Life — November 26, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Shots at Truth" - Life Magazine Page 581 This page presents satirical cartoons and commentary on human nature and social behavior. The top cartoon depicts "Fear" as a dark, looming force pursuing a small figure—illustrating Voltaire's quote that "fear follows crime and is its punishment." Another cartoon shows a cow being milked with the caption attributing to Josh Billings: "Human nature is like cow nature; I have known them both few give a good mess of milk and then kick it over." The "Long Established Custom" panel criticizes men's resistance to change, quoting Carlyle. The final cartoon shows a silhouette gesturing toward a framed picture, with a Thackeray quote about death and "revisiting" the living world. A brief article titled "Another Deflection" comments on women's declining courtesy in San Francisco streetcars compared to the South.