Scientists don’t know yet exactly how much streptomycin will do —only that it takes over where the sulfas and penicillin leave offBy George H. Waltz, Jr.16 min
As a boy in Brantford, Ont., Tom Costain loved history . . . As a man he guided authors . . . At 55 he borrowed a typewriter, and last year coined $200,000 with "The Black Rose"By Merrill Denison11 min
Building workers perspired in midwinter — without a fire! That started the solar house, in which the sun is part of the furnitureBy John Caulfield Smith10 min
THIS IS the third of a series of Canadian quizzes designed to test your knowledge of the country you live in. A correct answer entitles you to score five. A total score of 60 brackets you as well-informed. At 80 you re exceptional; and if you’re between 80 and 100 you’re out of this world.By F. W. RAYFIELD9 min
After 18 months of Socialist Government, Saskatchewan is a small-scale display of what the Party would like to do with the rest of CanadaBy D. B. Rogers, Victor J. Mackie9 min
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