A St:ssmx MODEL.
A model of the right sort of work for the Rural Community Council has been produced in Sussex, a county almost suprene. in county pride. It is nothing inure, and nothing less, than a guide to " Lewes and the crafts, industries and Country life of the Downs and Countryside." It is edited by Lionel Cooke and published by the E.S.R.C.C. from the Old Bank, Lewes. price 6d. The little book seems to me as good as you could wish ; and very much better in idea than other local guides. for it is more. The historical account is good, the routes suggested for motorists and walkers are well thought out, and the illustrations are attractive. These merits find their way into the advertisements : the maps of motor services ; the lists of small holders' products ; the names of such inns as ' The Old Smugglers ' at Alfriston, or such farms as " Peat Tree " at Laughton, dating from the fifteenth century, where teas are served in " the Old Barn " ; and not least in tilt announcement of Sussex Handicraft work : " Iron Work, Cabinet-making, Weaving, Pottery, Wood Turning, Basket- making, Toys, Gloves,- Silver Work, Stone Cutting, Printing, Leather Work, Illuminating, Sign-painting, &c. &c.'"fho.-se two " et ceteras " arc a tribute to the vitality of the craftsmen in Southern England ; and specimens of the work may be seen at the offices of the progressive and sensible E.S.R.C.C. That is the right way to do things.
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