22 MAY 1926, page 16

Mercerized Silk

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—In the article " Shall the Silk Worm Die ?" in your issue of April 24th by Mr. F. Yeats-Brown, reference was made to the discovery of......

Swinburne

in the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Your reviewer of Mr. Nicolson's Swinburne states that the poet " thought he possessed the acutest ear of all our English poets ; but his......

National Savings Certificates

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Smu,—Referring to " The Week in Parliament " by your correspondent, may I point out that War Savings, Certificates no longer exist ? They are......

The Petrol Miracle

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—The whole country knows how much it depended during the strike upon the motor vehicle, and among the many miracles of emergency......

The Betting Tax

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Betting is acknowledged to have reached a stage that makes it a real menace to the well-being of our national life. The Tax proposed by......

Poetry

SPACE Scorn not because my body lives In such a little place ; Think how my mind, on that account, Inhabits greater space. My smallest blossom sometimes is The Moon or setting......

The Industrial Christian Fellowship

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sut,—Your article of April 10th and subsequent correspond- ence has deepened the interest caused by the many special services organized by the......

" Full Steam Ahead

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snt,—In your issue of May 1st you make use of the expression, " we could all:go full steam ahead towards the happier times," &c. On board ship......