Life, 1910-08-18 · page 21 of 36
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This page presents a humorous medical article by Dr. Hoods Hutchison explaining baldness to readers. The article uses mock-scientific language to discuss hair loss, invoking Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity as the cause—hair falls because nothing suspends it in air without support. The cartoon "There's Many a Slip" (top) shows two figures in boats, illustrating the idiom about unexpected outcomes. Below, "Down by the Head" depicts a steamboat, likely a visual pun on the baldness article's title. The article's satire targets male vanity and the emerging hair-tonic industry. It mocks men who use tonics to prevent baldness, and references historical figures like Richelieu (famous for wearing wigs) to suggest baldness is inevitable. The piece sardonically notes that barbers recommend tonics as self-interested salesmanship, implying baldness cannot truly be prevented through such products—making the entire grooming industry absurd.
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