Life, 1914-03-26 · page 15 of 41
Life — March 26, 1914 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon - "Chiron's School for Heroes":** A classical/mythological scene depicting various heroic figures in ancient dress, satirizing the medical profession's secrecy. The reference to "Bellum Hades Est" (War is Hell) suggests doctors are comparable to mythological heroes, yet their refusal to publicly demonstrate medical advances (like Koch's tuberculin for tuberculosis) is criticized as unethical gatekeeping. **Editorial Commentary:** The text sarcastically attacks Dr. John A. Wyeth for inviting press to a tuberculosis treatment demonstration. Life argues that doctors who maintain professional secrecy to protect their market dominance are essentially traitors to public health—a critique of medical profession self-interest over scientific transparency. **Bottom Cartoon - "Mr. Peck Buys His Spring Suit":** A domestic comedy where Mr. Peck seeks his wife's approval for a new suit, but she dismisses it as satisfactory enough. The joke satirizes marital dynamics and consumer culture—wives controlling household spending decisions.
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'HAT Dr. John A. Wyeth, former president of the New York Acad- emy of Medicine, should be censured for inviting a reporter to attend a demon- stration of the Koch tuberculin goes without saying. Any doctor who attempts to make public the experiments of the medical profession is likely to make himself unpopular. Why not? Inasmuch as the material success of the medical profession depends upon secrecy, any member of it who sheds light upon its proceedings must nat- urally be considered a traitor. ‘HE London Observer proposes a statue of George Washington in Westminster Abbey. Heaven save our George from his fool friends. Mr, Peck: Mrs, Peck: MR. PECK BJYS HIS SPRING SUIT MY DEAR, DON’T YOU THINK—— NO, I DON'T! THAT SUIT IS PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY