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...civilization advancing from the seacoast, passing over us like a cloud of light, increasing our knowledge and improving our condition. . . . And where this progress will stop, on one can say. . . ." The Path Down. Not every American generation would have raised a monu ment to Thomas Jefferson. He was too complex (and too daring) to be easily loved by all men in all times. He was interested, beyond dilettantism, in agriculture, architecture, languages, literature, music, religion, astronomy, zoology, chemistry, mathematics. He designed Monticello, filled it with inventions like the first dumbwaiter, first swivel chair, a weather vane which could be read...
...cancer was particularly interesting because one of the hottest theories in cancer research is the possible effect of raw egg white on the cancers. Egg white's avidin links up with biotin, part of the vitamin B complex essential for growth of both normal and cancerous tissues. Theory is that large amounts of avidin might "freeze" enough blood biotin to starve a cancer, possibly stop its growth...
...plastics were far past the gadget stage. They were passing the stage of being chiefly substitute materials. Now, pushed by wartime technology, plastics are major materials in their own right. There are many new types, and plastics are preferred for many jobs. The full catalogue would be long and complex. Suggestive items...
...billion, in 1943 will do a business of some 168 billion points. The big figure brings little cheer to the grocery trade. Grocers will handle a smaller volume of goods than last year. And doing business on point currency is 1) expensive, 2) complicated. It adds to a highly complex money economy the rules of trading in wampum or sea shells...
...postwar starting line. Said Walter Leslie Runciman, head of B.O.A.C.: "After the war you will have victors and neutrals feeling they must have some kind of air transport and if you are not careful you are going to have airline competition between governments with a disarmament-political complex. If that happens the Americans will have all the advantages because they have the planes and the money...