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corroding, as well.
It is instructive to follow the embryonic stages of any new
growth, for during this period of development it is much
misunderstood, whether it be printing or the motorcar or TV.
Just because people are at first oblivious of its nature, the new
form deals some revealing blows to the zombie-eyed
spectators. The original telegraph line between Baltimore and
Washington promoted chess games between experts in the two
cities. Other lines were used for lotteries and play in general,
just as early radio existed in isolation from any commercial
commitments and was, in fact, fostered by the amateur
“hams” for years before it was seized by big interests.
A few months ago John Crosby wrote to the New York
Herald Tribune from Paris in a way that well illustrates why the