A Picturesque Hunt

The foxhunt at Algeciras (of which a Spanish grandee and an English lady were joint masters) has resumed its activities with the opening of the season. The history (of which a......

Insular Immunity

An island is not so well defended as it seems to be. Happily our prevailing wind is West and South West ; and though we often get the longest spells of fine weather from the......

Tame Goldfinches

A few years ago it was lamented that the goldfinch, loveliest of the finch tribe, was disappearing ; and I have myself found trappers engaged in • their nefarious trade. Whether......

Country Life

Birds as Carriers For a very long time I have thought it likely that the infection of foot-and-mouth disease was carried by birds. The present outbreak (following at a......

• * * * Scottish Councils A Strong Plea For

more community councils (for Scotland at any rate) is put up in a thoughtful little book The Scotland of Our Sons, written and published by Alexander MacLehose. It is a little......

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English Wool A discussion on the results of the _high price of wool in some technical papers throws unexpected light on the English produce. After watching an immense clipping......