" Peesweep's " Cry
When I was a boy I looked forward to the month of March and the nesting of the lapwing or " peesweep," as the bird was called locally. The search for the nest of the peesweep......
Which King ?
SIR, —Miss Laski knows far more about King Alfred than I do. How- ever it was character, not intellectual achievement, which I had in mind, and where I think true greatness is......
Why Is Scotland Restive ?
Sia,—Thank you for printing the article by the Very Rev. George Duncan on Scottish feeling. With, its sanity of judgement and timely clarification of the issues involved it was......
Life On The Moor We Were Spending The Day Up
on the moor. To the west we could see a range of mountains covered in snow, but where we were it was warm, and the mountain scene seemed unreal. A black-cock and grey- hen......
Country Life
IN a hard country you will find hardy men. The cattle will also he of a hardy strain. In Wales they have their own Welsh Black cow s, a few Ayrshires and many Frisians, which......
The Vanishing Farm-horse
SIR, —The letter from Mr. Mottram,•in your issue of February 22nd, broadens the discussion on the horse population to include the general question of rural craftsmen at the......
National Anthems
Sta,--You hold that the national anthem strikes a wrong note when the terms " victorious " and " glorious " are applied to a Queen for whom we all wish a reign of unbroken......
Scots Law
SIR, —Dr. Duncan's reference to Scots law in his interesting article this week prompts me to suggest that it would have been easier for Englishmen—and others—to take the Scots......
An Impudent Fox No Animal Has The Impudence Of The
fox when he knows he is safe. The one I saw came along a high bank, and looked down the road to see that no one was about. 1 was sitting on a gate, a hundred yards away, but......
Worm Casts The Casts Of Worms On A Lawn Are
unsightly, but they make a good top dressing if brushed in with a birch broom. The worms can be destroyed with a preparation bought for the purpose, although it might be argued......
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