Crickets And Ascension Day, [to The Editor Of The...
SIR,—In making an inquiry as to the origin Of the caging of crickets in Florence on Ascension Day, your correspondent has drawn attention to a practice which is not confined to......
Popular Errors.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The reading of Dr. V. Stefansson's "Popular Errors— I." in the Spectator issue of September 22nd turned my thoughts again to a question I......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—a Doctor Told Me
that he was once called in to see a country-woman who was in a serious condition. She was well- to-do, and he expressed surprise that she had allowed her trouble to go on so......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sia,—the Phrase Occurs In
the El/ion Basilike : " I have the charitie to interpret that most part of My Subjects fought against My Supposed Errors, not my Person, and intended to mend Mc, not to end Me"......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—it Should Seem That
Dr. V. Stefansson's estimate of the number of words in the vocabularies of different persons is an error, though possibly not a popular one. In the Stanford Revision of the......
"mend Or End."
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—Whoever invented this phrase, John Morley probably got it from Walter Scott, either from The Heart of Mid- lothian (1818), o. 4—" till......
The Bread Supply.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—It is said that, despite an abundant harvest in many lands, artificial means may be taken to limit the supply of flour, and to continue......
Cinemas For Children.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—An attempt has been made to remedy the lack of suitable films for children. A small company, "The New Era Film Co.," has been formed, and......
Parochial Stories.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Since doubtless some of your readers are collecting and classifying these stories, as is well worth while, I should he sorry to let mere......
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