Schoolboy Spelling [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir, -i
shall always treasure Mr. Nelson's letter on spelling and accuracy. He asserts that script is " much too slow for use in everyday life." I would remind him that the " time " of......
The Clergy Rest House At Merrow [to The Editor Of
the SPECTATOR.] Stn,—You have on several occasions been good enough to publish an appeal made by me on behalf of the Clergy Rest House at Merrow where some of the poorer clergy......
[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sin,---keble Wrote (in The
Advertisement of The Christian Year, and dated May 30th, 1827) of " that soothing tendency in the Prayer Book." We shall none of us be here in 2027, but I am ready to vaticinate......
The Crisis In The Church [to The Editor Of The
SPECTATOR.] • am sorry to have to agree with Mr. Sidney Dark at last ; but it certainly seems that the " Sacrifice " of the " Mass" is emphasized by the new Canon, and the......
Lighting A Wood Fire [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]
SIR, " E. II. G." says in your issue of May 21st that the " ovoid " of his Cape Cod lighter has cracked and causes him anxiety. My experience is that these ovoids (plungers, I......
The Habit Of Swifts [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]
SIR,—Your readers may be interested to hear of a very wonderful experience I had a few weeks ago in Montreux, Switzerland. A flock of swifts arrived from Africa and kept flying......
Lonely Anglo-indian Children [to The Editor Of The...
S1R,--Wc have to thank you for making it known in your issue of June 18th that the Mothers' Union is always ready to find good homes for children of parents living overseas. We......
A Good Cup Of Coffee [to The Editor Of The
SPECTATOR.] Sin,— The way coffee is brewed matters ; but what matters more is the origin of the coffee used. It would seem that English coffee merchants only know of, or will......
Old Testament Questions [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]
Stn,— I should like to have added another to Miss Winnington_ Ingram's interesting Old Testament questions, and wonder how many students could answer this : Who mentions salt in......
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