Life, 1905-03-30 · page 17 of 24
Life — March 30, 1905 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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**"According to the Science"** critiques medical licensing double standards. The text argues that if osteopaths can master their field in two years without drugs, why require regular physicians four years of study? The cartoon doctor figure sarcastically illustrates this logical absurdity—the "wicked Osteopath" learns faster despite fewer credentials, exposing regulatory inconsistency. Life sides with osteopaths here, mocking the medical establishment's gatekeeping. **"Revenge"** satirizes wealthy magnate hypocrisy. A dying tycoon leaves $5 million to a woman who wrote critically about him, claiming magnanimity. His lawyers praise his kindness, but he reveals pure spite—she's trapped: accepting makes her a traitor; refusing means lifelong regret. The joke exposes calculated cruelty disguised as generosity. **"Mother Goose, M.D."** is a dark medical humor piece: Jack's appendix removal follows a mishap, suggesting doctors operate unnecessarily or incompetently. The venison/goat steak joke (below) implies questionable medical practices.
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According to the Science. N article from the Medical News, in pamphlet form, has been sent to us with certain pas- sages marked. The markings are presumably inspired by Lire’s re- cent comments on the rights of Osteopaths. ‘or instance : The enlightened medical profession to-day makes use of all rational methods of healing, including sugges manipulation, massage, and electricity. It is the height of injustice, in view of this fact, to say to the regular physician that he must acquire a Knowledge of the heal- ing art by a four years’ course of study, and at the same time permit the Osteopath and all of his ilk who follow a short cut to ths healing art to practise their cults without molestation oF conditions as long as they do not administer drugs. When, having little faith in drugs and by not employing them, the wicked Osteopath can master his own science in two years of study, why should he spend four years at it? If one angel can learn to fly in a day, why hang about on foot, because a brother angel—to achieve the same result in another manner—requires two days? Incidental however, one Osteopathic course of rs of nine months each, against the x months each— Regular’s course of four years of s that twenty-seven months of preparation for the Osteopath against twenty-four months for the * Reg- ular.””) Truly an Alice in Wonderland catastrophe that the Regular should be caught in his own trap. Revenge. HE great trust magnate who owned the United States was on his death-bed, dictating his will. “TI leave five millions to Miss Serchligh,"” he directed. “What magnanimity, what kindness!" murmured the lawyers. "IF ve millions to the woman who wrote about him as an iron-hearted villain and a religious hypocrite !"" “1 WONDER WHY IT 1S THAT WE ARE ALWAYS SHORT OF MONE But the magnate had heard “THAT'S EASY, MY DEAR, BECAUSE, WHENEVER WE GET PROSPEROUS “ Magnanimity nothing IN ONE HOME, YOU ALWAYS INSIST ON OUR MOVING TO A MORE EXPEN- ° SIVE ONE, AND LIVE OND OUR MEANS “RUT HOW CAN WE BE HAPPY OTHERWISE “he exclaimed. “If she kes the mon she will be cast out as at m; if she refuse: tor and a it, she will regret the lost fortune all fe. She is a woman. sh her With a sigh of satisfaction the magnate cont! ing out the North Amer nued par- an continent. Clement Scott. Mother Goose, M. D. JS fell down, And broke his crown-- ‘OTHIS VENISON STEAK 18 KIND OF DFAR, AIN'T IT?” “OUGHT TO BE, BUT, BY GUM, IT TASTES A LOT LIKE Goat.” And the next day the doctors removed his appendix. comicbooks.com