The American Legion Magazine [Volume 97, No. 2 (August 1974)]

Now Children, Take Your Algebra Pills: Can we be made smarter, or learn things, by taking pills or chemical injections? Here's a report on how science has moved in that direction by Bernard Bard and R.B. Pitkin -- The Story of Taps: An account of how the saddest and sweetest of bugle calls was composed at a Civil War battlefield encampment by Paul Ditzel -- Should Congress Go All Out for Solar Energy? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Rep. John A. Blatnik (D-MN), Con: Rep. Steven D. Symms (R-ID) -- Property Branding, the Anti-Burglar Gimmick that Works: A look at a recent innovation in household burglary prevention, with details on how to participate in it by Leavitt A. Knight, Jr. -- That was Prohibition: From ratification to repeal, the story of life in the U.S. under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution that forbade traffic in alcoholic drinks by Lynwood Mark Rhodes -- Cover: Drawing by Bob Clarke -- Letters -- Life in the Outdoors -- Dateline Washington -- Personal -- Veterans Newsletter -- Legion Shopper -- News of The American Legion -- Parting Shots