10 MAY 1963, page 24

Spines Chilled

Margin of Safety. By John Rowan Wilson. (Collins, 21s.) Life magazine has just run an article on 'The Great New Dream of Dr. Salk': prefaced by a picture which shows him......

Gratitude And Politics

Britain and the United States. By H. G. Nicholas. (Chatto and Windus, 21s.) THERE is an American joke about the wealthy refugee garment manufacturer who refuses to save a family......