Amazing Stories, August 1927 — page 103: what you’re looking at

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And since this extended part waa just as salid as the rest, and one conld not put a hand through the space it occupicd, asa invisible. could this be explained as a magnetic wave or wall, rather than an extension? The experiment on the piece of stecl was under- stinduble, but on a human being, not so much 4o, The body of man being what it Is—how could a machine cause an increase in height of four inches, without «a corresponding decrease in strength amounting practically to helplessness? An infant's bones are soft and pliant but it takes time to mold even them, s0 what of those whose bones are hard- ened to a certain degree of rigidity? ‘Therefore could a mature body stand the terrific pressure and kneading necessary to soften the body muscles and bones sufficiently to increase its helght four inches in almost as many minutes? The story is unusually interesting to me ag in my childhood I had a dream of thin type. The janitor of the school I attended and of whom I waa rather afraid, seemed to be caught around the chest in a comman clothed wringer, and I had to tutn that wringer so it would be around his waint so he would be able to breathe. The ghastly agony on that man's face is with me yet, With nll apologies for the length of this letter, and wishing your magazine evety success, Mus. Ista Sstmrno, Chicago, Il. (We find your criticism about the story of the fourth dimension very amusing and suggestive, but when you get into the fotirth dimension you are centering an unknown field and it seems to us that you are at liberty to assign to ft all sorts of qual- ities, Again we would like to feel that our authors ore at liberty to increase the interest of thelr readers and to avoid uny tendency to heaviness by using a plentiful flood of fancy. The fourth dimen- sion, which has acquired a mathematical standing largely from the work of Einstein, haa grent possi- bilities of fiction and would seem to allow the author a very free play of fancy. The dream you relate is cttrlously in accord with the story. You speak’ so well of our humble efforta that we cannot comnicnt upon your Ietter—it is so compli- mentary. We still live in hopes of publinhing two copies a month of AMazino Storigs, because the favorable reception by the public makes un feel that this may yet be a possibility —EDITOR.] MISTAKES OF AUTHORS THE REMARKABLE, DRAWING Editor, Amtazino StToRses: T hnve just finished rending the second Instal- ment of ‘The Moon Pool,” and with to #ay that of all scientifiction writers, Mr. Merritt surely can keep one “up in the air.” For a long. time. There is always lots of mystery and excitement in his stories. I also like A. Hyatt Verrill’s stories very much, ‘ Concerning the criticising of certain mistakes authars make, [ believe they make up for these in the rest of the story. Another thing, an author writing a story may see a point in un altogether different way. than the one who iy criticising. Hardly any suthor will make a statement in a “Scientifiction’ story without being sure it can be true, then again there is nothing told in these stories that fs protexque and impossible enough so that we may. bay ic wil not come true, tomorrow, We cannot judge such things by scientific facts that are true today because we of today do not know all gcientific possibilities and probably never will, Most of the stories that are written about plancts ar space represent life in some human form and as Dr. Breuer aoks in his letter in the June isste, Why have life so human in form? Is it becouse our minds refuse to judge a thing in any other way. but by itnelf? We-scem to take life on other planets on the sume standards as that which oxists here, Just because life on this earth in in certain forms, is thut any renson why it should be the same all over? What may seem lifeless or {nert on our earth could be life or something equivalent on some other planet, Why not? I enjoy the poems by Leland S, Copeland and here’s hoping we may have one in every issue. “The Remarkable Drawing.” by J. M. De Aragon proved quite a surprise. I think you should in- clude more of stich drawings in Amaztno Stones, No matter how long I write. this letter would be full of praise, for Amaztnc Stones fills that long-felt want for scientifiction. ‘ J. Ravwonn Stimrs, Havre, , Montana. {Your views of the authors? stories of the type which we published are very enlightening and guowsthat ma jae problems which confront the editor. e would like to give more poomy by Copeland but we cannot ramive them. 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