Window glass is a polarized material which transmits light one way, from outside in, which gives privacy without the problem of shade and drapes. A simple metal folding shutter is sometimes drawn across the window to shut out the light when sleeping, etc.

Furniture in the home is very simple and is contoured to the body and is made of metal and plastic. The houses are not overly furnished as are so many of earth homes, yet there is sufficient for comfort in a simple fashion. Rugs are a plastic foam-like material which is springy and resilient with no dusty nap. Various colors are used and slightly raised designs which give variety and charm to the lovely over-all appearance. The kitchens would be a delight to the earth woman; all cooking is done in an oven which is built in a wall cabinet.

The oven is operated on high frequencies which cook all foods in a matter of a very few minutes, or in most cases only a few seconds. There is a dial-like indicator which is pre-set. The food to be cooked is placed in the oven, the door closed, a red light flashes, and presto, the meal is cooked. I did not see any boiling or frying, in the conventional way. After dinner, the dishwashing is a very quick and simple process. The dishes are placed in a metal cabinet, a dial set, and after a few minutes all are clean and sparkling; no water is used. Instead, stream of electronic energy of some sort does the job. The dishes are made of a plastic like material which is repellent to soil.

The bathroom is also quite different. The stool appears or disappears in the wall as needed. Disposal is efficiently taken care of by electrolysis. Very little water apparently is used. Bathing is done in a small booth where an atomized spray of pleasant smelling liquid is sprayed on the body and wiped off with a very absorbent towel. Here also, no water is used. There is also some kind of energy ray used which stimulates and leaves the body very refreshed. Teeth are cleaned with a sort of electronic brush which is a metal rod on a handle. Moving it around the teeth directs a flow of energy which cleans and stimulates the teeth and gums.

Very little of the normally expected house cleaning is done in a Martian home; all interior surfaces are dirty repellent and, as the air is normally very clean and inasmuch as there is no smoking, frying or similar soot procedures, the homes are very clean and spotless.

Mounting a flight of stairs to the roof, we emerge onto a typical Martian garden. The roofs of these homes are flat and planted with a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Each home grows quite a lot of the normal supply of foodstuff it consumes. They take great pride in these roof gardens and frequently engage in friendly competition in contests between neighbors in an attempt to raise the most beautiful display of horticulture.

Returning to the street after my first glimpse into a Martian home, I became aware that there was something missing which was customarily found in a city. Glancing up and down the street, it suddenly occurred to me! There were no stores, no shops, no neon signs or any of the familiar garishness one finds in our cities. My bewilderment caused Nur El to smile. Motioning me to following, he walked over to where a low, circular platform stood, up a few inches from the street level. We stepped on this platform and almost immediately began a slow descent through a metal tube. On coming to rest, a door opened and we stepped out into what was another great surprise.

Now I understood why the streets slanted up and the lack of stores and commercial buildings, for here stretched out before me was a huge shopping center, which in some odd way reminded me of one of our annual state fairs. Up and down and around were streets and aisles with shops and booths displaying the many articles of clothing and food familiar to the Martian way of life. There was however, noticeable differences: little or no advertising was used, the shop owner sat or stood quietly by or worked on various article he (or she) sold.

A quaint system of barter and exchange is generally prevalent although some form of script, currently similar to a department store charge-a-plate, is also used. Martians are inherently honest; stealing is almost unknown. Consequently there is no need to accumulate more than is needed, for they do not have the fear of insecurity. There is no price haggling over various transactions. Some sections have mechanical automat-like dispensers in which a keyed charge-a-plate is inserted and withdrawn after the article is discharged. Another curious feature of these market places are the escalator sidewalks; on several of the main thorough-fares were double tracks, one coming and one going, with a small bench-like seat to sit on.

A person merely stepped on, sat down and was moved slowly up and down in front of the various stalls or shops. Everywhere I turned to look I saw happy, smiling faces with none of that taut, drawn look that is so prevalent in our cities. I was informed that there are several of these “centers,” which are regularly interspersed around the circumference of the cities and located in the space formed by the floor of the dome and the rural sections above.

In between these market centers, much space is devoted to the cultivation of various crops, one of which is a grain very similar to millet. There is also a species of rice which grows with very little moisture. It seems that many of these plant crops have been evolved through a Burbank-like process to a point where they require the absolute minimum of water.

No heavy manufacturing is done in these cities, but there are several domes which are devoted to, and used almost exclusively for, this type of work. But time was slipping by, and reluctantly I followed my guide to another elevator and we ascended back to the main level.

As we walked along one of the streets I could not help but feel overawed by the beauty of all the things around me: the lovely homes and roof gardens, the landscaped parkways growing lush with fruits and flowers, the peace and quiet which was everywhere. I looked curiously at some of those who were passing by, although I do not believe they could see me in my astral state; at least if they did so, they gave no indication that they were being rudely stared at, and I assumed their smiles and greetings were meant for Nur El. I did not see any indication of the use of any cosmetics on the women’s faces. Their eyes were quite large and black with a distinct slant, the skin was wax-like and beautifully colored, lips red and well shaped, which in all left nothing to be desired in any external adornment.

