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One of the perplexities of an editor, is ceér- tainly to. please the greatest number of readers, The flood of letters which we receive, give all sorts of views concerning our writers’ work. H. G, Wells is perhaps the most discussed author, his stories exciting the dislike of some people and éliciting praise from others. Some people direetly ask for reprints as from. SCIENCE AND Invention and others object to reprints. You do not like Jules Verne, who made gn immense reputation ‘and whose wild extravaganzas, have in-tnany cases, proved the fore-runners of_man’s everyday achievements of lute years. Is mot the fact that Jules Verne's stories have been put upon the film and have won great atccess with the atdlences_a tribute to their merit? » The idea of the Discussions Column and what we wish to be a prominent feature of it, is. the ublication of unfavorable as well as favorable letters. The unfavorable criticisms are in many cases useful guides, but it is really a puzzle to ary what to do. When a. controversy, exists about a Hyon author, and. is carried on, Lenerpgetica ly on both sides, ask yourself what “would you do if you were in our place? ’ The funny stories to which you object, have impressed us and many others very favorably. Do you fot think that if you had o little more “Anglo-Saxon” humor, as you call it, in your composition, that, you would appreciate them more? You like ‘ ‘Alice in Wonderland” and “in the Looking. Glass.” We know that we enjoy _ the “funny stories’ yoit ae pone it is hard “to believe that the things which so sapped one, did not impress another at all.—BDITOR.] A WELCOME TO THE QUARTERLY=— WHAT IS SOUND? Editor, Awazina Stones: I've been reading Amazixc Srortes for a very long time and I am well pleased to hear about the QuarTeRby. I find your stories very exciting and in fact when I start to read the book if it isn’t too late—why T’}] sit down and read the whole book in a few hours’ time, Your stories really grip and when to read them you can’t let go. There’s a question I “at like to ask you, a very puzzling question which got me into many quarrels with my friends. The queation is—Noise is made by am_I not right? Now then suppose a .3$-calibre pistol was fired off way out in the woods by means of a string or something else, and there wasn’t anything around to hear it. Did «it make s noise? up to my friends and when I sai a noise they all inughed at me. Now here is my point of view—If noise is made hy the ear and nobody around to hear it, of course it didn't make a noise. I’ve heard noise is only vibrations which the ear transforms to sound, Now take a deaf man—a gun is fired, the sound vibrations are there, but his cars won't muke sound and of course he can't hear it. The site with the gun out in the woods. Am TI not right? am hoping I will see this question answered in your next edition of Ascazinc Storts as it has caused me very much confusion with my friends, IT liked your story of The Comet Doom in your January edition, and I found it so very inter- esting I read the story three times. Arthur White, 1139 Bank St., Curti, Ohio. Whether the pistol fired in the desert of Sahara, would make a noise or not, is “ matter gf definition—a eee of the subjective and the ppl ectl Ge The subjective definition of noise would be, we suppose, vibrations of alr affecting the auditory nerves, A good objective one would he vibrations of air within the range of audition, You see, the second definition does not include the idea of a hearer. The question has been asked over and over again and has been dis- cussed to the point of weariness, Our. general advice would be for you to trent it as n matter of definition, and before attempting to argue about it, to get an authoritative statement of what class of noise you are to speak about, Webster's Dictionary gives two definitions of sound which correspond closely to the subjective ae objective definitions of noise given above. if a pistol was fired, by a time fuse or Str so that nobody could hear it, we might call that objective sound, If it was heard, it would be subjective soun But do not say DITOR: Se one you start the ear, af uRpCaHE this subject it didn't make wit auaRty ora | iar ark when he read fort “i he Sccond — 45 stations = broadcast =z every week 3 Take your daily lesson now-- 2 get any one of these Bridge Books to help By Wilbur C.§{Whitehead: Complete Auction Bridge........... $2.00 Auction Bridge Standards. ......... 1.50 Auction Bridge Summary... .. ass ee a By Milton C. 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