LAND AND WATER 
January i6, 191^ 
THROUGH THE EYES OF A 
WOMAN 
"all interested in the scheme and its development. A 
committee lias already been formed to collect the necessary 
funds and choose the' different localities in which the clubs 
are to be. It is hoixxl that people in the various neiRhbom- 
hoods will support the club started in their midst, and there 
should be no doubt that such local help will be forthcoming 
once the need for it is seen. 
With clubs such as these to visit and enjoy women need 
no longer find the days tedious and devoid of interest. And, 
what is more important, they will feel they are included in 
that big spirit of camaraderie which has sprung from these 
troublous times. It is this feeling of comradeship that made 
the club at Battersea a success, and the same will hold good 
of these others now being started. Their honorary secretary 
and treasurer is Miss Dolben Paul, who will answer inquiries 
by post and gratefully receive donations sent to her at 
41 Cumberland Mansions, Bryanston Square. 
Wounded and the Sea 
The Pavilion at Brighton has been fitted up as a hospital 
for wounded Indian soldiers, and hospitals also are the 
Dome, the Corn Exchange, and other buildings in the South 
Coast town. The unauthorised can by no manner of means 
pass the vigilant sentries at the Pavilion gates, and though 
most days there is a crowd of watchers eager to catch any 
glimpse they can of dark-skinned warriors they are seldom 
rewarded for their pains. A privileged few, however, are 
admitted within, notably those with a knowledge of Indian 
dialects, and their impressions have been interesting to hear. 
Many old memories have been revived, and in one or two 
cases old acquaintanceship renewed after a lapse of years. 
The convalescent soldier at Brighton struggles into the 
fresh air as soon as he possibly can, and on a fine day the 
lengthy promenade witnesses the progress of many an invalid 
back once more to health. Sunshine and the sea are good 
allies in the nursing of wounded and sick, and Brighton 
always manages to secure more than its fair share of sun. 
It is indeed quite difficult to recognise the town beneath its 
present martial guise. Red Cross motor ambulances ply 
their smooth and swift way through the streets, and the 
ready recruit is being drilled in all sorts of unexpected places, 
having already learnt to take the interest of a watching 
crowd philosophically enough. So at Brighton we get both 
sides of the picture — those who have returned from the war 
and those who are yet to go— and like many other things it 
" gives one furiously to think." 
The Rising Generation 
In spite of the forbidding nature of its title, the 
Educational Conference, which has just taken place in 
London, was anything but dull. Many meetings of the 
kind have been abandoned, and it is fortunate this did not 
follow their example. For never have we been in greater 
need of education — in the wider sense of the word — than at 
the present moment. People with young families to bring up 
are bound to become more conscious of this with every day 
that passes. Nobody is more qualified to speak with authority 
on the matter than Bishop Welldon, through whose hands 
many old Harrovians have passed, and his speech at the 
opening meeting could not have been given more opportunely. 
Since war broke out we have heard a great deal of German 
kultur, but it is to be doubted if many English people under- 
stood it in the right meaning of the word, as interpreted by 
Bishop Welldon. " German kultur means organised efficiency 
on the largest scale," and to this end everything is sacrificed 
in the Fatherland. Passionately though we may desire to 
foster the ability of our children few of us are prepared to go 
to such lengths as these, and we must infinitely prefer the 
" sane patriotism " urged by the bishop at the finish of his 
speech. A sane patriotism, indeed, is a fine motto for the 
men and women of the future. 
Erica. 
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means of collecting and recording particulars of woods and plantations. 
Spaces are provided for full details, such as area, soil, plants used, 
method of planting, fencing, etc., and costs of the various operations ; 
also particulars of thinnings, etc. 
If you want to know anything and everything about agriculture, 
and particularly about successful farming, it will be found stated 
clearly in " Vinton's Agricultural Almanac and Diary, 1915," which 
is published at is. It is packed from cover to cover with all kinds 
of information which cannot be carried conveniently in the memory, 
but which is here available when required. 
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