The Road to Empire--I
Ancient Minturnae, an Early Roman Town, Stood in the Way of Rome's Great "Lincoln Highway." Excavations Reveal the Type of Roman Life
Volume 154, Issue 6
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Features
That Mantis Appetite
Gluttonous Praying Mantis, Ugly, Harmless to Humans, Beneficial, Devours other Insects
A Mountainous Earthen Dam
Fort Peck Dam, Aid to Navigation on "Big Muddy", 100,000,000 Cubic Yards of Earth in the Dam, Unique Engineering Problems
If You Smoke
Was Father Right?, Why We Smoke, Cigarettes Least Harmful, The Newer Moistening Agent, Acidity, What Answer Gives Science?
Some Remarkable Double Stars
Why Faded Fabrics?
Dye Fallacies, Few Cents Determine Fast or Fugitive Dye, Dyeing Economics, America Makes Fast Dyes, Public Must Demand Them
Farm to Factory
Chemistry Points the Way, Soy Beans, Tung Oil, Starch, Wood Pulp, Cotton, Rayon
The Twelve Inch Club
Training Pilots to Fly the Beam
Accurate Instruments Are Essential, Timed Turns, Under the Hood, Landing Blind by Radio, Major Problems in Radio Design
Interglacial Man in America
New Minnesota Finds May Date Earlier than Last Glacial Stage, Perhaps 20,000 Years Old