Life — February 24, 1910 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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“RPE “Mortifying Confession A woman who says, “Thank heaven, I'm through with my Spring housecleaning,” makes a mortifying confession. ie admits that for twelve months she allowed her house to grow dirtier, month by month, until it became just twelve timen as dirty as it should be. What excuse can she offer? Why does she clean house thoroughly only once or twice a year? he confusion—the _misery—the worry it causes—when done in the old-fashioned way—is her omly ex. ~The Duntley PneumaticCleaner transforms the cleaning of the home from an infinite burden into a com- paratlve pastime—into an actual pleasure. , Instead of an upheaval of furniture, taking up carpets, etc., the Duntley Cleaner, by an’ easy, simple, daily renovation, gi ou per: petual freedom from ‘dust, grime and disease germs—withoat disturbing furniture or furnishings. Try It—At My Expense I know so well that the Duntley Cleaner will free you forever from the housecleaning bugbear that I | am willing to send you one for a free demonstration in your own home no matter where you live. am not afraid to ship the Duntley Pneumatic Cleaner a thousand miles away, to let it tel! its own story, and to prove to you why it has won Grand Prizes*here and Gold Medals abroad. I will even rent you a Duntley Cleaner by the month, until you convince yourself that it is cheaper to have it than to be without it—and then when you decide to buy, I will apply all the rent you hi id on the regular purchase price—$35 to $125. And when I am ling to take all the risk, won't you give me the cppoctunity to prove these state- ments by fillingout and mailing me the coupon below—to-day—now? A Business of Your Own Earning $10 a Day or More There is such an Immense demand for vacuum cleaning that any honest, energetic worker can earn big money dally dolng Corn following letter ta evid f the splendid possibilities of otlowing letter fs evidence of the splendid possibilities of this business: Pome Cleaning Co. CENERAL HOUSECLEANING a pieicomecne es Orattir, Meek Nov.22, 1909. buatley wre. C2, hieage, Tile, Gentienen: In the past fortye tire peorke for wom I have worked. Youre respectfully, I have started scores of men in the commercial cleaning business— like Mr. Hancock—and I will do ex- actly for you what I have done for if you will slmply fill out and mail ‘me the coupon below. Don’t hesitate—do it right now, J. W. DUNTLEY, Pres., 430 Harvester Bldg., Chicago ++Cut on This Line and Mail Coupon at Once. | Duntley Manufactaring Co., 430 Harvester Bldg. Chicago. nd me booklet of Duntley Pneumatic Cleaners for -shousehold or. commercial use, and your book on scientific housecleaning. Name .. Address County Town. . in which you ure interested i Impudent Interviews George Bernard Shaw. , A cheerful, well-appointed study at 10, Adelphi Terrace, London, W the blaze of a crackling fire, within, rendered doubly alluring by the blus- ter of a detestable March night, with- out. Substantial furniture, a neatly- arranged desk, and bookcases filled with orderly volumes, notably the works” of Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Karl Marx and Plato, with dramatists old and new, suggest that the inmate is a@ methodical person possessed of philosophic and literary tastes. This diagnosis is borne out by the appear- ance of the victim himself as he stands with his back to the glow, his tall, thin, alert, Satanic figure sharply outlined against the yellow flames. How old is he? His somewhat scanty hair and beard, once red, but now almost color- less, indicate that he has emerged from the larval stage of youthful cyni- cism and despondency and is now in the full enjoyment of that radiant be- nevolence and optimism granted only to those who have known the triumphs and accomplished promises of half a century and more. His brown suit, red tie and soft flannel shirt, as well as the broad-brimmed Alpine hat which he has thrown upon the table, reveal the Socialist; his excessive pal- lor betrays confirmed vegetarianism; while his stecl-blue eyes of soldierly directness give assurance that here is one who would sooner quarrel than cat a bushel of turnips. Upon the bookcase facing him stands a bronze hortrait-bust, clearly of himself (for it is by the hand of no less a sculptor than Rodin), upon which his eyes fall quizzically, yet, on the whole, with great respect. To the right and left of this masterpiece are other works of art—an effigy of Ibsen upon which our Protagonist, as he speaks, confers a glance of condescending approbation; @ bas-relief of Wagner which he no- tices with a slight nod that seems to say, “Very well, old man; but it's lucky for you that I devoted myself 4o Drama instead of Opera”; and an engraving of the Stratford bust of Shakespeare which must, perforce, be content with a commiserating smile that may be interpreted as signifying “Poor chap! You meant well, but you didn’t know!” My birth? 1 beg you, let us call That mystery unsolved. In fact, I was not born at all, But, so to speak, evolved. 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