Life — December 15, 1910 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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“ou, ETHEL! 1 FEEL PosiTIVELy ON STRAIGHT OR NOT,” “Vs PARTHER CONE THAN THAT! 1 Ups and Downs of Alcohol ICHMOND P. HOBSON has been warning the Pagriotic Women of America that “alcoholic poison is de generating the nation.” In ours, we pre- fer “ degenerate” as an intransitive verb, but that’s no matter (and perhaps he was mis-reported). Is Mr. Hobson right in his facts and feelings? Is alcohol doing more damage than usual, or less? It scems to us—the opinion resting merely on accuaintance with a restricted number of fcllow-beings—as if most of the half-sensible people were cutting down, or had cut down, their allowances o; alcohol. Possibly that is nothing more than one effect of continued resi- dence on earth, As our expericnce of Ife progresses we sce a great many peo- ple come to an attitude of discretion about alcohol. It must be the young— persons of Mr. Hobson's age or Jess— who do most of the drinking. The more mature have to be wise if they are to be comfortable. Let us warn Mr. Hobson, since our hand is in, that we are all subject to fits of extreme opinion about alcohol, its im- portance, and the damage it does our- selves and our fellow-creatures. Close observation of some one who has been ruined by it, and great personal discom- fort as a consequence of that ruin, will set almost any of us fiercely against the whole alcoholic product for a time. And then as time passes, our ferocity usually wears thin. We sce large num- bers of normal people drinking the juice of the grape, and beer, and even spirits DESPERATE | 1 DON’T CARE WHETHER MY IHAT’S DON’T CARE. WITO KNOWS MY AGE. in limited quantitics, and getting along with it, and we come back to tolerance of intoxicants and a cautious participa- tion in their consolations. These impassioned forays on the water wagon are very good for us. They keep us scared and cautious—an excellent way for us to be in our dealings with alcohol. They scem, too, to have a cumulative ef- fect upon us, detaching us more and more from the more perilous stimulants and shooting off toward the tea-table. HE'S very domestic in isn't she?” “Decidedly. They say she really en- joys her husband’s cooking.” her tastes, 1107 Troubles ” HE trouble with Mr. Taft,” sass James J. Hill, “is that he lives in a political atmosphere. He can’t get away from it. It pervades Washington, and the President's view of conditions is lim- ited in a large measure by those who sur- round him.” That's true enough, and the trouble with Mr, Hill is that he lives in a finan- cial atmosphere and his view is limited ay the stocks and and railroad whistles which surround him. The trouble with the rest of us is that we have to pay the bills for both limited Ellis O. Jones. bonds views. Dramatic Item HE paper says that Professor Mead, head of the Government's lobster hatchery at Wickford, Rhode Island, has found out a new way to grow lobsters under artificial conditions, and that the market price for lobsters will soon be seven cents a pair. We hope so, provided the pair are big enough to eat; seven cents a pound would sound Anybody that can supply lobsters for seven cents a pair, surer. apiece, of a pound, has got the tiresome man who made two blades of grass grow in place of one, beaten to a frazzle Now, can Professor Mead contrive some improvements in the laying of eggs. Give us lobsters as above. and eggs at eight cents a dozen and we shall make our own terms with the beef trust. HY don’t you go to the dance to- night, Harold? Haven't you any flame? ’" “Yes, dad,’’ said the Harvard student, “a flame, but no fuel.’” LIFE'S INFALLIBLE FORTUNE TELLER If you were born on December "GB Your future wile will devote herself to alleviating the miseries of home- less cats, You will learn to cook with a fireless cooker. “GB Your future wile will be fond of jewelry, and the amount of your in- come will make it necessary for you to convince her that rhinestones are quite as beautiful as diamonds, 16 ‘Your future husband sa will think he can he can't, suffer more than he will, Your future husband &@~ will be a gentleman dressmaker. Your apparel will be con- fined to his misfits and failures, wheth- er they are becom- ing or not. Comicbooks.com