What was the docters discussion and the citizens reaction in chapter 8 and 9

The events described in Chapter 9 occur on the same day as Chapter 8. Mr. Rowley is a patron of the Cook Coffeehouse and styles himself a medical doctor - his supposed credentials are not particularly impressive and later events prove him more of a charlatan than a bona fide medical practitioner. He nevertheless performs his medical responsibilities more or less in a fashion consistent with then-common medical processes. It is doubtful, however, that constant bathing in peppered hot water does much good for Mrs. Cook's rapidly deteriorating health. Although Mrs. Cook orders Mattie from the sickroom after several hours, later events make it clear that Mrs. Cook's good common sense is probably too late.