Life, 1909-11-04 · page 37 of 52
Life — November 4, 1909 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **three distinct elements**: **"Sparks from Old Anvils"** (left): A romantic poem by Bayard Taylor titled "Palabras Grandiosas," imagining trading places with an Oriental sultan. It's sentimental verse typical of 19th-century literature—no satire apparent. **"President Suspenders"** (lower left): A straightforward product advertisement emphasizing durability as a holiday gift, with no satirical content. **"Duofold Health Underwear"** (right): A product advertisement for innovative two-layer underwear combining cotton/silk (inner) with wool (outer) to provide comfort while wicking moisture—marketed as modern scientific clothing for health-conscious men. **"Your Health"** (bottom right): Humorous advice column satirizing old-fashioned health preservation methods (pickling, burying, salting, bottling—as if the body were food), contrasting them with modern sensible health practices. This appears to be primarily an **advertising page** rather than political satire. The humor is mild and product-focused rather than pointed social commentary.
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gents FROM ol? ANVILS 9 Altes T—- B—- A— { lay i the bosom of the sun, Under the roses dappled and dun. I thought of the Sultan Gingerbeer, In his palace beside the Bendemeer, With his Afghan guards and_ his inuchs blind, And harem that stretched for a ague behind The tlips bent i’ the summer breeze, Under broad chrysanthemum- And minstrel, playing his culverin, Made for mine ears a merry din. If I were the Sultan, and he were I Here i’ the grass he should loafing li And | should bestride my zebra st And side to the hunt of the centipede Whi e pet of the harem, Dande- line, {fill me a crystal bucket of wine, © kislar aga, Up-to-Snuff, pe my mouth when I sighed, rough!" © gay court-poet, Fearfulbore, Md sit in the hall when the hunt was o'er, ant me songs of silvery tone, rom Hafiz, but—mine own! - sweet love, beside me here, sltan Gingerbeer, 1 the odalisque Dandeline, yourn, you are mine! iylor “ Palabras Grandiosas.” RESIDENT SUSPENDERS (a Koli¢ay Boxes of Striking Leauly Each bolilay senron, resent Sospe Improved Duofold Health Underwear SMOOTH light-weight cotton, linen or silk fabric against the skin. That means comfort. A fine light-weight wool fabric outside, which carries away the perspiration. That means clean- liness and health. Air-space between the fabrics. That means ventilation and increased pro- tection with no more weight. Many people cannot endure the “itchy” feeling of wool next the skin. But a vege table fibre carries away the body-heat too rapidly while it retains the moisture. This | makes a thick cotton garment damp and € **clammy."” Duofold feels fresh and dry and easy; fits perfectly; and is lighter than the ordinary solid fabric Duofold means comfort and health combined. It is the modern underwear for modern men. if 20", dealer hasn't Duofold write us for the name of a chi ven, $1.25 to $5.00 8 garment Duofold Health Underwear Co. Mohawk, N. Y. Robischon & Peckham Co. Selling Agents 349 Broadway, New York Ree en Your Health y, take precious care of your don't hang it. A rope is a bad Cordon ious health—but how, as the house- Sanitaire. Above all, don’t despond about it. Let not anxiety “have thee wives say, to make it keep? Why then, don't cure and smoke-dry it—or pickle it in everlasting acids—like the Ger- mans. Don't bury it in a potato-pit, like the Irish. Don't preserve it in spirits, like the Barbadians. Don’t salt it down, like the Newfoundlanders. Don’t paek it in ice, like Captain Back. Don’t par- boil in Hot Baths. Don’t bottle it like gooseberries. Don’t pot it—and on the Hyp.” Consider your health as your best friend, and think as well of it, in spite of all its foibles, as you can. For instance, never dream, though you may have a “clever hack,” of gallop ing consumption, or indulge in the Meltonian belief, that you are going the pace. Never fancy, every time you (Continued on comicbooks.com