August 2, 1958

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Why Lake of the Woods couldn't stay lost

Its muskies weigh fifty pounds. Almost every hunter takes a deer. Its blue-green beauty spellbinds sightseers. New thousands find it every year-and for a few this means the end of a private paradise By Robert Collins14 min

A one-man conquest of Manitoba

When the voters of Manitoba defeated the last Liberal regime on the Canadian mainland and elected the province’s first Conservative government in forty-three years, even Winnipeg papers described the campaign as “quiet.” On that June 16the headlines were being hogged by livelier reports of less worthy activities ascribed to politicians in Quebec, British Columbia and even Washington, D.C. Public excitement was tempered, too, by the fact that Canadians expect Conservatives to win elections these days, and the party led by Duff Roblin had emerged with only a minority government.

Do you remember Coué’s magic words? A MACLEAN’S FLASHBACK

Today they’re a mellow joke. But for a few frenzied months in 1923 they were chanted like a litany by millions, and this goateed druggist was the prophet of do-it-yourself salvation for everybody By FRANK CROFT13 min

The senseless slaughter of our seabirds

Hundreds of thousands of them are being killed by oil wastes needlessly dumped by ships. A distinguished Canadian naturalist tells what we must do to stop one of the most devastating massacres of wildlife in history By JOHN A. LIVINGSTON12 min

Have women forgotten how to be beautiful?

In the gallery of famous beauties on the next six pages Yousuf Karsh compares the most glamorous women he has photographed with the mid-nineteenth century models of William Notman —and rediscovers a subtle allure most modern women have lost. Do you agree with him?