Life, 1912-03-07 · page 40 of 60
Life — March 7, 1912 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily advertising for the Matheson "Silent Six" automobile, with the main image showing a early 1900s motorcar. The accompanying text is largely anecdotal rather than satirical—it presents historical stories about a Dutch Admiral Van Tromp and French writer Fontenelle as philosophical entertainment. The "cartoon" element is minimal; these are humorous historical anecdotes printed alongside the auto advertisement, apparently to provide light reading in what was a magazine format mixing editorial content with ads. The stories about Van Tromp's gunpowder dueling challenge and Fontenelle's cheerfulness are meant to entertain rather than critique current events. The page also includes unrelated advertisements for pipe tobacco, a "Brainy Diet" food product, and a patent service—typical of period magazines that functioned as vehicles for diverse commercial messages.
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They Lived to Fight Another Day The Dutch Admiral Van Tromp, who was a large, heavy man, was once chal- lenged by a thin, active French officer “We are not upon equal terms with rapiers,” said Van Tromp, “but call upon me to-morrow morning and we will adjust the affair". When the Frenchman called he found the Dutch admiral be striding a barrel of gunpowder! “ There is room enough for you,” said Van Tromp, “at the other end of the barrel sit down; there is the match, and as you are the challenger, give fire.” The Frenchman was thunderstruck at this terrible mode of fighting, but as the Dutch admiral told him he would fight no other way, terms of accommodation ensued. Foxtenrutr, the French writer, was always cheerful, and this is perhaps. why he lived to be one hundred years old He used to say: “ Without cheerfulness, what is philosophy worth?” When about to dic, he said: “I do not suffer, my friend; I only feel a certain difficulty in living.” Sursrua’s ARCADIA MIXTURE In each pound there are three to four hun- dred pipefuls—it costs $2.00 per pound— three-quarters of a cent a pipe. If you smoke five pipes a day it’s less than four cents—five hours of pleasure for four cents—certainly ARCADIA is cheap enough for you to smoke, Send 10 Cents itctiince ico THE SURBRUG CO., 204 Broadway, New York Chinese Proverbs Rain at dawn means a sunny day. When the waters rise, the boats rise also. If you have money, the devil will grind for you. If you are near him, you will become black. You can substitute a turnip for an egg only once. If the farmer is diligent the soil will not be lazy. A big heart is better than a big house. If you know how, a thing is not hard; if it is bard, then you don’t know how. False humility is genuine arrogance. Of everything he knows a little, but knows but little of everything. Men honor the rich, dogs bite the ragged. A little man may have a large heart —From The Eighteen Capitals of China by Dr. William Edgar Geil (Lippin- cott). Brain Power and Health through correct com! ‘of daily foods, One ebronic sufferer weighing. Se bounds reduced ever 180 pounds, cured rbeamation, gained etrength, No fasting, exercises, factory foods, nor drags. RO FeODS BOLD. Foods producing tion, eatarrt, coughs, constipation, tumor, etc. tn free boeklets. Wrongly combined foots cause pains,—or else ferment, polses of Rill, (e. g. appendicitis, apoplery, ete) bein fier armen seed 4s) Etteew (1) Toots of Brainy Diet Lange PATENTS “FWeithae akete> for free search of Patent Ofkce R: Patent and What (oloveat wr listel levee! ‘asp and prizes ofered for taveovions sent tree Pa VICTOR J. EVANS & CO., W: