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...Morning has enough to satisfy the hard core of Wodehouse readers (the average, annual P. G. W. novel sells 10,000 copies in the U.S.). But it has only a trace of real mirth for those who believe that in spasmodic moments of his heyday, Wodehouse was one of Britain's most talented comic writers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Back at the Old Stand | 8/26/1946 | See Source »

...Edna, declared the ancient (seventyish), roly-poly Messiah, was reincarnated the spirit of his first wife, Mother Divine, who died a few years ago. "Trace your thoughts back to what Mother said," Father urged his sheep. "She wants everybody to love me. . . ." Also, this was a spiritual deal-"not the marriage of a natural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Made in Heaven | 8/19/1946 | See Source »

Simplicity is the enema keynote in the Atomic Age. Best ingredients: "plain lukewarm water, or perhaps just a trace of bicarbonate of soda or ordinary salt." Warns Dr. Lieberman: "Soap is a very popular ingredient now, unjustly so, because in most cases it is unnecessary and irritating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Clyster Craze | 7/1/1946 | See Source »

...sages have a hundred maps to give That trace their crawling cosmos like

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Poetry of Faith | 7/1/1946 | See Source »

Archeologists believe that the Montignac cave's deep, twisting chambers were occupied between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago by successive races of cave-dwelling men who covered its walls with many layers of spirited, colorful drawings. It will take years of hard work to trace the half-erased lines and chart the cave's long history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diggers, Jun. 24, 1946 | 6/24/1946 | See Source »

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