10 JANUARY 1947, Page 16

HOW TO FALL OUT OF A WINDOW

Sia,—It would appear that the answer given to the question in your general knowledge test, concerning the " defenestration " of Prague is misleading in one respect. Although the two Catholic Regents, Martinitz and Slavata, together with their secretary, fell from a height of about sixty feet, not one of them was killed. It is said that as Martinitz was pro- pelled towards the window he called on the Virgin Mary to save him. One of the onlookers, hearing this, said: " Let us see whether his Mary will help him," and was forced to add a moment later : "By God, his Mary has helped him."—Yours faithfully, PHILIP SHELBOURNE. Redruth, Rydens Road, Walton-on-Thames.