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HORIZONS
THE HOLLOW GLOBE
by
JAYNE ELLIS

     The super scientists of Utopia had met to discuss the gravest crisis since the robot war of the year 2050.
     The earth had collided with a swarm of meteors, a hail or rocks from the heavens which had already destroyed thousands of defenceless people. The scientists could not save the multitudes--but they must find a way to save themselves!
     Two schools of thought were present--those who favored retiring into the interior of the earth in shock-proof shelters; and others who desired to leave the earth in rocket ships. But, although space ships had been improved to a degree which enabled them to leave the earth, none of them had ever returned. So it could not be said that the vast depths of space had been "conquered".
     Yet, the company of fifty scientists were about evenly divided. But that was before the arrival of Professor Samuel Smith and his nephew and assistant, Sam Smith.
     Professor Smith was a man of commanding presence, with a shock of iron gray hair, a long nose, and gray eyes glittering behind enormous spectacles in red metal frames. He announced that he had something to say of the utmost importance, and the assembly immediately gave him unidivided attention.
     "I will come to the point, at once, without waste of valuable time," he said. "I have just perfected a time machine which will project into the future any person willing to make the experiment. Not bodily, but in a hypnotic sleep. The object, obviously, is to learn in advance the outcome of the present crisis; if any escape we shall learn how it was done.
     "My nephew, Sam Smith, has volunteered to become a subject for the experiment. He will sleep for twelve hours--and travel, mentally, one hundred years into the future. Which I deem about right; by that time this holocaust will surely be over, and the outcome will be known to the survivors as historical facts".
     A burst of applause was sufficient indication that the proposition of Professor Smith was received with relief and enthusiasm.
     Accordingly, Sam Smith was seated on a cushioned chair before a strange looking machine which caused a ball of crystal to glow with many lights circling about after the manner of planets rotating about a sun. He fell asleep quickly, to the fantastic world of the year 100 of the New Era.

The World of the Future--As Sam Smith Saw It

     He found himself seated on a stone by the side of a highway of sorts, paved with huge, rough rocks. On each side a hedge of thorny shrubs grew to a height which shut off all view of the surrounding landscape.
     It appeared to be a road, but his first thought was that if the people of that age had advanced in science, certainly they had used none of their skill in the making of highways! It was difficult even to walk over, and sure entirely unsuitable for the use of any modern vehicle. But, if he were to learn anything during his stay in the future, he must try to find someone to talk to. Accordingly, he arose and started to walk over the execrable road.
     The highway wound about interminably; there seemed no end to it.There was no break in the thorny hedge. After what seemed hours of this discouraging travel, he came to a sign painted in red letters: Woman's Road. It was a few minutes later that he saw the woman.
     She appeared to be walking; but a each step she arose three feet into the air, and advance three yards. She wore a tight fitting skirt of some sort of elastic material ornamented with red and greed metal sequins, oddly like fish

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HORIZONS THE HOLLOW GLOBE by JAYNE ELLIS The super scientists of Utopia had met to discuss the gravest crisis since the robot war of the year 2050. The earth had collided with a swarm of meteors, a hail or rocks from the heavens which had already destroyed thousands of defenceless people. The scientists could not save the multitudes--but they must find a way to save themselves! Two schools of thought were present--those who favored retiring into the interior of the earth in shock-proof shelters; and others who desired to leave the earth in rocket ships. But, although space ships had been improved to a degree which enabled them to leave the earth, none of them had ever returned. So it could not be said that the vast depths of space had been "conquered". Yet, the company of fifty scientists were about evenly divided. But that was before the arrival of Professor Samuel Smith and his nephew and assistant, Sam Smith. Professor Smith was a man of commanding presence, with a shock of iron gray hair, a long nose, and gray eyes glittering behind enormous spectacles in red metal frames. He announced that he had something to say of the utmost importance, and the assembly immediately gave him unidivided attention. "I will come to the point, at once, without waste of valuable time," he said. "I have just perfected a time machine which will project into the future any person willing to make the experiment. Not bodily, but in a hypnotic sleep. The object, obviously, is to learn in advance the outcome of the present crisis; if any escape we shall learn how it was done. "My nephew, Sam Smith, has volunteered to become a subject for the experiment. He will sleep for twelve hours--and travel, mentally, one hundred years into the future. Which I deem about right; by that time this holocaust will surely be over, and the outcome will be known to the survivors as historical facts". A burst of applause was sufficient indication that the proposition of Professor Smith was received with relief and enthusiasm. Accordingly, Sam Smith was seated on a cushioned chair before a strange looking machine which caused a ball of crystal to glow with many lights circling about after the manner of planets rotating about a sun. He fell asleep quickly, to the fantastic world of the year 100 of the New Era. The World of the Future--As Sam Smith Saw It He found himself seated on a stone by the side of a highway of sorts, paved with huge, rough rocks. On each side a hedge of thorny shrubs grew to a height which shut off all view of the surrounding landscape. It appeared to be a road, but his first thought was that if the people of that age had advanced in science, certainly they had used none of their skill in the making of highways! It was difficult even to walk over, and sure entirely unsuitable for the use of any modern vehicle. But, if he were to learn anything during his stay in the future, he must try to find someone to talk to. Accordingly, he arose and started to walk over the execrable road. The highway wound about interminably; there seemed no end to it.There was no break in the thorny hedge. After what seemed hours of this discouraging travel, he came to a sign painted in red letters: Woman's Road. It was a few minutes later that he saw the woman. She appeared to be walking; but a each step she arose three feet into the air, and advance three yards. She wore a tight fitting skirt of some sort of elastic material ornamented with red and greed metal sequins, oddly like fish