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The Aeronautic DepartmentA New Servicefor the Readers ofSCRIBNER'S MAGAZINETHE WAR did moreto advance aeronauticsin four yearsthan peace couldhave done in twenty.Inventors, engineers, manufacturersand aviators, under the lashof military necessity, drove aviationforward by leaps and bounds.Now the war is over. Thousandsof machines and pilots, tons ofmaterial and hundreds of factorieshave been released from warservice. And is all this dearlybought progress to be scrappedand aviation to be neglected ?Certainly not. War aviation isgiving place to peace aviation. •Scribner's Magazine, recognizingthat there is great interest in thisnew field of human progress, andbelieving it can be of distinctservice to its readers, announcesthe establishment of a departmentof aeronautics.Askour new Readers' ServiceDepartment questions regardingthe flying-machine for private orbusiness purposes.We are preparedto answer your questionsabout types and cost of machines;about spares, requirements forlanding-places, motors,buildingof hangars, books, instruments,maps, suitable clothing and otherequipment.Information and cooperationwill be given you withyour problems and we shall beglad to serve you promptly withthe best information available.TheAeronautic DepartmentScribner'sMagazineFifth Avenue at 48th Street, New York City93