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Sirs: TIME'S scintillating, crisp, news style is hav ing a widespread effect on advertising copy, and magazine writing. Here lately I detect it in almost every magazine I pick up. Perhaps buried deep down in some article or some adver tisement, but nevertheless there, with its char acteristic sparkle...
...beta rays (electrons, negatively charged particles) rat-tat-tat-ing against the atoms of elements might conceivably change those elements into new and precious forms. Mercury might yet become gold, as alchemists dreamed. Theoretically the procedure is simple. An atom of mercury contains at its centre, 198 protons (positively charged particles) and 118 electrons. Around that nucleus swirl 80 more electrons. These complete the mercury balance of 198 electrons against 198 protons. An atom of gold contains 197 protons and 118 electrons in its nucleus and 79 more electrons shooting around them. If it becomes possible for the beta particles...
...smoldering Democrat, let his boom be taken "out in the open"?for the third or fourth time since early Autumn. "Another Andrew Jackson," was the cry. This time, friends of Alfred Emanuel Smith were not alarmed. Reed men, it was understood, were to organize delegations in States lack- ing "favorite sons." The probable result: having been instructed for a Wet, Reed delegates would, if and when his chances died at the convention, have only to exercise religious tolerance to swing to the other outstanding Wet, Candidate Smith. And Senator Reed is the author of the epigram: "Give...
...Most of the fund, the amount of which has been caustically exaggerated, was derived from the sale of certain newspaper properties,?? in which almost all of it was invested. The fact that those papers should have prospered naturally excited the envy of journals which were flounder- ing helplessly...
...every man at the table jumps to his feet and follows me about in a natural impulse to help me. Nothing I know how to say will prevent them. Personally I am baffled. But I'm wondering if you can't help me?" Questions of this latter type?deal-ing with the problems of modern "nice people" who are often servant-less?give Mrs. Post scope for something new in conduct counsel. She advises servantless hostesses to give buffet suppers, and thus remain cool, charming?it is as simple as that Additionally, of course, the new volume revamps some...