Life, 1911-08-10 · page 7 of 40
Life — August 10, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a romantic poem titled "The Heart of the Sea" by M. S. Bridges, accompanied by a photograph showing a woman at a ship's railing looking out at the ocean. Below the poem is a section titled "Examples in Social Arithmetic" that presents satirical mathematical problems. These mock-serious calculations appear to critique charitable giving and historical timescales—one references the "Mayflower" taking 300 years to produce outcomes, and another questions how long the Daughters of the Revolution might take to achieve their stated ideals. The satire seems to mock both excessive optimism about social progress and the self-importance of heritage organizations like the DAR.
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The Heart of the Sea WEETHEART of my heart, the skies will greet you With all their glory of blue and gold— And out of the lonely ocean caves, With eager voices, the flying waves Will rush to the silvery sands to mect you— Clasp and fold you, and set you frec From the land where the mortal lovers be! Laugh to the winds—let your sea-loves claim you Ravish your loveliness, give you bliss! All that my yearning arms must miss, Shy caresses, delights that shame you (Never be half thine daring told!) Ah, love and be loved and I shall not blame you, But only love you, a thousand fold ! So, by and by, when the bright waves send you Back to my side, all sweet and warm With sunlight’s heauty and seali charm— The strength and vigor that salt tides lend you— I shall not be jealous of joy you gave A willing bride, on the sea’s soft pil lows 1 shall feel the kiss of cach dreaming wave— The wild embrace of the surging billows! Sweetheart of my heart, you will bring to me The heart of the heart of my own blue sea! M.S. Bridges. Examples in Social Arithmetic I it costs two dollars in salaries and expenses to dispense one dollar in charities, in what year of the twentieth century will organized charity reach its greatest laughing point? If it takes the descendants of the Mayflower about 300 years to pro: duce the fathers of our country, and if DOESN'T YOUR MEAKT FILL WITH GRATITUDE WHEN YOU THINK WHAT THAT STANDS FOR?" es the Daughters of the Revolu- If crime of '73 was not discovered tion 135 years to produce the present — until 1896, but in the ¢ the num- ideal state of affairs, what should be the ber of private detectives in the country length of the President's next Thanks- has been multiplie 200, in what year giving Proclamation? will the crime of 1012 be discovered? comicbooks.com