Life, 1914-05-14 · page 11 of 44
Life — May 14, 1914 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "A Distinguished Arrival"** This sketch depicts a formal social gathering where a well-dressed man of color arrives at what appears to be an upper-class event. The title suggests satire about social acceptance—the "distinguished arrival" is presented ironically, as the gathered guests (drawn in various states of reaction) respond to his entrance. The humor relies on commentary about race and social hierarchy in early 20th-century America. **Text Sections:** The page includes "Hindu Proverbs" (satirizing folk wisdom) and "A Foul Favorite," which criticizes anti-vaccination superstition and "clean living" pseudoscience, arguing such beliefs prevent rational disease prevention. **Bottom Cartoon: "Lawn Tennis Term—Returning a Strong Chop"** A simple domestic scene showing a man at a desk rejecting a woman's request, likely marital satire about refusing wives' demands.
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Hindu Proverbs HE Tax? No wonder men abhor it! You raise a Crop, they fine you for it! Smooth Flatterers have done much wrong For which the World is paying: If none had praised the Donkey’s Song He would not still be Braying. When God sends Rain, the Hoarders of the Corn, And they alone, bow down their heads and mourn. Don't die, Little Ass, for a week or so! The Spring will come, the Grass will grow, A DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL A Foul Favorite HOSE parents who care to hear both sides of a question will not be wasting time in reading this ex- tract from Health Culture: Those who have unveiled the su- perstition of vaccination, have found it to be a stupendous fraud and loathsome medical practice, and ages more will probably pass before the human race can outlive its dreadful and destructive consequences. Tt ought not to require much in- telligence to realize that we cannot sow the essence of disease in our systems and reap health therefrom, but supposedly intelligent (?) people are addicted to this superstition even in this age of “sanitation” and “clean living”! Doctors preach “ clean living” and then infect people’s blood with mat- ter from diseased animals, LAWN TENNIS TERM RETURNING A STRONG CHOP comicbooks.com