13 OCTOBER 1917, page 16

Humours Of Childhood.

[To THE EDITOR or THE SPECTATOR."] Sce,—Children's humour is so delightful, because it is so truly un- conscious. There is, however, in its reflex often a curious reflection on......

The Decrease Of Drunkenness.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.“] SIR,—Will you let me draw attention to the happy influence if the regulations made by the Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic) upon national......

The Letter "a Itch."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECT/T02.“1 Sin,—Can any of your readers tell me when the practice origi- nated (and whether it is a correct one) of referring to the letter " aiteh"......

Tennyson Twenty-five Years After.

[To THE EDITOR. OP THE " Seeenvon."] Inc,—In his' interesting article, entitled as above, in the last Spectator Professor Hearnshaw observes that the word " hundred" is nn......

Pope's Villa.

[To THE Emma or me " Seeerme."1 Ste.—In an article in a recent issue of the Spectator on the author of The Fairchild Family a letter from Mrs. Sherwood, dated MO, is inserted,......

An Eclipse In Mesopotamia.

[To THE EDITOR or THE SPECTATOR:1 think you might like to read the enclosed brief description of a lunar eclipse in Mesopotamia. It is taken from a friend's letter, and though......

"the Southern Slavs."

[To THE Enrroa or THE " SPECIL7011."] Se,—elf the author of the kindly review of my hook looks up again the passage relative to Spolato ho will see that I was referring to its......

Christian Unity.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTSTOR.”1 Str,—There are, I do not doubt, among your readers many laymen D110 do not read Church newspapers, but who are interested, with great......

Fruit.trees For France.

Ifs THE EDITOA or THE " SriferATOS."1 Sis.—You have been so very good in grannies me spur V in your paper for two letters regarding the gift of fruit-trees for France from the......