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In The Garden In The Greatest Of Autumnal Odes The

vine by the cottage porch finds' mention as a common feature. Why has the out-of-door culture of thn vine been quite abandoned ? Vineyards were once common, and we made our own......

Sia,—mr. Nigel Balchin's Article Discusses The...

our day ;' that is, how to make work which carries little or no responsibility more interesting and worthwhile. The usual argument one hears is: "There are many monotonous,......

What Is Dutch Like?

Sra.,—In Mr. C. R. Hewitt's otherwise admirable article there is surely one statement open to criticism. To say that Dutch resembles no other language is a misuse of words. It......

Autumnal Flocks Battalions Or Divisions Or Even Armies...

of less concern! to the specialists than single spies ; and the distinction of this Devon report is the number of different species observed. They include, for, example, ten......

Light On The Duke S1r,-if You Will Write To Dr.

Luis Palos (barrister at law) at Bolt& Postale 818, Madrid, you will learn all you may wish to know concerning Prince Eugene Lascaris, who freely uses his inherited title of......

Piebald Pucks The Virtues Of The South-west Have Been...

on me this week, ) especially of those two old rivals (in the title of preserved cream as in much else), Cornwall and Devon. Cornwall is notably strong in local poets. Much the......

The Buzzard's Secret Orville Wright, Whose Pioneer...

been returned to the! United States, after exhibition in England, gave it the name of "Kitty Hawk." Why ? When I visited him years ago in Ohio, he told me that both he and......

Doctors' Cars And Others Sta,—your Correspondent, Mr. F....

rightly deplores the plight of those country-dwellers who are compelled to work a car hard over hard roads, and who find that the export drive makes it difficult to get a......

Country Life When The Leaves Fall, As They Have Now

fallen, from poplar, birch, lime4 and chestnut, birds become much more apparent, but the lack of cover is only one reason. You may see a score or so of ravens in Devon or a like......

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