22 AUGUST 1896, page 17

Passing Through The Fire.

[TO TRH EDITOR OT THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—Since writing my article about "Passing through the Fire," commented on in the Spectator of August 8th, I have received a letter from a......

Poetry.

A DIZAIN. THINK not that blue Italian skies, Or sunsets sinking over Rome, Can make a Northern heart despise The moors and valleys of its home. Less bright the gorgeous faery......

Art.

SIR JOHN MILLAIS. BY the death of Sir John Millais England has lost not only a great painter, but one whose artistic development presents exceptional points of interest. The......

Animals And Prevision Of Intended Crime.

[To THE EDITOR OF THZ " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—The extremely interesting stories you are inserting with regard to prevision by animals of mischief intended to their masters, opens up......

A Dog-story.

go Tar EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I am staying with my son, who is a veterinary surgeon practising in West Virginia, U.S., who is a great lover of animals, and the......