Life — April 30, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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‘LIFE: and the patient is “clamped to the board.’”” An animal on its back, however, is far from stable, and a very few minutes of in- telligent thought should serve to convince you that even under the most perfect ether narcosis some sort of a holder becomes necessary. Might it not be wise for you to inquire somewhat into the subject of such articles before laying yourselves open to criticism as having the bias of the uninformed ? Permit me to suggest a few moments of inquiry into the lithotomy position and about the mouth gags for use in human buccal surgery and the tongue forceps which form a part of every careful anesthetizer’s equipment. Yours truly Sauvet T. Orto> {., M.D. Anaconda, Mont., April 6, 1908. Our correspondent is probably right. But how does that affect the main argu- ment? Lire's Marriage Contest :RE is the second installment of an- swers to Lire’s Marriage Contest: Men No. 5 He's simply worked to death And now from morn till evening, While corporations cower, A nobleman works out his span At fifty cents an hour, When, with inward exultation and outward trepidation, to the altar I am led, You, by sporting predilection and marital selection, my choice would be. For I want entertaining, not sustaining, from the gentleman I wed, For a bank account and nothing else would play the deuce with me. And in that ancient castle Scarce dares to draw a breath. ‘This grasping lord’s no longer bored— He's simply worked to death. T.L.M. A Letter 'O THE EDITOR OF LIFE: Dear Sir—I1 is manifestly unreasonable to expect any spirit of fairness in one of your rabid prejudice in the matter of animal experimentation, but it would seem that your journalistic training would prompt you to look into some of the things about which you are writing, if only to preclude the possibility of being called to account for error. An article with two illustrations of “‘im- plements’ for use in vivisection” appearing on page 338 of your issue of April 2, 1908, leads me to volunteer (for the benefit of those of your readers who know no more of the subject than yourselves) the information that the existence of the animal holder pic- tured does not “contradict the familiar state- ment that the animals are anesthetized.” The recumbent posture is a_ perfectly stable one for the human body, and as the majority of operations are done in this posi- tion no “iron bands" are required. When, however, it becomes necessary that the human subject be held in some other than this posture, iron rods and straps are used 459 No. 5 A dead game sport rather appeals to me, I'd gladly pay your tailor’s bills and mine; Your lack of occupation no barrier would be As I'm forty-six and easy to incline. No. 5 ariety’s the spice of life” to me, And So, through Lire, I'd choose with thee to be. Tf business failed and betting caused us woe, We'd travel on my income, don’t you know? Women No.1 Must I’ choose “I”? ?—then hearts "twill be, Come, little “high church,” “bridge” to me; When “uncle” deals, no clubs I know Shall tinge our happiness with woe! No. 2 Of all the sweet bunch I incline To make the “rapid talker” mine— A life of matrimonial woe Is such good discipline, you know! NGLISHMAN: What a pity your country has no ruins. New Yorker: Ruins! I guess you haven’t seen the Metropolitan Street Railway. BRIGGS: How do you enjoy your motor cycle? Griccs: Fine! All I need is a coat of tar and feathers to feel like a bird. comicbooks.com