Jessie.—Probably you are suffering from flat-foot, and your doctor wished to take an impression of your foot to decide what form of boot you should wear. For the treatment of flat-foot is chiefly a question of well-made boots which bear some resemblance to the human foot. You will find an account of flat-foot in an article on "clothing" which appeared in last year's Girl's Own Paper. Puffiness of the ankle is very common in kidney disease; but as the ankles may swell from very many causes, of which kidney trouble is one of the least common, it would be rather rash to conclude that your kidneys were affected because your ankles were weak and swelled slightly.
STUDY AND STUDIO.
A Rose Flower.—We are sorry we cannot praise the verses you send. What is the meaning of
"If all His love I fully earned,
He'd guard me every hour"?
No one can be said to "fully earn" all the love of God. "Saw" and "fro" do not rhyme, and "lightning" is not spelt with an "e."
Asphodel.—"Memory" is the better of your two poems. You have much to learn as to rhythm and metre. Also you should keep your verbs (in one statement) in the same tense. "The spring is breaking" and "The earth looked forth" do not correspond. It is difficult to draw comparisons, but we are afraid your verses are not quite up to the average of those sent us, although we have read much worse attempts.
Smilloc.—We should advise you to write to the Secretary of the Welsh Male Choir, enclosing a stamp for reply. We do not know the song sung at High Wycombe. If you cannot trace the Welsh Choir to any address, write to the Secretary of the Flower Show, High Wycombe, asking where you should direct your inquiry.
Montrose.—The most beautiful volume of sacred poetry with which we are acquainted is Verses, by Christina G. Rossetti (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge). It contains 225 pages, and the price is (about) 2s. 6d. There are many miscellaneous collections, the price of which you can learn from any bookseller, e.g., The Book of Praise, compiled by Sir Roundell Palmer; Lyra Anglicana, Apostolica, Germanica, Christiana.
C. A. M.—There are a great many classes for correspondence. We have mentioned in this column that R. G. P., Fairview, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, gives correspondence lessons at 1s. per lesson. Particulars of instruction by correspondence can be obtained from the Secretary, Association for the Education of Women, Clarendon Building, Oxford. There are also the Queen Margaret Correspondence Classes; apply Hon. Secretary, 31, Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow; and the St. George's Correspondence Classes; apply to the Secretary, 5, Melville Street, Edinburgh. We applaud your wish to improve your arithmetic, and hope you will try in one of these directions.