31 AUGUST 1951, Page 4

A quatrain I have just lighted on by chance was

new to me, though familiar enough, no doubt, to many readers of this column: " Peace upon Earth, Goodwill to Men So greet we Christmas Day!

Oh, Christian, load your gun and then, Oh, Christian, out and slay."

Author: Rudyard Kipling, from "Verses on Games," one for every month: this one for September. Worth considering—by