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274 upon woman that there was no fear of its again relapsing into lethargy on the subject until those wrongs were redressed. So, too, she has lived to see honest doubt treated with respectful consideration: argued with, and made concessions to, instead of being sneered at and anathematized.

About three years ago the state of her health required a change from this climate to the more congenial English climate. Before her departure from New York, a number of her friends testified their admiration and esteem for her, and their appreciation of her past services, by an offering, comparatively small, perhaps, in pecuniary value, but worth a great deal as an expression of sincere regard and appreciation.

Her health, since her residence in England, has steadily improved, and we again hear of the active part she has been taking in the causes of Freethought and Woman Suffrage. We hear of lectures, addresses, and speeches from her, which show that with the return of health the old fire