A German News Letter
Sig,—May I, through the courtesy of your columns, appeal to your readers on behalf of a German friend of mine, a young publisher, an economist by training, son of a well-known......
A Cuckoo Experiment It Has Been Suggested .that Those Who
find young cuckoos in . a nest before they have murdered their fellow nestlings should try the experi- ment of removing the youngster to an artificial nest placed near by. Would......
In My Garden
It is interesting to note how garden crops are affected by new mechanical discoveries. The increase of canning has led to the increase of certain particular varieties, for......
Country Life
Two preservers of wild life in very different parts of the world have assured me within the space of one week that people are growing kinder. In a world distinctly short of good......
Protestant
Sta,—That the word "Protestant" had the sense, of one who asserts, or affirms, is shown, I think, conclusively by the first two lines of Herrick's best-known poem. "Bid me to......
Blood Sports And The B.b.c.
SIR,—Mr. L. C. Lloyd asks if any mention of foxhunting and coursing is to be banned from the air. " Such suppresSion would be both stupid and dishonest," he comments. But is it......
Sns,—last Week I Bought A Copy Of A New Edition
of Peake's Commentary which may be described as " a good tottual commentary embodying the most recent scholarship." It is in one very bulky volume, but I do not think you could......
More Egrets
The second piece of good news comes from a naturalist who has just returned to South 4merica. He tells me: " A species now gaining ground rapidly is the small egret, or Mirasol.......
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