Life — January 15, 1914 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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Assault and Battery ECENTLY thirty-nine men, who happened to be in the smoking car on the Pennsylvania Railroad that entered Philadelphia, were locked up in the car because one of them was supposed to have smallpox. A corps of doctors was notified, and they fell upon the car and its defenseless in- mates by main force and vaccinated the whole crowd. The Philadelphia papers stated that wild scenes were enacted in the station while the vac- cinating was going on. We should imagine so. If your favorite daughter was taken away from you by main force in a public highway and some person authorized by a cocaine gang was permitted before your eyes to puncture her skin with a needle, there would be, to quote the slangist, “some howl”. Even when this thing has been done secretly in department stores and moving picture shows, the criminals have been de- nounced by the public, and, if caught, would be liable to long terms of im- prisonment. Yet a body of men author- ized by a board of health can enter a public vehicle and inject poison into thirty-nine American citizens and “ get away with it”. The question naturally arises: “Were all of the doctors who preyed upon the men in that smoking car vac- cinated themselves?” And why stop there? Why not perform the operation on the brakemen, conductors, and all the rest of the passengers, the officials of the railroad, the Mayor of Phila- delphia, and so on? Of course, the fact that vaccination does not prevent smallpox has small bearing on this interesting case. On the country estate and farm they furnish current for lighting and power machinery. On the yacht for searchlights, lighting, ventilating fans and wireless. In the garage for charging storage batteries and for power. In the factory for power and lighting. AT. OFF.) GASOLENE—ELECTRIC Generating Sets USING GASOLENE, KERO. SENE OR GAS AS FUEL For the Country Estate, the Farm, the Yacht, the Garage and the Factory. They are complete self contained units of four or six cylinder type. Operate quietly without vibration, are easy to install and require no special foundation. So simple in construction that any one familiar with automobile motors may operate them and keep them in repair. Built in three sizes: 5, 10 and 15 K.W. capacity and all standard voltages. Ask for Bulletin 20522 B.F. STURTEVANT COMPANY, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. and all principal cities of the world. Some Exceptions Mark Twain had a device that was equally inhospitable ; but he would laugh- ingly explain it away to his friends. Here are the directions he gave to Cass Gilbert, the architect, living in a Con- necticut village not far from his own home at Redding: “Off the high road is a smaller road which turns off at a tree. On that road is a large sign which reads, ‘ Strangers Are Not Admitted to These Grounds but don't you believe it—it’s a d—d li —Chicago Record Herald. “He knows little who tells his wife all he knows."—Thomas Fuller. Install a Telephon e ur Clo: Western « Electric Chau-Phone A new convenience that makes the laxury of the limousine complete. ‘The transmitter into which you speak is as neat as alorgnette. The receiver at the chauffeur’sear carries the message clear and distinct above the noises of traffic. ‘The Chau-Phone is regular equipmenton leading cara for 1914, It can easily be installed in any car— oldornew. Price, $25.00 complete. Write us for descriptive booklet No. 190-A K. 463 West St. New York. Houses in all principal “WHILE I DETEST THESE LOW CUT GOWNS, THERE IS CERTAINLY ONE CON- SOLATION, THE MORE BACK, THE FEWER HOOKS,” Illustrated Physiology Note The average man’s arm is thirty inches long; the average woman's waist is thirty inches around. How wonderful are thy WESTERN ELECTRIC CO., (0 Wet si, New Tork. Homose ks, ON, comicbooke rere)