The story of a Voodoo Mirror and how it affected a number of people during both the Civil War era and current times. Esther the main character is a non-typical Southern Belle who, during the Civil War is fascinated by the effects of the mirror. Hank comes into possession of the mirror during current times with unexpected results.

It is currently impossible to grow lichens under controlled conditions in the laboratory in sufficient quantity for physiological experiments. Lichen growth is slow and conditions which might accelerate the process tend to favour either the algal or fungal partner, resulting in the breakdown of balance symbiosis. Lichen physiologists are therefore forced to use field-grown material with all the problems associated with the unknown influences of unpredictable and unreproducible climatic conditions. Study of major biochemical topics, such as the nature of the carbohydrate and nitrogenous...