing of the trap. Manufacturers of glue traps usually state that trapped animals should be thrown away with the trap. Because glue traps do not always kill the animal and often cause them to suffer a slow death, this method of trapping is denounced by animal rights groups and banned in several jurisdictions. Glue traps can be advantageous if the local population of animals have rat mites since
1200-465: The animals in with bait that is placed inside. Upon touch, it forces both sides closed, thereby trapping, but not killing, the animal, which can then be released or killed at the trapper's discretion. A historical reference is found in Alciatis Emblemata from 1534. The conventional mousetrap with a spring-loaded snap mechanism resting on a block of wood first appeared in 1884, and to this day
1248-402: The borough was 97.23% White , 0.44% African American , 0.09% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from other races , and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population. There were 3,732 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had
1296-406: The center or a scent may be added to the adhesive by the manufacturer. Glue traps are used primarily for rodent control indoors. Glue traps are not effective outdoors due to environmental conditions (e.g., moisture, dust), which quickly render the adhesive ineffective. Glue strip or glue tray devices trap the mouse in the sticky glue. Glue traps often do not kill the animal so some people opt to kill
1344-471: The dead mouse so it can be disposed of without being sighted. Glue traps are usually considered disposable – the trap is discarded with the mouse adhered to the trap. Similar ranges of traps are sized for to trap other animal species; for example, rat traps are larger than mousetraps, and squirrel traps are larger still. A squirrel trap is a metal box-shaped device that is designed to catch squirrels and other similarly sized animals. The device works by drawing
1392-516: The fifth-largest self storage company in the United States, has ended the use of these devices at all its facilities; other companies that have taken similar measures are ING Barings and Charles Schwab Corporation . Bucket traps may be lethal or non-lethal. Both types have a ramp which leads to the rim of a deep-walled container, such as a bucket. The variations are many with some being single-catch and some multi-catch. The bucket may contain
1440-423: The fingers of the person setting them than other lethal traps, and can be set with the press on a tab by a single finger or even by foot. The spring-loaded mousetrap was first patented by William C. Hooker of Abingdon, Illinois , who received US patent 528671 for his design in 1894. A British inventor, James Henry Atkinson , patented a similar trap called the "Little Nipper" in 1898, including variations that had
1488-587: The latter and injuring himself in the process with the traps. Mouse Trap (originally titled Mouse Trap Game ) is a board game first published by Ideal in 1963 for two to four players. The game was one of the first mass-produced, three-dimensional board games. Over the course of the game, players at first cooperate to build a working Rube Goldberg-like mouse trap. Once the mouse trap has been built, players turn against each other, attempting to trap opponents' mouse-shaped game pieces. Mousetraps loaded with table tennis balls or corks have been used to demonstrate
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1536-539: The liability of having his fingers caught or injured by the striker when it is prematurely or accidentally freed or released." He obtained the patent on 17 November 1903. After William Hooker had sold his interest in the Animal Trap Company of Abingdon, Illinois, and founded the new Abingdon Trap Company in 1899, the Animal Trap Company moved to Lititz, Pennsylvania, and fused with the J.M. Mast Manufacturing Company in 1905. The new and bigger company in Lititz retained
1584-713: The line between Lititz and Ephrata has been converted into a rail trail . A replica of the Lititz Depot was constructed at its former location in Lititz Springs Park in 1999, along with a small museum in a Reading caboose . Bus service in Lititz is provided by Red Rose Transit Route 10, the successor of the Conestoga Traction Company trolley line to Lancaster along the Lititz Pike. A sister city relationship between Lititz and Kunvald ( Czech Republic )
1632-417: The mice may kill and eat each other to avoid starvation. To avoid this outcome, non-lethal multi-catch traps should be checked and emptied regularly. There are several types of one-time use, disposable mousetraps, generally made of inexpensive materials which are designed to be disposed of after catching a mouse. These mousetraps have similar trapping mechanisms as other traps, however, they generally conceal
1680-479: The mite will remain on the animal's body while it is still alive and the glue would also trap mites leaving the animal after the animal's death. Animals that come into contact with the trap can be released from the glue by applying vegetable oil and gently working the animal free. Glue traps are effective and non-toxic to humans. Death is much slower than with the traditional type trap, which has prompted animal activists and welfare organisations such as PETA and
1728-513: The mouse cannot jump out. A style of trap that has been used extensively by researchers in the biological sciences for capturing animals such as mice is the Sherman trap . The Sherman trap folds flat for storage and distribution and when deployed in the field captures the animal, without injury, for examination. Glue traps are made using natural or synthetic adhesive applied to cardboard, plastic trays or similar material. Bait can be placed in
