THEN AND NOW

  
"This is the age
 Of the half-read page.
 And the quick hash
 And the mad dash.
 The bright night
 With the nerves tight.
 The plane hop
 With the brief stop.
 The lamp tan
 In a short span.
 The Big Shot
 In a good spot.
 And the brain strain
 The heart pain.
 And the cat naps
 Till the spring snaps --
 And the fun's done!"
 
Sound familiar? But wait -- this poem was actually published in
The Saturday Evening Post in 1949, under the title, "Time of the
Mad Atom." Seems that people were as rushed then as they are now!