"The Christian Superstition"
SIR,—The passage from Professor Barbara Wootton's book, quoted by Mr. Vane in your last issue, recalls an 'about as sensible observatiiin reported to have been made once by Frank Harris in Arthur Balfour's pretence. "The two outstanding dangers of our time," he said, "are Christianity and the Press." " Christianity,of course," said Arthur Balfour dreamily, "but why the Press 7"
If he will not think me impertinent, Mr. Vane would, I believe, do better to follow Arthur Balfour's line in dealing with this snappy sort of remalc spateheocked into a book about something else. As it is, he has very possibly given Professor Wootton the satisfaction—dear to the hearts of " advanced " people the world over—of knowing that she has shocked and hint somebody, and he may, it is to be feared, have encour- aged her somewhat to "have another go'—Yours faithfully,
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