Life, 1912-03-14 · page 10 of 44
Life — March 14, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon titled "God Loves the Irish" satirizes Irish immigration to America through an illustration labeled "Just Before It Left Him." It depicts figures standing around what appear to be money bags marked with dollar signs, suggesting wealth or financial dealings. Below this are extensive lists of Irish surnames (Cronins, Donovans, Lynches, etc.), seemingly cataloging Irish immigrants or their communities. The text references "Saint Patrick's Day" and marching "in proud array," connecting the imagery to Irish-American identity. The second article, "Medical Progress," discusses the medical establishment's education efforts and mentions a controversial episode involving hospital physicians and a Flexner serum injection that killed patients—indicating skepticism toward medical authority and experimental treatments.
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JUST REFORE IT LEFT HIM ‘God Loves the Irish’’ HE Cronins and the Donovans, the Lynches and the The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The Burkes, Nolans and the Dolans, the Heenans and McGurks, Goonans and the Noonans, the McMullens and the Macks, Gormans and the Sullivans, the Houlihans and Stacks; Timoneys and Walshes, the Devlins and the Lees, Cunninghams and Clancys and the bold O’Shaugnessys, Rileys and the Hannigans, the Naylors and Maguires, Kennedys and Hannahans, the Hansons and the Dwyers. Caseys and the Considines, the Brennans and the Quinns, Wiggins and the Higgins, the Barretts and the Flynns, Faseys and the Macys, the McManuses and Ryans, Doughertys and Fogartys, McCormicks and O'Briens; Carneys and the Dorncys and the Harritys and Moores, Finnesys and Donahoes, the Hagans and the Corrs, Gallaghers, McBreartys, O'Neills and Trainers, too— Wholeys and the Dooleys and the Clans of McAdoo. Regans and the Fagans, the Gallens and the Breens, McAleers and Murphys, the Healcys and the Sheans, Donnelys and Connolys, the Slevins and Rowans, Sheehans and McGhi ns, the Evers and McCanns, Cooneys and the Rooneys, the MeNichols and O’Tooles, McAvoys and Hendersons, McCarthys and McCools, Horans and the Dorans, and the Gibboneys and Fays, Cavins and the Gavins, the McFarlands and O'Sheas. Carrols and the Farrels, and the Crossons and the Sh: leys and the Ginleys, the Fitzpatricks and the Kanes, McCloskeys and the Finnertys, the Dempscys and the Wards, Kellys and the Scullys and the Sowncys and the Fords; Learys and the Harrigans, the Leonards and the Lanes, Laffertys and Raffertys, the Mooneys and the Strains, The Hogans and the Grogans and the Caffreys and the Moons, The Loneys and Mahoncys, the McFillins and the Noons. The Maloneys and the McNamees, the Reynolds and McVeys, The Doolans and Gilfillans, the Sorleys and the Hayes, The Dalys and the Haleys and the Horgans and McGees, The Carrs, the Barrs, the Dooins, the Corbetts and McPhies, The Cahills and the Rattigans, the Mahers and McBrides, ‘The Boylans and the Heffernans, the Sweeneys and the Prydes, The Hallahans and Callahans, the Fahys and McFauls, And all those other “harps that once” through Tara's stately halls— Are busy now preparing for to march in proud array, And “down the hated Sassenach” on good Saint Patrick's Day! Irving Dillon. Medical Progress HE latest avowed policy of the medical press is to educate the public in medicine; in other words, to make the wonderful newly-discovered facts of medical healing fully intelligible to the lay mind. It is hard to say which impresses us most in this undertaking, its nobility or its difficulty. Both are striking. However, anent this beneficent aim in general and the Flexner serum in particular, some ignorant layman will ask why the conspicuous failures of the serum should not be explained that the common, ordinary mind be properly informed. There were the two healthy hospital physicians attacked some time ago by epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis, who were very promptly and very thoroughly injected with the Flexner anti-meningitis serum and who almost as promptly died. Some unintelligent lay minds supposed the purpose of the serum to be curative. comicbooks.com