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Amazing Stories V19n01 1945 03 (Ziff Davis)(Cape1736) ! BACILLUS INFLUENZAE Colds? Sore Throat? A "Secondary Invader" Let LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC get after the germs that go with them The delightful Listerine Antiseptic gargle taken early and often may spare you a nasty siege of trouble. Here is why: Listerine Antiseptic reaches way back on throat surfaces to kill millions of germs called the "secondary invaders," some of which are shown to the right. These are the very types of germs that so many specialists say are to blame for the troublesome aspects of a cold. Listerine Antiseptic's quick, germ-killing action helps to guard against a "mass inva- sion" of such germs into the tissues where they may set up or aggravate the infection you recognize as a cold. In other words, Listerine Antiseptic attacks hosts of these germs on mouth and throat surfaces before they attack you. Fewer Colds, Tests Showed Such germicidal action perhaps explains Listerine Antiseptic's remaikable record against colds in tests made over a period of 12 years. Note these impressive results: That regular twice-a-day Listerine Anti- septic users had fewer colds and fewer sore throats than non-users, and that when colds did develop, they were usually less severe and shorter-lived than those of non-users. Isn't that something to remember when you feel a cold coming on? Lambert Pharmacal Co., St. Louis, Mo. erms Antiseptic reduced £ Listerine Note ho« reduction on and germ cacases before noted w testJ* Actual Surfaces " lin L' 5 bac- after g«g ! " „s of surface showed minutes «« fifteen one hour after. up L 80% ! 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Radio Jobs Like These Go to Men i $200 : Bui 10TI ' My RUdia Cofirsf'tlttcludcs Training in i; lEUtflSION - ELECTRONICS ^ FREQUENCY MODULflTION Xo'<? ?4U STORIES &»*tfetc. "I REMEMBER LEMURIAI" (Short Novel— 36,100) By Richard S. Shaver . 12 illustrated by Robert Fuqua The curse of an aging sun broughf death and madness fo Wu; and the Aflsns and Titans fled into space. THE MARTIAN'S MASTERPIECE (Short—4,000) By Sgt. Morris J. Steele 72 Illustrated ty Virgil Rnlay The artist on Mats secured his model from another planet—and that planet happened to be the tarth! MOON OF DOUBLE TROUBLE (Novelet— 1 1 ,000) By A. R. Steber 82 Illustrated by Malcolm Smith if one of the babblings of a madman turns out to be true, does that mean all the rest must be so? IS THIS THE NIGHT? (Short— 1,500) By Alexander Blade 102 j Illustrated by Brady The old man had made his prediction before, And he had made a mistake in timing. Was he right now? COMET FROM YESTERDAY (Novelet— 15,000) By Lee Francis 106 Illustrated by J. Alien St. John Here was a comet in reverse order: it was born in a volcano and was destined for the dr.pfhs of spszr. THE LYING LIE DETECTOR (Novelet— 10,000) By Leroy Yerxa 132 Illustrated by Robert Fuqua What chance is there for justice when the mechanical lie detector develops an evil soul of its own 7 VALLEY OF DELIRIUM (Novelet— 15,000) By Richard Casey 150 Illustrated by Ned Hadley and L. Raymond Jonas Certainly here was a valley where only madmen should go! There wasn't a s<*>ie thing anywhere in it. TWIRL MY TURBINE, MAN ALIVE! (Short— 1,120) By Omar Gecr 180 Illustrated by Julian S. Krupa There were a few basic laws of physics this giant — . governing dynamo snd it became something els* . DR. MACDONOUGH'S ENCEPHALOSEMANTICOMMUNICATOR (Short— 2,950) By Leo A. Schmidt . 1 88 Illustrated by Julian S. Krupa There was only one thing wrong with MacDseiQugh's radio: if was "lubac"—loused up beyond ail con/r©/.' Copyright 1"M4, 7IFF-0AV1S PUBLISHING COMPANY Member nt the Audit Bureau of Circulations William 2i«, Publish*-! Davi,, C. , B. S. Editor; Raymond A. Palmer. Managing Editor; Howard Pm--r.=. A^Unf Editor; Herman ft. Boiiirt, Art Director; Malcolm 5mrfh, Assistant Art Director; H. G. Strong, Circulation Dirs;-?'; H. J. Morganroth, Production Director We do not accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. To facilitate han- dling, the author should enclose a self-addressed envelops with the requisite postage attached, and ar- tists should enclose or forward return postage. Accepted material is subject to whatever revision is nec- , essary to meet requirements. Payment covers all authors', contributor-/ and co,.r.?<.^ar>t5 riqhtv titla, ond interest in a "d to the materia! accepted and w!!S be made at our o.ir<*iU rales m on an -pianr«. AH photos an.) drawing! will be co^sidtiFtl ,<>s port of materia! pun !).-;'«•.!. tire n.iiiss* atl di.irs i.-<n \h.-,t afe used in short stories, serials and semi -fiction articles that dr-.a! with types k» iici.iiou;, o! j name that is the same as that of any living person , s coincidental. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS MARCH 1945 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1 M FEATURES &mtfihte„ . THE OBSERVATORY By The Editor 6 MANTONG, THE LANGUAGE OF LEMURIA By Richard S. Shaver and The Editor 71 AN AMAZING BACK COVER COMING TRUE? By Acme Newspictures, Inc. 81 OUR AIR-MINDED ANIMAL FRIENDS By Al Herman 101 SCIENCE FREEZES GERMS By A. Morris 105 THE DEATHLESS PARAMECIUM , .By Pete Bogg 131 OUR BROTHERS, THE COTTON RATS By J. Nelson 148 AMAZING FACTS By A. Morris 149 VIGNETTES OF FAMOUS SCIENTISTS By Alexander Blade 1 78 THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS YOU GET NOWHERE By Constance R. Dowd 184 CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK? By Carter T. Wainwright 187 ARMY MEN HOVER IN MID-AIR! By Reginald 0- Pettibone 195 SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES By L. Taylor Hansen 196 MEET THE AUTHORS By A. R. Steber 199 DISCUSSIONS By The Readers 200 STORIES OF THE STARS By Henry Gade 208 Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones illustrating a scene from "I Remember Lemuria!" Back cover painting by Frank R. Paul illustrating "Stories of the Stars" DAVIS' PITJSLTSHTiNn 1045 HUGO GERNSBACK, known today as the leon had had just one lank. Authors have taken "father of science fiction," launched the fact and woven fantasy into it—in other words, a magazine you are now reading Way back turnabout of the methods used in stories of the in 1926, nineteen years ago. He had conceived of future. a magazine dedicated to fiction based on science, and containing stories of what that science might DEGINNING with this issue we are introducing lead to in the future. He told stories of tomor- something, new in stories of the past. We are , row, of rocket trips to other planets, of strange taking the strange things that have always made new inventions and their effects upon civilization, Man wonder, those weird things that happen to of other dimensions, of time-travel, of evolution. him which he cannot understand, yet which dis- His new magazine was the magazine of the future. turb him greatly, and are projecting them into a field of logic in an effort to arrive at truth by be- OUT now, on the threshold of 1945, we have ginning with what is accepted as fantasy. Science finally realized that the future has caught up has placed its stamp of recognition on one of the with us.
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