MISS COBBE AND "THE NINE CIRCLES."
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1
Srn,—In Dr. Berdoe's letter in the Spectator of November 5th he writes:as follows :—" Miss Cobbe wrote a preface, in which, without my knowledge, or, indeed, without that of Mrs. Rhodes, so far as I understand, she says that : So far as it has been possible, the use, or absence, of anmsthetics has been noticed in regard to all the experiments cited in this book.' Be it remembered that Miss Cobbe had positively seen none of the original authorities for these experiments ; she judged from the internal evidence of Mrs. Rhodes' work, that she had indicated anmsthetics when they were used, and had omitted them when not specified." I beg to add that Miss Cobbe had requested me to indicate the use of anmsthetice, and, not un- naturally, assumed that I had done so. Such, in fact, was ray intention. But there are certainly one or two cases of omission arising from oversight or from having quoted at secondhand, and some where I used my own discretion for the reasons stated by Dr. Berdoe.—I am, Sir, &c., GEORGINE M. RI:1°1)Es.
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