1 APRIL 1916, page 13

Mutual Insurance For Officers.

[TO THE EDITOR OF TRH SPECTATOR.1 Sia,—Is it not possible for officers of the New Army to provide, by a system of mutual insurance, against the vicissitudes which may befall any......

Soldiers' Slang.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTITOR:'1 SIR,—The examples of soldiers' slang given in your review of Ms. T. O'Toole's book are for the most part Hindustani expressions, not exactly......

"a Saving Grace."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR...1 Snr,—With reference to your article in which you advocate the institu- tion of certain days of total abstinence from meat, sugar, &c., may I......

" Mutare Potest Aethiops Pellem ? " [to The Editor

OF THE " SPECTATOR.1 Sin,—It may be interesting at the present moment to recall an avowal on record as having been made by Napoleon during his detention i St. Helena in the......

Economy Through Education.

' [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOIL'i SIR,—Your note at the foot of Mr. Horsfall's letter on the above subject in your issue of March 18th is clearly the best way of dealing......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator:] Sir,—in The...

"A Saving Grace," in your issue of March 18th, we are told if we fasted from meat on Fridays, as a nation, we might probably save the country £4,000,000 a month. This is hardly......

Prohibition Of Distillation.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.”1 Sin,—In a paper read by Mr Joseph Matins at the Annual Conference of the Western Temperance League at Exeter, September 18th, 1889, he sayi......

A Forecast Of Italian Freedom.

[TO THE EDITOR OF TED " SPECTATOR.") Sra,—The grave has lately closed over Mr. R. Dobie Wilson, whom I knew at Harrow, and who was one of my chief friends at Bailie' and in......

[to Tee Editor Op The "spectator.")

Srn,—I very much appreciate your suggestions about saying—the first practical ones I have seen—and my household and I are imme- diately acting upon them.—I am, Sir, &c., AGNES......