Life — August 7, 1913 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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TE bRE What Do You Think? We are Constantly in Receipt of Important Letters Which are Too Long for Our Limited Space. Brevity is Desirable The Long and Short of It To tne Evitor or Lire, Dear Sir: True, indeed, is the article in your paper of July 10, “ The Long and Short of It.” Woman is growing in physical ction by her many wholesome ac- tivities, while man, by his lazy, indolent habits, is dwindling and growing more shrimpish day by day. But there is not the worst. Man's loss of pulchritude and stature is not so marked as .his waning mental capa- city; while woman has gained, if possible, more mentally than she has physically, until to-day there isn't the slightest question but that man ought to get out before he is put out and turn over all matters that require brains, philosophical observations and calm, cool judgment to woman, Instead. of man viewing his pitiable condition with alarm, I don’t doubt a bit that he only thinks of how he is going to kiss woman, now she has grown so much taller, But he'll find out that if he is going to kiss woman to-day he'll have to grow mentally first. When he accomplishes that, she'll show him how to kiss. James D, Dewett, Je. Atuntic City, N. J, July 12, 1913. It Just Describes Us Lire Puntisnixc Company, Gentlemen: When Ltre defends anything so no- toriously filthy as the fly, no one, not even the lay reader, can take it seriously, but can only feel that Lire has entered into senile decay. Why you give space to such a vacuous article as that entitled “A Word for the Fly,” in your issue of June 26, is beyond the bounds of intelli- gent comprehension. Modern medicine is doing all it can to exterminate flies, be- as you show by your attitude, you have no moral right to express an opinion or to print articles signed by alleged M. D.’s, who, either graduated long be- fore anything was known of bacteriology or are simply high-class mental defec- tive dently your reason for championing the fly exists solely for the: purpose of casting disparagement on medical science, which is endeavoring to exterminate them. Very truly yours, J. B. Bitpernack. Porttann, Oxe., July 10, 1913. Bitter Sweet Dear Lire: I don’t blame the New York Evening Post in the same manner you do for giv- ing the “glad hand to whomsoever has a brick to throw at Lire.” Undoubtedly you fall short of your mark in many cases. In certain situations, such as “ Anti-Semitic attacks and foolish views on “ Vivisection,” you certainly need a broader view. The trouble with Lire is that Lire believes all it says, and thinks the public does the same. Do you realize how few thinking people really take any stock in your few narrow views and biased opinions? But, on the other hand, however. I greatly admire your and humor. You certainly have set the pace in that direc- tion. Most of the time yo:r cartoons and illustrations are immense. So continue along your good lines and forget the unpleasant ones. Continue giving us pleasant smiles and hearty laughs, for at present we have enough of rubs without getting mcre in Lire. Believe me, 1 am, Very sincerely voure Jeremy L. Levy, Prrtssurci, Pa., July tc, 1913. The World Moves To tue Epitor or Lirt, Dear Sir: I was much pleased to observe the publication’ of such a letter as that of Chester J. Steadman, M. D., of Fort Stevens, Oregon, in your Fourth of July Number. Dr. Steadman is apparently one of the few medical men of the world on the right track, i.e, making it “the highest aim” to so instruct patients in the art of right living that they may avoid sickness, In the same class, in another profession, are the few valuable lawyers whose efforts are directed toward keeping their clients out of court. I would like to see some of the “ good medicine” handed out by Dr. J. H. Tilden, of Denver, Colorado, in “A Stuffed Club,” decorating your pages. Dr. Tilden is regarded as a “quack” by the eminent ones (and many ‘not so eminent) of the “regular” profession, because he takes desperate cases, given up by them to either death or the knife, or both, and puts them on thcir feet by means of a sane and safe, drugless and knifeless method, which consists largely of providing comfort, fresh air and rest, with nothing but water and cheerful care to subsist on until the system has resumed its normal activities, after which the few essential, simple rules for keep- ing well are laid down, ard it is then up to the patients to keep out of such holes jn the future, for they have been given the key to health. I know the efficacy of this method and likewise the inefficacy of “ regular” methods of treatment thrcugh much pain- ful experience. Now, I know that whrn I am sick it is my own fault and tha: the cure is— stop breaking th: rules. I hope we may live to sce some s: b- stantial results from ‘our persistent campaign against serurms, vaccinatiors, vivisections and similar civilized bur- barisms. Yours very truly, Po L. Lyrore, Vancouver, 3B. C., duly 6, 1983. cause they have been re- sponsible for thousands of deaths from typhoid fever, This is a fact, and no one except a half-baked individual can question You are very unjust or you would not cast disre- spect on the great number of physicians who are continually working for the better- ment of humanity; who are honestly trying to Prevent disease. You seem to feel they have a sinister motive for doing it. If you know nothing | of modern medicine, VruvNING THE RACE IN COLLECRF—ANL comicbooks.com