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September 1996

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Features

They Look Neat Upon the Seats of Bicycles Built to View

People Say, You Poor thing, and I'm Thinking, I Have Four Healthy Kids

Talk about taking a bath! The parents of 'supertwins' face draining expenses and long hours, yet most keep their heads above water

While You're Taking My Mailbox, Let Me Give You a Piece of My Mind

While you're taking my mailbox, let me give you a piece of my mind

Review of 'Talking to the Ground and Cathedrals of the Spirit'

The Object at Hand

Edmonia Lewis' masterwork, a portrayal of Cleopatra at the moment of death, included stints in a Chicago saloon and as a grave marker for a racehorse

Smithsonian Perspectives

Coins from James Smithson's bequest created the Institution; on our anniversary, commemorative coins from the U.S. Mint will help it to continue

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