Country Life
THE Day of St. Valentine (whichever of the several claimants he was) is as a rule singularly true to its character. Thenabouts we first notice that the birds have paired. But in......
Natives In Africa And Cyprus
SIR,—Visitors to Cyprus must be much strpck, especially if they have recently been in British territory South of Uganda in Africa, at the immense difference in the......
"the Spectator "—air Mail Edition
THE SPECTATOR, printed on thin Bible paper and weighing under one ounce, can now be sent by air mail to civilians any- where in Europe (except Germany) for £2 7s. 6d. per annum,......
An Attack On Political Liberty?
Sitt,—It is surely an interesting paradox that the self-styled "progressive" Labour Party is in some ways so reactionary. The purpose of the Ballot Act of 1872 was to enable the......
Pelts And Foxes
The fox, that once sacred animal, is being hunted not with-hounds but guns in several districts of England owing to the increasing loss of lambs. Incidentally, a Welsh shepherd......
In My Garden
How far has the extinction of flower stocks proceeded in England? Correspondents continually write to say that they have utterly failed to get quite common plants. This week one......
The Best Biographies
SIR,—In A Bookman's Letters, the late Sir W. Robertson Nicholl, editor of The Bookman, gives this list of the six best biographies in order of merit: t, Boswell's Johnson ; 2,......
Dams
Local feeling, which indicates an almost universal conflict, is still very vocal and bellicose in. the Lakes. The "Friends of the Lakes" express scornful horror at the......
The Health Of The Nation
SIR,—With so much talk on health questions it is strange that more prominence is not given to the prevention of disease, and that places like the Pioneer Health Centre at......
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