In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance.

Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness.

Toast water simple, good in cases of thirst and nausea from diarrhœa, is about one-fourth of a pound of bread toasted slowly to a very dark brown color (not burned), broken into a hot mug or pitcher, with a quart of boiling water poured upon it, covered close until cold.

I still follow astronomical research with interest and participate in discussions on sci.astro. But as I matured I stopped believing in miracles. I liken the exuberance of astrophiles to the desperation of cancer patients. Ask doctors what they can do about cancer, and they can't yet offer much hope. Yet patients believe that somewhere, something that already exists must help. So they disbelieve the doctors and start popping shark cartilage or laetrile or whatever. So it is with astrophilia. Impatient with the slow pace of the careful space research that actually allows us to get a few people off this rock and return them safely, they propose hasty schemes that probably will not work, and pooh-pooh the stodgy establishment scien-tists.