1776-679: The name Animal Trap Company. Compounding these different but related patents and companies may have contributed to the widespread mis-attribution of priority to Mast rather than Hooker. An electric mousetrap delivers a lethal dose of electricity when the rodent completes the circuit by contacting two electrodes located either at the entrance or between the entrance and the bait. The electrodes are housed in an insulated or plastic box to prevent accidental injury to humans and pets. They can be designed for single-catch domestic use or large multiple-catch commercial use. See U.S. patent 4,250,655 and U.S. patent 4,780,985 . An early patented mousetrap
1824-491: The poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Lititz-based Woodstream manufactures mousetraps under the Victor brand name. Mousetraps have been produced in Lititz since 1899. Sensenich Propeller , founded in 1932, is one of aviation's oldest continuously manufacturing propeller companies, specializing in propellers for light aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles , and airboats . The company
1872-477: The principle of a chain reaction . Mousetraps had become a subject of "challenges" on YouTube where people attempted to trigger them quickly with their hands, fingers or even tongue without getting trapped, as well as setting up multiple mousetraps as a prank . YouTubers Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy created an experiment using a trampoline lined up with hundreds of mousetraps, triggered all at once by jumping into
1920-654: The southeast. Lititz has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.1 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University The local hardiness zone is 6b. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,029 people, 3,732 households, and 2,407 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,884.0/sq mi (1,499.6/km). There were 3,827 housing units at an average density of 1,646.2 units per square mile (635.6 units/km). The racial makeup of
1968-574: The state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which often have the greater territory and even surround boroughs of a related or even the same name. There are 956 boroughs and 56 cities in Pennsylvania. Many home rule municipalities remain classified as boroughs or townships for certain purposes, even if
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2016-425: The state's borough and township codes no longer apply to them. Mousetrap A mousetrap is a specialized type of animal trap designed primarily to catch and, usually, kill mice . Mousetraps are usually set in an indoor location where there is a suspected infestation of rodents . Larger traps are designed to catch other species of animals, such as rats , squirrels , and other small rodents. The trap that
2064-573: The term became attached to this tactic. The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer also references mouse traps in the prelude written sometime between 1387-1400. In the prelude introducing the Nun, Chaucer writes in lines 144-145, "She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous/Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde." There is an earlier reference to a mousetrap, found in Ancient Greek The Battle of Frogs and Mice : "... by unheard-of arts they had contrived
2112-425: The trip increases the probability that the rodent will set off the trap. The exact latching mechanism holding the trip varies, and some need to be set right at the edge in order to be sensitive enough to catch the mouse. In 1899, John Mast of Lititz, Pennsylvania, filed a U.S. patent for a modification of Hooker's design that can be "readily set or adjusted with absolute safety to the person attending thereto, avoiding
2160-425: The world will beat a path to your door ." The Mousetrap is a popular play by Agatha Christie . Mousetraps are a staple of slapstick comedy and animated cartoons . Episodes of the cartoon Tom and Jerry usually have plots based on Tom attempting to trap Jerry with different (and sometimes ridiculous) methods of trapping the mouse with a device realized as a Rube Goldberg machine , often being outsmarted by
2208-410: Was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 40,417, and the median income for a family was $ 52,028. Males had a median income of $ 36,126 versus $ 25,997 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 20,601. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below
2256-553: Was abolished in 1855, just five years before the beginning of the American Civil War . During the American Revolutionary War , Brethren's House, built in 1759, was used as a hospital for Continental Army troops, and a number of Continental Army soldiers died and were buried here. Lititz is also home to Linden Hall School for Girls , the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States. Located adjacent to
2304-540: Was established on June 11, 2006, during the celebration of the 250th anniversary naming of Lititz. The ceremony took place in Lititz Springs Park. Their Pennsylvania sister city is Emmaus in Lehigh County . Official website Borough (Pennsylvania) In the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , a borough (sometimes spelled boro ) is a self-governing municipal entity, equivalent to
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