Life, 1910-03-17 · page 34 of 36
Life — March 17, 1910 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page combines reader letters and advertisements typical of Life magazine's format. The letters debate contemporary social issues: **Main Content:** Two readers defend **anti-vivisection** (animal experimentation), arguing it's both cruel and scientifically unsound. One writer contends that vaccinating children with diseased animal matter is dangerous and immoral. The other praises Life's editorial cartoon "The Reward of Virtue" for championing animal protection as a moral issue affecting human dignity. **Historical Context:** Early 20th-century anti-vivisection was a significant reform movement among educated Americans concerned with animal cruelty and medical ethics. These letters reflect genuine contemporary debate about vaccination safety and animal testing—concerns that, while scientifically misguided by modern standards, represented serious moral positions at the time. **Advertisements:** The page also features travel tours, hotel promotions, ale, and photo-gravure prints—standard commercial content showing Life's dual nature as satirical commentary and consumer magazine. The overall tone suggests Life engaged substantive reader debate alongside entertainment and advertising.
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‘LIFE: LIVER UPSET? Try Hunyadi Janos NATURAL APERIENT WATER Avoid Unscrupulous Druggists From Our Readers (Continued fron page 493) turn foist them upon gullible humanity and fleece them of their hard-earned cash, besides inoculating them with va- rious and sundry animal diseases, is not to be relied upon regarding such state- ments. The Outlook probably is not aware of the fact that very many human maladies cannot be inoculated upon the lower animals This is the reason “ vaccination '’ puts a constitutional disease in the wholesome bodies of our school children! Small- pox is not constitutional. Anything which comes from the fluids of an arti- ficially diseased animal is unfit for hu- man blood under any circumstance. As human diseases are strictly human, this barbaric treatment of animals called “vivisection ’ is entirely uncalled for. It is a crime against the moral order of the world. Disease is man's penalty for his ignorance and stupidity. Let him correct his own bad habits, not force his penalties on the innocent lower crea- tures Harry B. Brapvoxo. Noturalist and Draftsman for the National Museum February 11, 1910 From California Tue Eprtor, Lire, New York Dear Sir:—There is nothing I know of that could more strongly appeal to man’s better nature, inciting within him a feeling of righteous indignation, than your double-page sketch entitled “ The Reward of Virtue.” In it you have done more to induce men, women and children to enlist in the cause of anti-vivisection than all the volumes that could be written. You have done and are doing, permit me to say, noble work; not alone in be- half of God’s dumb animals—so faithful to and yet so dependent upon man for their happiness—but in a greater measure to humanity. In the prevention of an infamous practice—infamous in that it it debasing to the human mind—you are doing for the human race the best work that it is possible for man to do for his fellow man. Believe me, dear sir, Yours very sincerely, Avcuauty Ricttaroson. COcEAN Park, Cat., Feb. 10, 1910 “Om the Mountain Top MHE MONTCLAIR A bome for a day—or a year. Only 40 minutes from Broadway. \MONTCLAIR, N. 3. Statistical “Oh B J lk Dear Live: e oO y Anent the double-page illustration in your recent issue relative to the eternal idea of “does it pay’? to convert the . forest primeval into Sunday supple- Drink ments, etc., it may be of rest to the P. B. the ale that goes with Rarebit, | | Steak or Lobster. 12 TOURS TO EUROPE Leave In April, May, June, July and August. All parts of Europe, including Oberammergau. (Continued on page 495) artist who conceived and drew this | At leading Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes. A Welcome Easter Gift Coprright 1908 by Life Pabilabing Compacy. ight 1909 by Lite Pratmerg Compaay QUREN TAKES JACK Photo-Gravure, 16 x 13% in. 50 cents, “wey THERE! WANT ANY MeLe?” Photo-Gravure, 16 x 1334 in. 30 cents. On receipt of 25 cents we will send you our new pocket edition of L/FE'S PRINTS. It contains 160 reproductions, in sizes here shown, of these most artistic and pleasure giving pictures, __ The larger prints. whose prices are given, are PHOTO GRAVURES of the highest pos sible quality and finish. Neither care nor expense has been spared to obtain the very best artistic results. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York Copyright 1909 by Life Pabliubieg Comps Copyrigtt 1903 by Life Pebiiabin: Company TROUBLES NEVER COME SINGLY Photo-Gravure, 2 x15 in. $1.00. new winvow Puvto-Gravure, 16 x 13% in 4 comicbooks.com