5 FEBRUARY 1927, page 20

Howlers [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,— When My

uncle was ill long ago he was attended by two eminent surgeons—Watson Cheyne and Joseph Fayrer. A small boy in the house Was heard to speak of Dr. Watch and Chain and said to......

Extracts From Letters

STEEL TRAPS. I sincerely hope Sir NV. Beach Thomas will inform your readers to what effective traps he refers when he speaks of other methods of taking rabbits. To me the horror......

Do Animals Enjoy Captivity?

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] think the following will prove that if kindly treated birds arc perfectly happy with their liberty curtailed. Many years ago I got a hen......

A Cormorant At Worcester [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—In September, 1925, a cormorant appeared at Worcester and took up its position on one of the pinnacles of the west front of the Cathedral, where it would remain for long......