There are other things which were noticeable by their absence: there is no smoking, the use of tobacco being unheard of. Nur El chuckled when I asked about this, stating that such a practice was grown up thumb sucking and was a habit belonging only to those who were not completely weaned. The drinking of alcoholic beverages is also unknown, so there were none of the familiar taverns or liquor houses. No doubt many of the earthians would be lost on Mars without their familiar daily and hourly inhalations and libations of pap and bellywash.

The people of Mars are smaller than those on earth, only averaging about four feet six inches in height. They are somewhat Mongolian in appearance. The texture of the skin is very fine and soft, while the hair is usually straight, black, and quite fine. The men do not need to shave for they have eradicated electronically, the growth of hair from their faces when still young.

Martians are much older in soul-evolution than the earthians.

They originally migrated in space craft to Mars from a dying planet more than a million years ago. They also came to this earth and started a colony but found it impractical to maintain. It was also explained by Nur El that this colony became our Chinese race through the evolution of time. The Martians are a quiet peace-loving people. Their clothing is simple with long loose flowing lines, with nothing to bind them, in many brilliant colors including many shades we know not. All clothing is made of synthetic materials as no natural fibers are grown.

Talking as we walked along, we soon came to the end of the street where it joined the center hub. Before us was a very imposing structure which formed part of the circular center section. As we entered I immediately became aware that it was some kind of laboratory. Various strange chemical odors were faintly discernable. We were met at the door by another Martian named Yuzak. He was dressed in a bright yellow clock or smock with a large blue circle with a cross in the center, embroidered on the right side of the breast, which denoted his rank as a head scientist.

After introductions he took us in tow and we proceeded to make a tour of this great laboratory. The first section we entered was devoted to research, Yuzak explained. His science was very much advanced compared to that of earth. On Mars the scientists know how to create and grow live tissue as well as plant chlorophyll.

This is done by an elaborate process which involves the use of certain kinds of life-creating radiations or energy streams. It was explained that energy was actually, in a sense, tapped from the fourth dimension and that in such a state it was constructive and intelligent and could create life in artificial tissue or plasma. Passing on into another section, which proved to be a clinic, we found a number of doctors and attendants busily engaged in various activities.

These people were dressed in bright blue garb. We did not tarry long here, but as we passed through, Yuzak explained that while there is very little sickness, the same knowledge of radiant energy was also used here to treat various physical and mental disorders. A malfunctioning kidney could be restored in a matter of minutes; or if damaged, could be partially or completely regrown in a few hours.

Cancer and many other so-called incurable diseases are removed or corrected in the same electronic way. It was also explained, that in all cases, the patient was given a psychic diagnosis which correctly locates the true originating cause, as a psychic pressure or shock, incurred in either the present life or in some previous lifetime. (Extended psychosomatics.)

Mental disorders, while rare, yield quickly to this treatment which quickly removes or rectifies these malformed vortices, or thought wave patterns which have been incurred in the subconscious or psychic body. There are no jails or prisons; crime is considered a mental disorder and treated thusly. Such treatment is kept secret and not exploited as we do, therefore there is no deflation of the ego. There is no pain or shock or lengthy doctoring. Usually the patient is home in a matter of hours.

But here again we have come to another section. In the rear of this great building, upon entering, I am again impressed with the tremendous array of strange and unusual looking apparatus.

I have visited laboratories, but nothing like this!

Going over to the side wall where there is a row of small glass tanks something like aquariums, I noted that over and around each one is a tremendous array of tubes, pumps, cables, etc. Looking closely into the tank, I see a yellowish cloudy liquid with something in the center which looks like a baby! Recovering from my surprise and shock, I was assured by Yuzak that it was a baby. He went on to say that their science had advanced to such a point that this laboratory development was possible under conditions similar to those of natural growth in the womb of the mother.

There is first grown a capillaric system from two main tubes spaced about a foot apart; a web of tiny tubes form. These in turn unit in the center and form a structure similar to that found in the body. This structure is grown in this aquarium-like tank in a plasmic-like liquid under radiant energies. After the capillaric web is formed, a membranous tissue grows over all. This is the artificial placenta.

The ovum from the mother is then attached and inseminated with the father’s spermatozoa. From then on, the fetus grows in a normal way being attached to the placenta with the umbilical cord supplied with the natural blood supply which actually, in part, comes from the mother. Under these controlled conditions the natural incubation period may be reduced by one-half.

The blood supply is constantly refreshed and purified from a central blood bank or with such similar RH factors.

View of a portion of one of the Martian laboratories which serve as an artificial gestation period to bring a baby into existence when natural birth is impossible.

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