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Fantascience Digest, v. 3, issue 3, whole no. 15, November-December 1941

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cerpted and bound, it can seldom-- if mistakes are made and a sloppy job has resulted-- be done over neatly; the task should be executed properly the first time.

Suppose, for example, that we have a six-part serial on our hands, and let us follow through the various steps in the making of the final product. Materials needed: scissors, rubber paper-cement, ruler, pencil, heavy pins (or very slender nails), a small hammer, heavy magazine staples (paper clips, cut and bent to the proper size with pincers, may be used if staples are lacking), brown gummed tape (one inch wide), blank pulp-type paper, a few sheets of bond or typewriter paper. The work is most conveniently carried out on a knee-hole desk or a table of suitable height.

First, remove the staples from the magazine, bending them back where they clamp over the last page of the magazine, and pulling them out in front-- best accomplished by slipping the ends of a closed scissors underneath the wires and twisting them free. Now view the magazine along the top edge near the backstrip, and note that it is composed of five or six sections, still held together by glue. By consulting the table of contents, the section or sections containing the desired serial can be located by the page numbers. Break the binding on both sides of these sections and carefully remove them intact. Separate them carefully, and then chip off the dried glue. Next, tear the sections apart in the middle (where the fold is)-- or better still, cut them apart with a scissors. Discard the pages not containing the desired story, and then repeat the entire process for all the other parts of the serial story, setting aside each installment in the proper order.

Tear or cut about a dozen sheets of pulp paper to the standard magazine size (9 3/4 x 6 3/4), and put two of them before the first page of the story. Now take the first page and, if the story itself begins on an even-numbered page, cement to its back a blank sheet of pulp paper, using rubber cement (I use "Best-Test" brand myself), and following the directions given for permanent binding. Be sure to apply a thin even coat of the cement both to the back of the first story-page and the blank sheet of the paper; get a 25¢ can with a brush for easy application, or for even better results spread the stuff on with your index finger (it is easily rubbed off when dry). This rubber cement has the great advantage of not wrinkling the paper it is used on, and also rubbing off any excess that may have been inadvertently applied on the wrong area.

Now turn to the last page of part one. If it is odd-numbered, it has on the back some advertising or the beginning of some other story, or some similar unwanted material. If the first page of part two of the serial is also odd-numbered, the columns of print from the last page of part one may be carefully cut out and transferred (cement them on in the usual way) to this first page of part two. Although the illustration (if any) should not be covered in this way, the synopsis may be, as it is of no value if the entire story is present. If there is any of these columns left over, simply cement them to a blank page, and place the latter between the two installments. If there is not enough to cover the synopsis, simply use a bit of blank pulp paper, cut to the proper size, to do it. On the other hand, if the first page of

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Page 10 Fantascience DIGEST cerpted and bound, it can seldom-- if mistakes are made and a sloppy job has resulted-- be done over neatly; the task should be executed properly the first time. Suppose, for example, that we have a six-part serial on our hands, and let us follow through the various steps in the making of the final product. Materials needed: scissors, rubber paper-cement, ruler, pencil, heavy pins (or very slender nails), a small hammer, heavy magazine staples (paper clips, cut and bent to the proper size with pincers, may be used if staples are lacking), brown gummed tape (one inch wide), blank pulp-type paper, a few sheets of bond or typewriter paper. The work is most conveniently carried out on a knee-hole desk or a table of suitable height. First, remove the staples from the magazine, bending them back where they clamp over the last page of the magazine, and pulling them out in front-- best accomplished by slipping the ends of a closed scissors underneath the wires and twisting them free. Now view the magazine along the top edge near the backstrip, and note that it is composed of five or six sections, still held together by glue. By consulting the table of contents, the section or sections containing the desired serial can be located by the page numbers. Break the binding on both sides of these sections and carefully remove them intact. Separate them carefully, and then chip off the dried glue. Next, tear the sections apart in the middle (where the fold is)-- or better still, cut them apart with a scissors. Discard the pages not containing the desired story, and then repeat the entire process for all the other parts of the serial story, setting aside each installment in the proper order. Tear or cut about a dozen sheets of pulp paper to the standard magazine size (9 3/4 x 6 3/4), and put two of them before the first page of the story. Now take the first page and, if the story itself begins on an even-numbered page, cement to its back a blank sheet of pulp paper, using rubber cement (I use "Best-Test" brand myself), and following the directions given for permanent binding. Be sure to apply a thin even coat of the cement both to the back of the first story-page and the blank sheet of the paper; get a 25¢ can with a brush for easy application, or for even better results spread the stuff on with your index finger (it is easily rubbed off when dry). This rubber cement has the great advantage of not wrinkling the paper it is used on, and also rubbing off any excess that may have been inadvertently applied on the wrong area. Now turn to the last page of part one. If it is odd-numbered, it has on the back some advertising or the beginning of some other story, or some similar unwanted material. If the first page of part two of the serial is also odd-numbered, the columns of print from the last page of part one may be carefully cut out and transferred (cement them on in the usual way) to this first page of part two. Although the illustration (if any) should not be covered in this way, the synopsis may be, as it is of no value if the entire story is present. If there is any of these columns left over, simply cement them to a blank page, and place the latter between the two installments. If there is not enough to cover the synopsis, simply use a bit of blank pulp paper, cut to the proper size, to do it. On the other hand, if the first page of