Life, 1913-10-16 · page 37 of 44
Life — October 16, 1913 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial content with advertising. The main satirical piece is **"Fairy Magic—Telephone Reality,"** which compares the Bell Telephone System to a magical tent from Arabian Nights folklore. The joke equates modern telephone technology with fairy-tale magic: just as Prince Ahmed's tent miraculously expanded to shelter an entire army while remaining pocket-sized, the Bell Telephone—occupying mere inches of desk space—magically connects users across vast distances. The piece presents this technology as genuinely wondrous, comparing it favorably to ancient fantasy. The accompanying illustration shows a figure (likely representing a fairy or genie) gesturing toward a distant mountain landscape, visually reinforcing the "magic across distance" theme. The **"Respectable Citizens Wanted"** job advertisement is satirical social commentary, appearing to mock corporate corruption by "humorously" advertising for replaceable ethical employees—implying recent business scandals required disposing of disgraced executives.
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Chinese Medical Ethics In an article inthe Journal of Race Development .on the practice (of medi- cine in China, Dr. C. W. Young, of the Union Medical College of Pekin, quotes this from a work on medical ethics: When a patient is severely ill, treat him as thou wouldest wish to be treated thyself. If thou art called to a consultation, gd at once and do not delay. If he ask thee for medicine, give it to him at once and do not ask if he be rich or poor. Use thy heart always to save life and to please all; so will thine own happiness be exalted, In the midst of the darkness of the world be sure there is someone who is pro- tecting thee. When thou art called to an acute illness and thinkest with all thy might of nothing but mak- ing moncy out of the patient, if thy heart be not filled with love of thy neighbor, be sure that in the world there is-someone who will punish thee. Tus is a kind of fool that has never been possible until these, latter days. Only a very great many people, all of them working on him at once, and all of them watching every one else working Fairy Magic—Telephone Reality quart of nd watch make you to your: 5 to of clever signed 80 0 enliver- and faith is breezy, share bis response at once, can produce this kind. —Crowns—By Gerald Stanley Lee. (Doubleday, Page & Co. 19:3.) Woot-2; P ural, . porous,undyed, Jaeger Made Woolens are the most Practical, most healthful A tent large enough to shelter his vast army, yet so small that he could fold .it in his hand, was the gift de- manded by a certain sultan of India of his son, the-prince who married the fairy Pari-Banou. dt was not difficult for the fairy to produce the tent.. When it was stretched out, the sultan’s army con- veniently encamped under it and, as the army grew, the tent extended of its own accord. A reality more wonderful than Prince Ahmed’s magic tent is the Bell or table, and -yet extends over the entire country. When you grasp it in your hand, it is as easily possible to talk a hun- dred ora thousand miles away as to the nearest town or city. In the Bell System, 7,500,000 tele- phones are connected and work to- gether to take care of the telephone needs of the people of this country. As these needs grow, and as the number of telephone users increases, the system must inevitably expand. For the Bell System must always ring iden |] and most comfortable of Telephone. It occupies but a few — provide a service adequate to the "idea of |] all fabrics, for men’s and square inches of space on yourdesk demands of the people. scott women’'sunderwear—keep > imagina: warmth in and the the world cold out, and maintain an equable temperature. Per- mit véntilation and absorp- ton, and prevent chills, coughs and colds. En- # dorsed by the medical j profession. dneger Woolen sweaters, coats, AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY ‘’ "AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System Universal Service Respectable Citizens Wanted ANTED—Respectable Citizens. Recent unsavory developments in industry, poli- tics and finance have created a number of most attractive openings. Must dis- pose at once of the services of many respectable citizens who have hitherto filled positions of much honor and responsibility. Our quota is, therefore, far from complete and consequently our ability to point with pride in various directions is greatly curtailed. In applying, state full description, details and previous experience, if any. Have you ever been indicted, regulated or dissolved? Have you ever been a director in several railroads without attending to any of them? Have you ever looted a corporation by financing it? Can you look dignified, talk platitudes to newspaper reporters and collect pictures and other objets de vertu? Address Ennywhere, USSSA. ‘am, recier, ete, for outdoor wear, ‘Writefcrthefactsabout Jaeger Woolens UN aan WWF {i ly Dr. Jaeger’s S. W. S. Co.’s Own Stores New York: 306 Fifth Ave., 22 Maidea Lane Brookiyn: fon St. Boston: 324 Boylston St. Phila : 15161 tSt. Chicago: 126N. State St. genta in all Principal Cities So Ogee NIC