8 NOVEMBER 1913, Page 17

GRACE BEFORE MEAT.

[To THE EDITOR OF TEl "SPECTATOR."] SIR,-Some of us like to preserve the good custom of saying grace before meat. Can any of your readers supply a form that is (1) brief and pithy, (2) reverent, and (3) in English words (if possible) or in ancient form P—I am, Sir, &c., M. SMITH,