Life, 1912-04-18 · page 38 of 54
Life — April 18, 1912 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four unrelated humorous sketches typical of *Life* magazine's satirical content: **"The Process"**: A schoolboy finds arithmetic traumatic—not because 3+4≠7 is difficult, but because the *method* of learning it exhausts him. The humor lies in modern educational pedagogy frustrating a child even when the actual math is simple. **"A Muddled Tourist"**: A husband in Paris misunderstands "eau de cologne" as French, when it's already the French name. The joke mocks American tourists' ignorance abroad. **"The Secret"**: A tramp explains his mongrel dog's superior trick-learning isn't the dog's ability—it's that the trainer must know *more* than the dog. Social commentary suggesting success depends on knowledge, not breeding. **"Translating Shakespeare"**: Three French students butcher translating Hamlet's soliloquy, each producing grammatical nonsense ("To was or no am"; "To were or is to not"). Satirizes mechanical, literal translation lacking comprehension. The illustrated advertisements below are period product marketing (investment banking, whisky), not satirical content.
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OL SB .ad waasics The Process Finding one of her pupils in peculiar distress over his lesson, a teacher in a ury school inquired as to the trouble, © boy stated this arduous problem “If Richard has three red apples and i how many have they ether? “Is that so very hard?" she asked, “Yes, ma “But sure © teacher continued, “you know ly that three and four make seven, There can be no trouble about that.” “T know that ma‘am,” was the p thetic response. “But the proces: It's the process that wears me out!” =Lippinco A Muddled Tourist Ansent-Mixoep Huswaxp (in Paris) My wife asked me while [ was out to et her some cau de cologne. Now what the deuce is “eau de cologne” in French ?—Boston Transcript. TMREE IN ONE fA C1550R5, AVE, NvLlv’ The Secret “I don't sce how it is,” Jenkins be gan, eying the tramp and his perform ing dog with frank envy. “Here is this mongrel of yours doing all these tricks, and there is my dog, with a pedigree a yard long, that can’t be taught a sim. gle thing! I've hammered at it till I'm tired, and he can't even be trusted on to roll over when he’s told to." “Well, sir, ‘tain't so much the dog.” the tramp replied, confidentially. “ You have to know more’n he docs, of yor can't learn him anything Youth's Coupanion, Translating Shakespeare According to the story, thrce French boys were studying a volume of Shake speare in their own tongue, 1 being to render portions of i lish, When they came to famous soliloquy, “To be or their respective translations follows: (1) “To was or no (2) “To were or is to not should or not to will.” Lae is pablished every Thursday, simultaneously in the United Se teat Britain, Canada and British Chancery Lane, London. F. 8 countries ia the Postal Union, $1.04 News Excbaegex, 21 Bi a year: to Canada, $2 cents, Single current copies, 10 cents. Mack number after three months from — Gastar Tr Possessions. $5.00 a year In advance, A date of publication, 25 cents, Issues price to 1910 print text and illustrations Vv Na contribution willbe returned unles accompanied by stamped and addrnsed envatore, Lave dant met bald tell guthemptan Ravee Lindow responsible for the lis or mincreturm of wnvsicited contributions. Lave is for sale by all Newsdealers nat Britain, ‘The International News Company, Breams Building. Prompt metifcation shuld be sent by subscribers of any change of advan. 37 Ave. de "Opera, Paris; sto a § ‘Modena, Milan; Mayence, Germa; in Live are caryrightd, For Reprint Rights in Great Brisin app olan a « cagine hi Moral Responsibility Whenever we use the expression ‘‘we recom- mend this security for investment” it means that we really know its actual value from our own independent investigation: We never offer securities for investment on any or else recommendation. We realize that the moral responsibility is ours, and that our success as investment bankers depends upon the success of our clients. We recommend for investment the first mortgage 5% bonds of a public utility corporation which have passed the most rigid examination and fully satisfy our own high standards of investment value. Full particulars on request. Our Statistical Department has recently made studies of: Reading—the scare: Lehigh Valley Ce Republic Iron & Illinois Central—will the di Allls-Chalmers—the value of its securities. Judging Securities—how to size up any security. We will send pamphlets on any of the above subjects to those interested, Eastman, Dillon & Co. Members New York Stock Exchange INVESTMENT B. RS 71 Broadway, - - New York a Sone FA sinisa 1 hand. In ord scbject afew of The superior mellowness of CASCADE: PURE WHISKY | is noticeable in a highball Original bottling has old gold label GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Nashville, Tenn.