CORRESPONDENCE

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4650, 10 January 1876, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

LYTTELTON REGATTA. TO. raß OP THE LTTTBLTON TIMES. j sibfilC4feeligM&tly obliged ;i£. faff. would allow me through the medium of youiT fcolumns to return the sincere thanks of myself and the crew of the-yocht Spray, for the inany kindnesses experienced by us at the hands, of the Lyttelton and Christchurch residents durffig.- bur sltort stay at your pori, aud express our gratitude for the very hospitable manner ip. .which we have been [received. We hope' that we may not only (again tax the patience of our friends, here at some future date, but have-an e«»ly opportunity of returning the compliment in our jown homes. : l'dm, &0,, •. .-"I ROBERT HAT, Owner cutter-yacht Spray. ;THE SCARLET EEYEB CONTROVERSY. i TO THE EDITOR OF THE LTTTBLTON TIMES. Sib, —Ybufcoirikpbnefent “Another 'Umble Practitioner,” says:—“ It would be interesting to,kpow whether, the optaionspf the. three - gentlemen/ consulted ara jhpported by arguments equally cogent and logical,” Ac. I, as one of the three, telldiim that J consider my opinions ou all subjects are “ supported by arguments cogent and. logical,” aqa that I am alwa-ys ready and' willing to giie'a reason for my opinions. Does “Another ’Umble Practitioner ” really wish to know my views on the scarlet fever question F Let him throw aside h and'deqlsiee hitaself in propria persona, and I will gladly hold a friendly discussion with. him. I tell Mm, now, however, that 1 do not believe there was a single case of true scarlet fever-in Christ’ church, since my settlement here in 1867, till a^few.weeks . ago; and, I further believe, that Lam atteridtag eases of • genuine scarlatina at the present time. I will giye's little; odtlqe to those who have already written upon this subject. Do not again impute motives, and do not again resort to vulgarity and buffoonery. Write as educated gentlemen enquiring after truth. Sneers are tmt poor substitutes fox syllogisms, and course, witticisms will not pass for smart writing. I am, &0., r, > , , .S. A, PATRICE. : Christchurch, Jan. 7. SCARLATINA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LTTTBLTON ifIMES.; Sib, —I am attending a case of .scarlatina.: I do not know scarlet fever, but l do' know scarlatina. There’s sore thrcKit and a rash. The learned doctors tell us that “ desquama- : tion 'of ithe-euMele”: r takea 'place; Now, sir; whatever that may be, I can core scarlatina •with a : '3eebctidh >s t)E feverfew in a few hours) .and so could. any old.woman in a village in England,' - v - -am,&c,,.. '" QUACK. I