Repentance V. Paper Shortage
SIR,—Today I received by post a large, fat, strong envelope filled with pamphlets adjuring me to " Repent, Repent, Hell yawns. Flee the Wrath to Come." In this land of freedom......
The Domain Of Preservation
Every county ought to possess an active society to keep an eye on local interests, especially in the domain of preservation. Subjects for its beneficent intervention are legion.......
Underpaid Doctors
'SIR,—I was very perturbed to read such an illogical letter from a brother medical man as that of Dr. Lampard. The statements in my letter were correct. If Dr. Lampard only......
A Precious Area It Is A Remarkable Thing That Committees
representing three counties, Oxford, Herts and Bucks, have without consultation come to the same conclusion on one point of preservation. These committees or sub- committees......
" The Spectator "—air Mail Edition The Spectator, Printed On
thin Bible paper and weighing under one ounce, can now be sent by air mail to civilians any- where in Europe (except Germany) for £2 7s 6d. per annum, or Li 3s. 9d for six......
In My Garden A Sudden Warm Spell In Spring Is
always welcome and does good. but it has some drawbacks. It encourages the evil habit—as evil in plants as in horses—of bolting. This spring has proved the case of those who......
" Parcels From America "
.SIR, —A letter appeared in your issue of April 5th bearing my signature and my address. I did not write the letter and had not, in fact, read the earlier letter (by Mr. Herbert......
American Troops In Europe
Snt,—I have just returned from the American zone, and on going through my back numbers of The Spectator came across the unsigned article " American Zone 1946 " in your issue of......
A Naturalist's Domesday It Has Been Brought Out In...
by those county sub- committees—even near London and much more in remoter counties— that " British flora and fauna are still largely unexplored." Technical local knowledge is......
Country Life
A FAVOURITE phrase in local weather lore is "our blackthorn winter." This year the blackthorn came out fully on the hottest spring day recorded in the annals. People say that......
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