Life, 1913-08-07 · page 9 of 40
Life — August 7, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Satan"):** A devil figure confronts a well-dressed man, with the caption "I understand that you were a visector when on earth. Well, your majesty, I—er—experimented on—er—sic 'im, Cerberus.'" This satirizes vivisection (animal experimentation), presenting it as a sin worthy of hellish punishment. The cartoon condemns scientific testing on animals. **"Tramps" Article & Illustration:** The text discusses hobos and railroad vagrants (numbering about half a million), debating whether they contribute anything to society beyond providing magazine article subjects. The accompanying illustration shows a tramp and horse-drawn cart on a road, with the caption "By Jinks! There's the old fare that sold me this balky brute." This humorously depicts a tramp's complaint about being swindled—a common occurrence among the homeless poor.
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Hint to Writers RITERS who happen to be job- less just now will find it to their advantage to take up the cur- rency question. More can be written about this question with less knowl- edge and less preparation than about any other question under the sun, not even excepting the tariff. It differs from the tariff. in this: The tariff, while a very old and hoary question, has never been scientifically settled. The currency question, however, not only can be definitely settled, but has been scientifically settled several times in our history. There is every reason to believe that the Wilson administration 1s‘ going to settle it again, and there is no reason why any writer in the United States, regardless of knowledge and _ ability, should not share in the. settlement. Have no hesitation. Just strike in Saal ' Satan; 1 UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE A VIVISECTOR WHEN ON EARTH. f rene d 1 “WELL, YOUR MAJESTY, I—ER—EXPERIMENTED ON—ER—— ”” anywhere sani write on and on, be- “Sic 'IM, CERBERUS.” sprinkling your article plentifully with such words as credit, value, standard, contraction, inflation, ete. If a writer can do this brazenly enough and unin- CCORDING to the World’s Work, the press. Is there not something, terestingly enough he stands a good the railroad estimate of the num- therefore, to be said in favor of the chance of being mistaken for a pro- ber of tramps in this country is about much maligned tramp? fessor of political economy. half a million. These gentry prey upon the railroads over which they journey back and forth, They apparently con- tribute nothing to society, ex- cept appetites and subjects for magazine articles by a few enterprising writers. Yet there is something to be said in favor of the tramp. Like the multimillionaire, he can eat but three meals a day, wear but one suit of clothes at a time, and sleep in but one bed. But, on the other hand, he cannot do nearly the harm to our railroads that lies within the scope of a millionaire. He cannot load them with bond issues, wreck their efficiency as common car- riers or rig the market with them. The tramp cannot buy and sell legislatures, main- tain an expensive lobby in Congre: turn the course of elections, bring on wars, ” create slums, or throttle “py JINKS! THERE'S THE OLD PAKE TILAT SOLD ME THIS BALKY BRUTE.’ Tramps comicbooks.com