Life — May 21, 1914 — page 48: what you’re looking at

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748 Lit bl A Problem in Book Culture HO is there of enough authority to decide whether or not it is proper to tear up and otherwise destroy the paper covers that come loosely over books nowadays? Printed upon these covers is the title of the book. To attempt to read it properly and at the same time keep this cover in place is no Lilliputian feat. But in spite of this, is it good morals to persist and keep the cover on to the bitter end—to have it rasp one’s nerves by slipping up and down as one turns the pages—to have it get dog-eared, and to fall off at the least provocation? Isn't it, on the other hand, the noble, manly and fearless course to tear the useless thing off at once, roll it up and throw it away, and begin with the bare book, unadorned and unashamed? THE COMFORTABLE LIFE for men and women alike means living free from the annoy. ance and unsightliness of disagreeable, unhealthful fat. Re. ducing your fat means not only better health, but vastly improved appearance as well. Youcan rid yourself of super. fluous fat easily, hygienically, safely, with By inducing pers piration these gar- ments jcaue ‘he tafe and speedy re. duction of ‘all unnce- eesary fetb. They cover the entire bocy or any part. They are en- doreed by leading physi- cia BUST REDUCER, $5 ps Made of Dr. Walter's tamoas : ig rubber with cou ul back. ‘The reducing qualities of this Neck and Chia Reducers, $3. Chin R ly, $2 ‘Wrinkle Eradicator or Frown Band, Price $2, iso Union. Sea, Seehingnsfockeny, eta, fat toe purpome of edaclag te ea ees See ee Dr. JEANNE WALTER, Dept. U, 4S West 34th St., NEW YORK Inventor and Patentee MRA KAMMERER. 1009 Wades te "ADELE MILAM CO. 106 Gens to E'BURNUAM, 158 orb tous te Prnasepsie ne {San Prateiens Represetacier: Chleage Repevsentaiees > On October 18,1913, was dedicated the world’s most tremendous memorial— the] eipzig Monument commemorating () the “Battle of Nations” where, 100 years ago, allied Europe shattered the armies of the Great Napoleon. Its colossal dome 1s supported by twelve gigantic warriors forty feet in height resting on their swords as guardians of the Personal Liberty of the German people. All human progress rests upon Personal Liberty— without its blessing neither nations nor individuals can develop. To Americans the Constitution of the United States forever guarantees Personal Liberty. Upon the tenets of the United States Constitution Anheuser Busch, brewers of Budweiser, 57 years ago founded their institution. To-day their great bottled beer is sold in every state of the nation,and wherever: civlined man journeys Budweiser is demanded. Its Quality, Purity, Mildness and excuse Suan pF have made it the natural choice of Americans. Budweiser sales exceed any other beer by millions of bottles, ANHEUSER-BUSCH : ST. LOUIS EN Bottled only at the home plant. ; Budweise means Moderation A Legal Complication in Germany T is oftentimes remarkable how a great nation may omit from its code of laws some very important feature, and this may go on for many years without correction. For instance, it has recently devel- oped that the German criminal code has been extremely lax with regard to the crime of kissing. There appears to have been no line drawn between those kisses which are permissible and those which are not. The Imperial Court at Leipzig has now remedied this oversight. It de- clares, in effect, that a kiss is an operation which always requires the permission of the person kissed. In other words, it must be demonstrated that this person does not wish to be kissed, is unwilling to be kissed. “Whoever, under such circumstances, imposes a kiss on another,” says the law, “renders himself therefore guilty of an insult by act.” This is an important decision, or ap- pears to be. The only question is to determine whether the person who re- ceives the kiss does not really want it. How is the court to determine this? inly not by the testimony of the principals. Imagine, for example, some coy young girl, naturally timid about the processes of law, being compelled to admit that she wants to be kissed in order to save herself from a pos- sible subpoena, when her very success with the kisser depeads entirely upon her ability to conceal from him the fact that she wishes him to kiss her. Oh, those Germans! i th st «¢ ar tic to m OR TH * cab comicbooks.com