6 APRIL 1912, page 16

[to Tue Editor Of Tiir . 13peotator."j Sir,—the Usual...

the studs used in the erection of the wooden houses which abound in America and Austral- asia are 4 x 2, and the same is the case with wallplate.e, and these are found to be......

[to Ran Editor Of Tor "srsevtion."] Sin,—referring To The...

on this subject in your issue of March 23rd, your correspondent is mistaken in advocating the use of Stockholm tar. I have had experience of both Stockholm and gas tar for many......

Wooden Houses.

[TO 11111 EDITOR OF TIFIR "SPECTATOR." J Sin,—The cottage that I built as a yachting box in one of the beautiful New Zealand bays will interest some of your readers. At Torrent......

Confession.

[To TON EDITOR OF TER esrserAeos.1 SIR, — The Church has always laid great stress on the duty of Confession, but has it ever confessed its own sins P Has the odium theologicum......

Boswell's Little Mistake.

[To Tim EDITOR OF TIM " SEECTATO1G.1 SIR, —How possible it is for even the best-informed biographer to err is, I think, illustrated by the following passages on Dr. Johnson as a......