to risk his life for, except
a possible word of praise from the scientific world?

No matter how much a man loves his work it is my opinion
that he would not die for the purpose of proving his point.

Not being able to take a hint, the knockers still appear to
mar an otherwise perfect day--this time in the person of
Harry Pancoast. If Astounding Stories ever gets so bad that
not even one story in it is of interest to me--I'll just
drop out of the waiting line--and keep my mouth
closed.--Richard Waite, 8 South Ave., Warsaw, N. Y.

_Never Noticed That_

Dear Editor:

Just bought my latest copy of Astounding Stories, and what
an edition! First, the cover (Wesso has all others beat by a
mile). Then, the stories. Well, take "Manape the Mighty": it
is one of the best Science Fiction stories I have ever read.
"The Exile of Time" was great.

Have you ever noticed that almost every critic of Science
Fiction is either a teacher or a female? Jim Nicholson and I
certainly know that.--Billy Roche, Sec. Interplanetary Dept.
of the B. S. B., 101 St. Elmo, San Francisco, Cal.

_Sunflowers for All_

Dear Editor:

Miracles do happen! I was never so thoroughly astounded in
all my life as when I received the great June issue of "our"
magazine with _straight_ edges! Thank you and all concerned
for publishing "our" magazine sans rough edges. The smooth
edges ought to cut the reading time of Astounding Stories
down to an hour and forty-five minutes as we always used to
waste a lot of time fumbling about with the pages.

But if I was astounded at the long awaited straight edges, I
was still more amazed at the great innovation of an
illustration by Paul! Let's have more and more of his
remarkable drawings. Astounding Stories is truly great now
with its fine Editor, splendid Authors, excellent stories,
worthy illustrations, essential "Readers' Corner," Paul
(Ah!) and good binding! Yes! You heard right! I said good
binding! Of course it makes amusing material to write about
the binding and remark that it comes off after once handling
it, or that the paper is soon worn to shreds, but such
matters shouldn't be honestly believed. I have every issue
of Astounding Stories (eighteen great numbers!) and each and
every issue is as good as