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Life — November 3, 1910 — page 57: Life, 1910-11-03

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This page primarily consists of **advertisements and readers' letters**, not political satire. The main content is a large **advertisement for the Angelus player-piano**, featuring an illustration of a young girl at the keyboard. The ad emphasizes the piano's "Phrasing Lever"—a device allowing artistic control—and claims the instrument will develop children's musical tastes naturally. It's pitched as a luxury item bringing "the world's best compositions" into any home. The readers' letters section includes medical commentary criticizing the "germ theory" of disease and injections of "poisonous animal virus," likely referencing anti-vaccination sentiment or skepticism toward contemporary medical practices. A letter-writer praises *Life* magazine itself for maintaining its humorous, life-affirming editorial stance. A smaller advertisement promotes correct uniforms for maids and housekeeping staff. **No political cartoon or satire appears on this page.** The content reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and period medical debates.

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“LIFE: The Influence of the ANGELUS on the Growing Child “* On the Mountain Top" — . The Montclair Forty Minutes from B'way 4 GRILL that's exceptional: Tel, 1419 Mootctair Montelair, N. J. From Our Readers (Continued from page 782) of hie’s more sombre if less real set- tings. But so long as you, dear Lire, re- tain your present name remain true to it and give us “life as she is lived” with all its kissings and other pleas- antries that really make the world bearable. To appreciate properly the worth of a mere kiss let Mr. Paul read Hunt's ever charming little rhyme, “Jennie Kissed Me.” May he be reformed and ‘may you. Lirt, help to reform him by continu- ing your delightful paper on the same cheerful and joy-of-life basis that has made it in the past such an agreeable companion in this glum world. I hope no one is able to win his $50 offer. J. Gorvos Riptey. , More Opinions of An N. D. Dear Lire: There has been a great decline in drugging of late, not so much because the doctors are averse to giving drugs as because an enlightened public is be- ginning to refuse to swallow them. In place of drugs we now have the in- jection of poisonous animal virus into the blood, which is much more dan- gerous. Several eminent physicians have lately expressed their belief that the awful increase in cancer of late years is largely due to the accumula- tive effects of this practice. The germ theory holds the boards at present. The medical profession is suffering from “ bugophobia.” Every ailment is attributed to a germ, where- as these germs are merely incidental to a certain condition of the body, which produces disease, just as mag- Nurses Outfitting Association 54 W. goth St.. New York Home Bureaa House Near Fifth Avenue CORRECT UNIFORMS For Maids For House and Street Imported Novelties Send for Cataleg 0. When you were a girl or a boy, not one child among thousands had the musical opportunity which today the children of any household may enjoy— the means of having everyday acquaintance with the world’s best composi- tions perfectly and personally played, as provided by THE NEW 88-NOTE ANG ELUS PLAYER- . PIANO —the only player-piano which anyone can play artistically with personal expression. To bring up your children with the Axorvs will mean that their musical senses and tastes will be developed naturally and cor- rectly to their fullest and best possibilities. Most wonderful of the exclusive ANcrtus features is the PHRASING LEVER —the most valuable and important device on any piano-player or player-piano—a small tablet responsive to the slightest pressure of the fingers, which brings under complete and instant control the most delicate variations of tempo, so essential to really artistic musical expression, Pausing, accelerating, retarding—your whole musical sense and feeling are reflected through the Phrasing Lever. re istic hmm are the Me Of scares ecomdary arta impartaace are the Melodant taining Pedal Device, end te Aftistyle Masic Rolls with which the ANGELUS aly is equipped. When you have had our local representative demonstrate these wonderful devices to you— your choice will surely be the Axcrivs, Tur WILCOX & WHITE COMPANY MERIDEN, Business Established 1877 CONN. Recent Hovse Recent Srreet Loxpox gots are incidental to decaying meat. The prevalence of this absurd germ theory has brought excruciating tor- ture on innocent animals and has caused the death of millions of people who might have recovered had they been treated in a rational manner. Hand in hand with the germ theory naturally goes the equally false theory of infection. Now ask yourselves chis: How is it when a house is quar- antined for diphtheria, or scarlet 78S fever, or smallpox, or whatever it may be, and nobody is allowed to enter or leave under penalty of the law, a medical man—otherwise a human be- ing “just like you and I"—per- haps wearing a long black coat and a beard, may go in and out as often as he likes and nothing happens to him? “Oh,” but the doctor will say, “he takes precautions.” Well now, what “precautions” can he take that a (Continued on page 786) comicbooks.com