Life, 1909-06-24 · page 7 of 29
Life — June 24, 1909 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts two men in a wooded area near a house. An older gentleman accuses a younger man ("The New Man") of being a "thick-headed numskull" for cutting down the wrong tree. The younger man's response—"that one...yo' didn't come 'round one minit too soon"—suggests he was about to make another mistake. This appears to satirize generational differences and competence, likely mocking the "New Man" (possibly a social or political figure of the era) as incompetent. The surrounding text discusses visectionist medical practices, child-rearing philosophy, and etiquette rules. The overall page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century social commentary on changing social norms and values.
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NO HARM DONE Old Gentleman: you 1pi0r, You THICK-MEADED NUMSKULL! THIS ISN’T THE TREE I TOLD you To CUT powN. GOLLY, Boss! Yo" DIDVEN’ COME ROUN’ ONE MINNIT TOO SOON. The New Man; o—onu! THAT one, Apparently Not HE public is told, on the highest authority, that the most precious discoveries in medicine are due to vivisection. Yet the osteo- paths, who have nothing to do with vivisection, are curing every day diseases in which medical doctors are powerless. Which seems to indicate that the gayety of nations is not entirely de- pendent upon vivisection. Etiquette sa LWAYS rise when a lady enters the car, and remain standing until she is seated—and generally a long time afterward." IT WAS THAT ONE. Rearing Children T" custom of leaving inheritances in trust goes a long way toward solving the problem of rearing children. Formerly it was thought best to educate children so they could take up affairs where their fathers left off, or even before This is no longer necessa: banded , and schools may soon be dis- ltogether, for now a child need know nothing but chorus girls and best-sellers in order to liv ppy and con- tented life, As for knowing anything about affairs, perish the thought. They need not soil their hands with mundane mat- ters beyond endorsing checks occasionally, and even this may be turned over to private secretaries. Thus will furure generations become specialized spending cells, able to live off incomes or, if whimsical, off the interest of incomes, the source of which need not obtrude themselves upon their consciousnesses. It is a gay prospect Ellis O. Jones. comicbooks.com