4 JULY 1958, Page 30

SIR,—G. K. Chesterton said that the great glory of England

was that if it were decided tomorrow to burn a heretic at the stake a man would come along who knew how the faggots should be arranged. And here is Professor Bain with his in- teresting historical note on Atholl Brose.

I know the Professor well: he is a son of the Manse burdened by a Presbyterian conscience and a lifelong teetotaller. His remarks about self whisky should not be taken seriously. The honey is clearly to disguise the taste of the drink, but this useless erudite information is in the best spirit of the universities.—Yours faithfully,

A. AMBERY SMI I F1

8 King's. Place, St. Michael's Road, Leeds, 6