A medical man refers to the case of a woman who has no sense of time, proportion or numbers. There should be a great chance for her as a telephone operator.


"Owing to its weed-choked condition," says The Evening News, "the Thames is going to ruin." Unless something is done at once it is feared that this famous river may have to be abolished.


As the supply of foodstuffs will probably be normal in August next, the Food Ministry will cease to exist, its business being finished. This seems a pretty poor excuse for a Government Department to give for closing down.


"Music is not heard by the ear alone," says M. Jacques Dalcroze. Experience proves that when the piano is going next door it is heard by the whole of the neighbour at once.


A weekly paper points out that there are at least thirty thousand unemployed persons in this country. This of course is very serious. After all you cannot have strikes unless the people are in work.