19 FEBRUARY 1910, page 19

"pumpernickel."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Now that no political or party significance attaches to the subject, you may be interested to know the origin, as told me by a German......

The Human Bird.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—The writer of the article in last week's Spectator on " The Human Bird," after speaking of the sense of the human in the bird and of......

The Eighth Vacation Term For Biblical Study At Oxford.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sni,—May we draw the attention of your readers to the eighth Vacation Term for Biblical Study, which will be held this year from July 23rd to......

The Dial Of King Ahaz.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—May I make a suggestion with reference to the follow- ing words contained in a review paragraph in last week's Spectator on the "......

Cleon And Alcibiades.

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."' SIR, —In a recent number of your paper I saw a reference to the legions of Varna. Perchance the following quotations from Langhorne's "......

Croce's "aesthetic."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sea, — In your recent review of my translation of Signor Croce's " Aesthetic " I see that fault is found with certain (unspecified) portions......