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Ouroboros · Garet Garrett — chapter 12 of 12 · ~386 words · public domain

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Machine civilization has filled the world with its products. What will happen when markets are over-flooded?

=Gallio=, or the Tyranny of Science. By J. W. N. SULLIVAN, author of “A History of Mathematics.”

An attack on the values which science is so successfully imposing upon civilization.

=Mercurius=, or the World on Wings. By C. THOMPSON WALKER.

A brilliant picture of the world as it will be when inevitable developments in aircraft take place.

=The Future of the English Language.= By BASIL DE SÉLINCOURT, author of “The English Secret,” etc.

An analysis of the present condition of the English language and the paths along which it is progressing.

=The Future of Architecture.= By CHRISTIAN BARMAN, editor of “The Architects’ Journal.”

A survey of the condition of architecture and developments to be expected in the future.

=Delphos=, or the Future of International Language. By E. SYLVIA PANKHURST.

=Caliban=, or the Future of Industrial Capitalism. By HILAIRE BELLOC.

=The Future of Futurism.= By JOHN RODKER.

=The Future of Films.= By FRANCIS BETTS.

Transcriber’s Notes

pg 33 Changed: It is a sympton of saturation to: It is a symptom of saturation

pg 37 Changed: costly piece of machinary to build to: costly piece of machinery to build

pg 58 Changed: It is true of people, as indivuals to: It is true of people, as individuals

pg 59 Changed: never succeeding ind is possessing to: never succeeding and is possessing

pg 65 Changed: For a quarter of a century prices feel continuously to: For a quarter of a century prices fell continuously

pg 65 Changed: while solemn ecomomic bodies to: while solemn economic bodies

pg 65 Changed: economic bodies sat pondering the phenomenom to: economic bodies sat pondering the phenomenon

pg 76 Changed: To enforce the rules bcame everyone’s duty to: To enforce the rules became everyone’s duty

pg 76 Changed: From this would germinate a moral sensel. to: From this would germinate a moral sense.

pg 81 Changed: whose hards soever they or any of them shall be found to: whose hands soever they or any of them shall be found

pg 83 Changed: much of it as she she should be obliged to: much of it as she should be obliged

pg 8 Changed: requires a few centuries for the communation to: requires a few centuries for the communication

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