Life, 1906-12-27 · page 7 of 33
Life — December 27, 1906 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains editorial content criticizing social judgment and commentary. The top illustration, titled "Welcome Home," depicts a scene with a man being taunted by children near a "Custom House," likely satirizing public shaming or gossip. The main article "Snap Judgment on a Lady's Book" defends Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons against harsh newspaper criticism of her book "The Family." The author argues that critics have judged it unfairly without reading it completely, and that forming and publishing opinions on incomplete information is a national problem that should be overcome. Below are brief humor pieces, including a joke about inherited dyspepsia (digestive illness). The second article discusses American patriotism regarding Philippine troops during military conflict, with a historical anecdote about naval amusement.
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Ty y | WELCOME Snap Judgment on a Lady's Book EVERYBODY bishop, parson, newspaper writer, re- former, public-speaking woman and every one else—who has denounced Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons’s book on ‘‘The Family” without reading the book, ought to be stood in the comer, face to the wall, until further notice. We have not yet read the book ourselves, but it is obvious that it has been judged unread. Mrs. Parsons is a woman of standing, ability and respectability, Her book is published by a respectable house and there is no reason to suppose that it contains revolting propositions. It may be wise, and it may be unwise. Like as not it is unwise. But all the prelimina clamor about it seems to have been based on incomplete and garbled quotations from it that have appeared in some of the newspapers. It is getting to be our national habit to form and expound opinions before we get the information on which they should be ba: It isa habit much fomented by our fellow-citizens who write the headlines in the newspapers. It is a bad habit which we ought to overcome ‘sons seems not to have had a fair deal. : How long have you had that horried dyspepsia? Barker: [ inherited my fortune in 1900. HOME Eastward the March of the Empire VERY true American, every patriot who loves his country, feels a thrill of pride in reading, for instance: Manta, Dec. 7.—A column of Constabulary troops encoun: tered a band of Pulajanes between La Paz and Terragona, on the island of Leyte, December 5. In the battle that followed four soldiers were killed and eight wounded. Among the wounded was Licut. Ralph P. Yates, Jr. His wounds are not serious. Thirty Pulajanes were killed and many were wounded and cap tured, No details of the fight have been received. Lieutenant Yates was wounded in a glorious cause. As for the Pulajanes who were killed and wounded, why, it is just as well they should learn that the “Constitution follows the flag.” Other things follow the flag, as in all these benevolent wars of conquest. But why dwell upon them? When Graft and Glory march hand in hand, who shall say them n: Moments of History. ULYSSES looked upon the sirens with considerable amuse- ment, at the same time ordering the man at the prow not to hurry. “There was a time,” he observed flippantly, antics would have amused me. But——m not what it used to be.” “when your al comedy is comicbooks.com