... By A. Croxton Smith ALL breeders of dogs on an extensive scale must have encountered numerous cases of abnormalities in puppies, one in a litter occasionally appearing with a deformity that condemns it to early death. In a long experience, however, I never had one short of a limb, but that such do occur is apparent from a case that appeared in the courts a few weeks ago, a man having been ...

... THE small mixed farm is the backbone of British agriculture, and lucky is the child born and bred on one of them. The fun and companionship that these country children get from the young animals more than make up for the chores they have to do and the rareness of their visits to town and cinema. Of all things necessary to happiness, we would place companionship first, both for humans and ...

... MANY species of fungus pests attack glasshouse crops, and the amateur gardener producing indoor green- stuffs expects to encounter some of them. Tomatoes especially are liable to the attack of tomato leaf mould, and the house shown in the photograph was badly infected with this pest. When a glasshouse crop is attacked, the gardener has two different pro blems to consider. First of all, he must ...

... Wet-Weather Thoughts Getting the Maximum Return From Every Square Yard SUCCESS in gardening, as the spring- cleaning pictures show, calls for the possession of a good many virtues. The most obvious ones are perseverance, a capac- ity for hard work, and attention to detail. But in a season like the present one, when there is every indication that outdoor seed- sowing will be delayed by wet ...

... ^fcL Oltcf MR. HUDSON may not be conscious of the amount of personal popularity he may enjoy among the women of the country. Experience teaches that the more you ask of women the more they will give, especially if the request has a personal tinge to it. If we were as good- looking as the Minister of Agriculture we would exploit our personality in the interests of food-production. Women can, ...

... J&m, FasHions of To-morrow FASHION in the true sense of the word is almost non-existent nevertheless, women must be clothed, therefore the designers are creating things that will remain undated and subsequently may be varied so that onlookers may think they are new. Marshall and Snelgrove, Oxford Street, are very successful in this respect. It is a spring model from the tailored suit ...

... A Little Bit of Fluff (Ambassadors) IT was inevitable that a revival of this famous farce, which was produced during the last war and ran for well over 1000 performances, should raise the question as to whether or no it dates, All farce has always seemed to me such an out-of-date and crude form of fun-makings-- and I cannot even exclude such classics as Charley's Aunt and The Private ...

... COFFEE is one of the most important products of Brazil, and large shipments are exported to the coffee-drinking countries. In the year 1940-1 Brazil produced 20,850,000 bags each weighing 60 kilos (about 132 lb.). The country is well suited for coffee- growing, and plantations are taking the place of large areas of rough forest. The pictures show the prepara tion of land for a coffe e crop in ...

... Should We Have' a Standard Ball? A YORKSHIRE reader writes: The members of my club and I often have friendly arguments regarding the merits of different makes of golf balls. I think we are all agreed that the quality of balls should be standard. Other ball games have their standard balls, and we think golf should be the same. When I say standard,' the letter goes on, I mean that all the balls ...

... OLD customs die hard, and in a few West Country towns the Hobby-Horse still makes his appearance on May Day. The origin of the custom is unknown, but the Hobby-Horse was a popular attraction in the Middle Ages and has survived as a May Day institution at Padstow. The body of the horse is a large, tub-shaped framework covered with black tarpaulin. There is a small horse's head in front, but the ...

... juNE ii, 1943 TripleX the safety glass fortnightly ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS SPOKT&COUNTffY -M'mk, 1 E ...

... NOW that eggs can be con verted into dry powder or the mixed pulp preserved in tin containers and cold stored, a considerable amount of valuable shipping space is saved. This is vital in war time, but the import of eggs in shell will probably be restricted for some time after the war as economy of space will still be all im portant when long trade routes are concerned. Even if the shipping ...