Rural Salvage
SIR, —may I suggest to Mr. Bates that it is a mistake to draw a general inference from a limited experience, and, in war-time, to publish it may easily be a national disservice?......
Should Rome Be Bombed?
Stn,—I would like to be among those who express their strong support of " Janus's " contention that the bombing of Rome would be an outrage which we would all be ashamed of when......
The Price Of Milk
SIR,—Perhaps Messrs. Morgan and Procter will kindly inform us why it is that while the farmer gets about one shilling per gallon for milk, the housewife has to pay three......
Sir,—the Defeatist Attitude Of Mr. H. E. Bates On Rural
salvage is greatly to be deplored. What may take place in his village is certainly not the case in many villages with a better sense of patriotism. Mr. Bates suggests that......
Sun - Dogs The Sun-dog, The Vague Rainbow-coloured...
has been extremely common all through the days of autumn gales. Its position in relation to the sun, a little to the right, does not seem to vary, and as a forecast of imminent......
More Observations
Since writing the notes of last week I have tried to check my own previous experiences of birds in raids. On Sunday I was very conveniently bombed, but the only noticeable......
In The Garden
In the garden, among the last roses, the ragged scraps of potentilla and verbena and the wind-tom pansies, Viburnum Fragrans creates a miraculous touch of spring. There is......
Country Life
Evidence on Birds and Raids At the tune of writing the evidence on birds and air-raids is sea, and unconvincing. A Sussex correspondent observes that "directly the rat-tat-tat......
Vegetable Seeds
By the time these notes are read the first of the New Year seed catalogues ought to be in the post. Apropos of vegetable seeds, a correspondent writes to ask for the name of a......
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