19 SEPTEMBER 1952, Page 18

Death-watch Beetles

SIR,—Janus's new hobby has great possibilities. If the beetles could be given a certain amount of artistic training, and encouraged to attack only the more unsightly parts of our churches (they might make a start on Victorian screens), many of us would welcome them, and might even be willing to pay Janus a small fee for their services.—Yours faithfully, WOLSELEY D. MAUNDRELL. Sparsholt Vicarage, Winchester, Hants.