Life — August 5, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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against any individual member of the species who presumes to differ from the rest. A man is one of a flock, and his wool must be of the general color. He must drink when the rest drink, and ] 4 graze where the rest graze. Let him walk a noonday with perfect composure, of countenance and decency of gait, with not the slightest ap | pearance of vacancy in his eyes or wildness in his manner, from one end of Oxford street to U he other without his hat, and let every one o ‘ TY the thousands of hat-wearing persons whom h 4 him, how many will abstain from deciding in 4 : stantly that he is 1, on no other evidenc Absolutely proof against carelessness, or accidental shooting. FR | the evidence of his bare head? Nay, more ‘Throw it down stairs, let it fail to the floor—or let him politely stop cach one of those pas Hammer the Hammer sengers, and let him explain in the plainest for: of words, and in the most intelligible manner —any test you make will prove the positive that his head feels more easy and comfortabi of an Iver Johnson Safety Avtomatic Kevolver. without a hat than with one, how many of h No “lock.* no “lever.” no device of “work"—this safi fellow mortals who decided that he was mad on first meeting him will change their opinion wher they part from him after hearing his explana ait shoots true and bits hard tion? In the vast majority of cases the very ex Send for our free booklet, “Shots"—it clearly explains this positive safety planation itself would be accepted as an excellent additiona hat the intelle ates Wer Johnson Salety Hasamer Revolver Iver Johnson Safety Hammerless Revolver additional ree! tat ie intellect of the hath Ridivshtase ee cee f fuacanek ocak paleo n was indisputably deranged.""—Collins, “ The ichty nickeled. 22 cal, rim-8ro oF #2 cal. center ichly nickeled, $2 calibro center-fire. Sine . fro, Sin Dolor Seal conterfre, Suis, vole SG | tarrel, oravcaliurecententre dviock tarvel 37 . Extra length barrel or blued Gnish at alight extra cost. | Ixtra length bbl. of bloed finish at slight extra cost, Music Sold by Hardware and Sporting Grods dealers everywhere, or sent prepaid on receipt of price If dealer will ; _ The worst form I have ever known an inven hotwupply. Look for the owl's head oo the grip and our oame oa the barrel, tion to take was one that was introduced in mechanism, There is only one way to dis- charge it—poll the trigecr all the way back, Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works, 186 River St., Fitchburg, Mass. country town, when I was a boy, by a Yankee of NewYork: % Chambers St.—Rambarg.Germany: Pickhaben 4—San Francisco: Phil. B.BekeartCo.. 717 Market St, ee Sparks from Old Amvils Individuality and Conventionality There is probably no better proof of the ac- (Coutinued from page 159) curacy of that definition of man which describes 2 him as an imitative animal, than is to be found moderately satisfied, but then people do not get in the fact that the verdict of humanity is always pricked. A man who has some heat in himself prefers to remain outside, where he will neither prick other people nor get pricked himself— Saunders’ translation of Schopenhauer Our vineyards in New York State are nearly a century old. Soil cultivation has developed an ideal wine grape—the ; same quality grape that q © The Unconscious Element French wine makers use. wl Everything that is really fundamental ina man, and therefore genuine, works as such un- we consciously; in this respect like the power of nature. That which has sed through the do: main of consciousness is thereby transformed , into an idea or picture; and so it comes to be if uttered, it is only an idea or picture which passes Great Western Champagne . from one person to another. wes ewarded & gold meaal 1 Accordingly, any quality of mind or character at Paris Exposition in 1900, (iam : that is genuine and lasting is originally uncon- It was theonly American wine , iy scious, and it is only when unconsciously brought te be so honored. iGreat Weaiern i; into play that it makes a profound impression costs half the price of imported because | If any like quality is consciously exercised, it thereisnoduty. Parisiansacknowledge | means that it has been worked up; it becomes M) it as good as select French brands. j a intentional, and therefore a matter of affecta - tion—in other words, of deception Pleasant Valley Wine Co. If a man does a thing unconsciously it costs dpe sis t If YOU'VE BEEN ims, N.Y. | trouble, he fails. . . Every man who wants BUT, YOUR HONOR, I’M A CHILD OF GENIUS | to achieve so whether in practical life, ” i in literature or in art, must “follow the rules = oe ee without knowing them."'—Saunders’ translation “THEN I1's TIME YoU Wear WEANED. THIRTY musical turn of mind, who came along and taught of Schopenhauer, DAYS WITHOUT THE BOTTLE.” every branch of education by singing. He taught f geography hy singing, and to combine accuracy anioaiaaaan"""“eoaaaaaaaiadda of memory with patriotism, he taught the multi- o plication table to the tune of Yankee Doodle. This worked very well as an aid to the memory in school, but when the boys went into business it often led to inconvenience. When a boy got a situation in a grocery store and customers were waiting for their change, he never could tell the product of two numbers without commencing at the beginning of the table and singing up till he had reached those numbers. In case the cus- tomer’s ears had not received a proper musical training, this practice often injured the business of the store—Horace Porter, Speech at dinner of the New England Society, December 22, 1877. A German Band All through our meal we had to keep time with the music CURES HEADACHES 10¢, 28¢, 50c, and $1.00 Bottles. (Continued on page 161) comicbooks.com