ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

New Zealand Tablet, 5 June 1919, Page 35

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

S.M.M. (Palmerston North). —The Tablet Company is not a medical association. Like yourself;' we would be often pleased to know where to find remedies . for chilblains, neuralgia, and warts raised on the proverbial good temper of the Editor by idiotic queries from his correspondents. Barney.” The Tetrarch was of a brilliancy, but only for one season. Therefore it is hard to compare him with consistent performers. Eclipse belonged lo one Colonel Kelly. When a horse wins by such a margin that the other runners are not placed, one can conceive the meaning of Colonel Kelly’s • challenge, ‘‘Eclipse first and the rest nowhere.” Manifesto and Jerry M. were two champions across big country. We shall not be “at home” if you write to us on such topics for at least six months to come. But" don’t be lonely. ' ' “Lutetia.”— Most modern French novels are of a light kind to put it mildly. Rene Bazin is always safe and interesting. Henri Bordeaux, less interesting,, is usually sane and healthy. You will find the short story at its best in O. Henry’s works without going to Maupassant, who is brilliant, but too often more than coarse. Louys is the same—only more so. V ' ■ ■ v '•' ; ' l ‘ f '' yr - Reader.” _We say it here and now.again. The parent who neglects the opportunity of sending his children to a Catholic school is a stumbling-block as far as the child’s soul is concerned. The -game of trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds where salvation is at stake is an overrated amusement. “Because ye. are neither hot nor cold I will begin to vomit ye out of my mouth is the last word on the subject, even if it was said 2000 years ago. . ' ‘ vy'y* ■ “Subscriber.”— More than one Catholic has lost, his hair because we hold that Ireland is as; important as Belgium. It is too much to expect that all our readers are reasonable. But we are Irish, ; thank you, and we will die in our boots. Cheer up, ranyhow, and don’t worry, ; i ,