17 NOVEMBER 1944, page 14

Country Life

AN utterly surprising but quite valuable rhapsody on the charm of the farm and the psychology of the English farmer opens the latest issue of the highly technical Farm......

Industrial Education

Sta,—I was greatly interested in the article by Dr. Dunsheath on " In- dustrial Education " in your issue of October 22nd. One point which is far too little stressed in......

A Great Naturalist • The Most Exciting, The Most Satisfying

walk I ever took in the pur- suit of natural history was on and about Hickling Broad with " Jim Vincent." He organised that best of all sanctuaries under Lord Des- borough; and......

Can We Afford It ?

SIR,—Mr. H. G. Twilley's letter of last week calls for comment in the matter of Excess Profits Tax, in which he seems to be labouring under a delusion which is even less......

Sot,—in Your Issue Of November 3rd Mr. Ii G. Twilley

questioned my conclusion that if E.P.T. were completely removed " the scope for reduc- tions in general taxation (failing a really spectacular increase in national income) seems......

The Last Invader

SIR,—Your gibes at Irish neutrality are not helpful. Our High Com- missioner gave you facts and figures. You repeatedly ignore them but have never refuted them. You say we owe......

In My Garden The Last Of The Fruit From An

orchard that had borne more than a bumper crop, especially of Coxes, was being stored in a cellar: Some had been sold, and the purchasers had volunteered the testimonial that......

Foundations Of Human Conflicts Sir,—in His Otherwise...

Foundations of Human Conflicts by my father, the late Dr, W. A. Braid, your reviewer• writes of him: " Then for a time he tried general clinical practice at Brill in......

Gnats And Terns All Sorts Of Surprising Things Can Stimulate

rhapsodies. I have just received an eight:page letter from Algeria, of which seven pages consist of delight in studying mosquitoes. The young research worker finds extravagant......

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