20 FEBRUARY 1909, page 17

An Anecdote Of Rodney.

pro TIDE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,--The version which is given by Duruy in his "Histoire de France " of a very familiar incident • in Rodney's career, and which is......

Does Farming Pay?

[To TUB EDITOR OF THR " SPRCIATOR."] Sin,—When inexperienced people ask this amazing question I would reply : Of course farming pays, and of course farming does not pay. In one......

Stupidity.

(To TUN ICD1T011. oY TUN " sr ecrnerott.*J SIR,—Your article on this subject in last week's issue recalls Isaiah's arraignment of the people of Israel in Isaiah i. That his......

An Appeal For Girton College.

[To THY EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."I Sin,—I venture to ask for your kind help to draw the attention of the public to the needs of Girton College and to the appeal lately issued......

The Planting Of Ivy Against The Trunks Of Trees.

FTo TeX EDITOR Or TUX "SrNCTATOR.1 SIR,—The author of the article in your issue of February 6th on " The Charm of London" gives full credit to the parks for the share which they......

Herodotus And The Crocodile Bird.

[To TIIN EDITOR Or TUX "SPNOTATOILl Slit,—An unimpeachable witness, the author of the " Monasteries of the Levant," vouches for the truth of this fact in natural history. He had......