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and the tribute to our efforts is _ elearly and CRITICAL NOTES ON SEVERAL OF OUR STORIES Editor, AMAZING SroRses: T have been. a reader of your Asazine Stories for four monthy, Bur I have been uo reader of Selence and Invention, Popular Mechanics, Popxlar Science, Scieutific tmerican, Literary Digest, and the System or Magazine of Bisiness for the. past five years, { keep a memorandum, sometimes tak- ing the leaves from them tor future reference 1 cannot get the satisfaction from fiction that I can from magazines I have just mentioned, _ The criticism whict l-am going to write to you may be crude, uot well canstricd and collective in the transiting of the articles, but my hope is that with your experience from a multitude of correspondence you undoubtedly get from various individuals, you can get the trend of thought I am tryin to Intelligeutly impart to you. Aly criticism is for the Fehbrutry issue of yout unique and interesting magazine. I will give you my opinion of the various stories: Believing at least that I am nearly on an equal with the average individual who reads this issue, some expect more, some cannot grasp the thought, and claim it to be impossible, but Jooking through the issues of mugazines I ‘have ‘already men: tioned and the present-day achievements, say that not anything is impossible, when the time conics for humanity. to go on and use that thing to an advantage, which seems impossible today. These things will gather in’ the list of achicve- tients as otter things have in the past. The Revolt of Pedestrians j T say it holds an inkling of. the future, it seems drastic, absurd ‘but, for instasce, today: office people, not wll, but a small per cent, do not walk i a day's time, TL say three miles. It isa bus, elevator, auto, elevated, surface lines, au burban i?iin.or subway. Te is a well old story, very fitting for this magazine of yours. Baron Afuenchhawsen’ “ Part [ is very good.in itself, but short; 1t con: tains incidents and suggestions that are food tor thought, things that are near reality. Part II takes the mind away from Part I, very exaggerated in self-praise, very humiliating to the achievements of the Baron in Part I, pos: sibly so in Parts ILf and IV fyom their titles, The Master of the World <n A story which eannvt be eriticized fully with- out Part Il, but a seemingly good narrative, and well plotted, 5 Pollock oid. the Porroh Mar A narrative, incredulous, superstitious. Pol- look must be easily. disturbed or slightly de- mented on this subject (voodooism) evidently not a sensoned hunter of traveler of the scten- tist class of explorers. Fourth Dimensional Surgery. An appealing narrative of good imagination, for one thing, in the professions jt mentions, 3 thought to the Lasker donation for prolonging life, surgery in the next century or so, who knows. The Disinteargting Ray - Very good niurrative for the thinker, chemistry or electrical research, Selence is always inter- esting, whethor inuginative to a certain degree or not. "hig story would be an. appeal for greater regearches and a gentle reminder of the martyrs of science, The Fourtecuth ; The trend of imaginative thought ts good, but does not complete the validity or void the trans- action of the return of Ningston, Tha Fighting fears A theme which many should read and a good tonite for doctors to practice, for there are many with the afflictions described here, Smoke Rings A short narrative with a thought as to whether it is possible to any certain. dogree, but contain- ing ideas that sre not entirely imaginative, B very good chunce for research, : Tilustrations tell half the story. Chinese Proverb; “A picture is worth $00 words.” A nats rative of the trenches in the world war was very little to the officers, but the. airplane camera brought the actuality, of the trenches before them and also could be cansulted again for refreshe ing the ideas within the mind, Stare illustrations in some. storics, and less elsewhere; some stories require more, pictures to excite the imagination ta the right pics for the narrative to be interesting, | But would not discontinue them or the questions; the questions to you are the game as applause to a vaudeville manager and tells what the people want, but you cannot please all. I hope I have not taken up a great amount of your time, but hope I may have done some good with my ideas and suggestions. Thomas R, Clark, Chicago, Ill, (The opening paragraph of your letter in one seng¢, brings out the goal to which we aré reach- inz. 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