4 JANUARY 1902, page 11

T•he Best And The Second-best In Literature.

T HE well-known French proverb which declares that le mieux est l'ennemi du bier appears to be reversed in the minds of many critics of contemporary English literature. They......

The Effect Of Cold On Animals.

W HEN the frost broke up after Christmas Day the water fowl, which had been frozen out for a week, might have been expected to show some signs of pleasure at the immunity from......