19 SEPTEMBER 1952, page 18

Sir,—ii Was Not Altogether Out Of Place To Bring Diana

of the Ephesians, or any of her sisters, into the discussion on marriage and divorce. I remember gazing upon a statue of this many-breasted goddess in Naples Museum, and......

Death-watch Beetles

SIR,—Janus's new hobby has great possibilities. If the beetles could be given a certain amount of artistic training, and encouraged to attack only the more unsightly parts of......

Snt,—mr. Rees' Letter Of September 12th, Based On "timor...

non conturbat me," recalls the more succinct rendering of the there- from-derived Andalusian folk-song Cada vez que considero Que me tengo que morir Tiendo la capa en el suelo Y......

Marriage, Society And The Church

SIR,—Schoolmasters probably see as much of the havoc wrought by broken homes as most people; no one can lament the tragic results more, and none can more ardently desire to mend......

Portable Harmony

Sut,—Mr. Gibbon's article, Portable Harmony, in your issue of September 5th, reminds me of an amusing incident which happened to me some years ago. The first of a series of......

Religious Broadcasting

S1R,—Your comments on the address given to the Modern Church- men's Union by the Director of Religious Broadcasting are, if I may say so, very suggestive and pertinent.......

Patients At Davos

Ste,—May I encroach on your columns on behalf of the patients of the Park Sanatorium, Davos, who have asked me to thank those of your readers who have very generously responded......

" It Is Inconsistent To Choose Which Commands Are To

be taken literally and which are ideals," on what grounds does the Modern Churchmen's Union disregard the uncomfortably straight-off-the-bat utterance on the indissolubility of......

Sir,—a Line From Lucretius (99-55 A.c.)—de Rerum Natura,...

is:—Scire licet nobis nihil esse in morte timendum. It is granted to us to know that in death there is nothing to be feared.—Yours faithfully, W. L. WOOD. White House, Chandlers......