Life, 1903-06-04 · page 21 of 36
Life — June 4, 1903 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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**"Hounded" Cartoon (top):** This depicts Mary, Queen of Scots being pursued by the ghost of John Knox, the Scottish Protestant reformer. The caption mockingly suggests Knox's stern religious influence still "haunts" Scotland even after Mary's execution at Fotheringgay. It's a historical joke about Knox's lasting impact on Scottish Protestantism—he's portrayed as relentlessly pursuing her even in the afterlife, satirizing how his legacy dominated the nation. **"Scientific Notes":** A humorous pseudo-scientific piece claiming white bread causes appendicitis. It mocks both dubious health fads and commercial opportunism—bakers immediately pivot to selling colored bread (purple, mauve) to exploit the supposed health scare. This satirizes how businesses exploit medical concerns for profit. **"Coin":** A brief commentary on greed, quoting Dr. Patton that even university presidents prioritize wealth over education, lamenting how money-seeking has become universal. **"A Game of Hearts":** A romantic poem about Cupid (personified as a bandit archer) shooting the narrator, then the beloved Myrtilla healing him with her own heart—sentimental Victorian verse, unrelated to satire.
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HOUNDED. Shade of Marie Stuart: "Tis MUCKLE STUPID HERE AFTER MOLYROOD, ON ¥'ZN YOTIERINGAY—NOT A BONNY D OM DARE-DELL AMANO YE A’. WHA'S COME OWRR THE PLACET Satan; AND DID YOU NOT KNOW JON KNOX HAD ARRIVED? Scientific Notes. ECENT experiments secm to leave no doubt that white bread causes appendicitis. The bacillus of appendi- citis having been isolated, it is discovered that the color white enrages him, precisely asthe color red enrages the gentleman cow (bos viritis), Commerce has not been slow to take the hint. In Boston, Battle Creek and other advanced health centers, bakers are already selling bread in various colors, from a deep purple to a delicate mauve. Coin. “ THE brains of the country,” ob- serves Dr. Francis L. Patton,“ are largely interested in making money.”” Most everybody likes to be somebody. With even the great presidents of great universities fawning on the rich, and making much of them, it is not surpris- ing, perhaps, that men go out chiefly after the coin, 524 A Game of Hearts. ys a garden thickly grown With rose and lily fragrant, I chanced upon him ail alone,— A small, contented vagrant: Across his shoulder hung a how, . A few darts in a quiver. A foe, but yet quite comme it faut, * nd,” cried he, dd de- liver!” Now, little had I thought to come Upon a rascal bandit Where bees were making drowsy hum, But cleverly he planned it; He strung his bow and set a dart, His aim,—it was a true one; I felt a something in my heart That made me want a new one. Dear, dear Myrtilla, it was then You found rtless, truly; With care you patched me up again, Caressed and kissed me duly : You took the heart that Cupid shot And gave me one with laugh- ter “Here's mine,” you said, and so I got The heart that J was atter. Feliz Carmen, A 84M SET TO MUSIC. comicbooks.com