Pro The Editor Of The "spectator."] Word Occurs In This
sense in the "English. Dialect Dictionary." It is not, perhaps, properly speaking, a dialect word, but it is said to be in general slang use. The word " boss-eyed " (cross-eyed,......
The Vitality Of Seeds.
rTo THE ED/TOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:9 . SIR,—There is evidently some mistake about the plant found on the walls at Chester, as no such name as Erica hispanica is known to......
[to The Editor Of The "spectat0r:9 Sir, --t-i Can Support...
is said by your correspondent Mr. H. A. Russell (Spectator, November 14th) and add a little to it. In a large school that I attended fifty years ago when a: boy threw a stone......
Army Officers A Century Ago.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] • Sin,—The proprietors of the Royal Cornwall Gazette are republishing (weekly) extracts from that journal published in 1803. These extracts,......
A Miscarriage Of Justice.
[TO TUE EDITOR 0 Ir THE " SPROTATOIL1 Six,—With your indulgence, I would ask leave to draw attention to a miscarriage of justice which is not only a national disgrace but a......
"open-air Treatment" For Animals. [to The Editor Of The...
Sin„—Upon this subject the testimony of an animal "pre- viously dumb," as "C. S. C." says, is, I think, of importance : " Anythink for air and exercise : as the wery old donkey......
"to Boss "=" To Miss."
SIR,—Is not "boss," in the sense of miss, simply a corruption of " botch " P—I am, Sir, &c., L. E. E.......
Secular Education In Elementary Schools. [to The Editor...
"SPECTATOR."] Srs,—Can you not lend all the influence of your paper to stem the current which in Nonconformist circles is being made to flow in the direction of secular......
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