Life — August 7, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Page 221 **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.