Life, 1913-05-29 · page 10 of 44
Life — May 29, 1913 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"Dust"** — A practical essay on dust's usefulness in agriculture and households, noting its necessity for crops and cleaning. 2. **"Generally Speaking"** — A humorous question about whether women close their eyes when kissed, attributed to the *New York Sun*. The accompanying cartoon shows a "Christian Scientist" wondering "what's burning?" — likely satirizing Christian Science's skepticism toward material phenomena and pain. 3. **"Everything Passeth"** — An essay lamenting the decline of the Ten Commandments' relevance in modern life, arguing they deserve historical credit despite obsolescence. The accompanying cartoon titled "Working Knight and Dev" shows three figures, though their specific identities remain unclear from the image alone. The page blends satire, practical humor, and social commentary typical of Life magazine's approach.
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1066 Dust UST is used for various purposes. At one time it was employed to manufacture hun beings. It has now gone into the making of useful articles. Dust is used to throw into people's cyes. In summer time i¢ is a permanent feature of most of our landscapes. Servauts employ it for the purpose of keeping themselves busy. ‘Tiscy remove it from the places where it can be seen to those which cannot be seen—except when you don't want it to be seen. Without dust we should have no v cleaners or mud pies. Mixed with rain-water and phos- phates, it produces crops. Crops enable us to linger on a while, until we become dust ourselves. Dust is produced by a difference of opinion between two molecules. They rub each other the wrong way. They do this to raise the dust. After all, that’s about what all of us are trying to do. Generally Speaking a Se ‘ ve ( O women close their eyes when they are kissed? is a query recently advanced by the New York In order to arrive at a correct solution of this problem . more data are necessary. It depends largely upon the Everything Passeth length of the kiss and who the woman is looking at be- forehand. Most women are kissed nowadays with their eyes open. A HOUSE-TO-HOUSE CANVAS E note the passing of the Ten Commandments with something of regret. While they were with us for a considerable period of years, they did excellent service Moses was a great man. The fact that he copied the Com- mandments from the Book of the Dead is nothing against him. Almost every great writer has copied the ideas of others. Moses knew his public. It was a stroke of su- preme genius on his part to have recognized instantly the value of the Ten Commandments for his day and genera- tion, and to have advertised them in the way that he did. In mentioning now the fact that they have passed, we feel that much credit should be given to Moses. The fact that the Commandments have gone out and are no longer in use need not necessarily detract from their virtues. While they lasted they did good work. Now that they are no longer considered in“our modern life, while we need not necessarily look back upon them with regret, we can at least give them the credit that is due. Christian Scientist: 1 WONDER WHAT'S BURNING? “ WORKING KNIGHT AND DEY” comicbooks.com