The Welcome Waterspouts Have Had Also More Positively...
A number of streams have their origin in the chalk ridges :or hills, such as the Chilterns; in which the water level 'rises and falls in response to past weather. This level had......
Village Schools
Sut,—Proposals from the Education Author;ties are being put before Council and Church School Managers with regard to centralising educa- tion in towns and closing up mar y......
The English Romantics And 'france
SIR,—All students of Anglo-French literary relations will be grateful to Mr. Harold Nicolson for his delightful " Marginal Comment " on this subject in The Spectator of December......
The Toffee Apple
SIR,—I am sorry to know that your correspondent Philip Carr does not know what is a " toffee. apple " . . . he has missed much pleasure in never having seen a child enjoy this......
Health - Sowing Snails
A soldier just returned from a Japanese prison camp has told how an ingenious member of the camp saved the health and perhaps the life of the prisoners by the making of a snail......
In My Garden In The Interval Between Christmas And The
New Year were blooming a number of shrubs: both the purple and white . Daphne, Prunus ,Sub- birtella Autunmalis (a mass of bloom), Pyrus . Japonica, Genista Cinerea, Mermaid,......
Country Life. .
Mom than abundant rains have at any rate done one service: they_ have robbed of their favourite excuse the inefficient guardians of our polluted rivers. It has been a popular......
Marginal Comment
Sur,—Looking back from this first peacemirne Christmas over the past six years, we feel a great wish to express to Mr. Harold Nicolson our thanks for his delightful articles in......
The Normal Postal Service: To Czechoslovakia, Italy And...
been resumed, and readers who would like to send copies of THE SPECTATOR to their friends in these countries can now do so. The post paid subscription rate is 3os. per annum.......
Luther-spectator December 14
SIR,—The most evil and the most foolish thing that has ever appeared in an English paper. Yours is the responsibility, and truly- it can be said Better a millstone were tied......
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