Life, 1914-10-29 · page 41 of 44
Life — October 29, 1914 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes book reviews, advertisements, and an educational article. The main visual element is a **Schlitz beer advertisement** featuring a profile illustration of a man's head with text about nature's warning systems—taste and smell—to protect against danger. The ad warns that "skunky taste denotes decay and is often found in beer from light bottles," positioning Schlitz's brown bottle as superior protection for "purity from the brewery to your glass." The **satire here is subtle but present**: the ad anthropomorphizes nature's protective instincts to sell beer, treating beverage quality as a matter of biological survival. This reflects early 20th-century marketing that connected consumer products to health and safety concerns. The book guide lists works about Germany, war, and international relations—reflecting pre-WWI anxieties about global conflict and German militarism (titles like *Pan-Germanism* and *The Kaiser's Speeches*). The "Pedagogical Dilemma" article discusses balancing rigid child discipline against neglect—a period concern about education philosophy.
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Confidential Book Guide Arms and Industry, by Norman Angell. The author of “The Great Illusion” analyzes international relations, Bambi, by Marjorie Benton Cooke. A thistledown love story dancing in a breeze of fun. Germany and Its Evolution in Modern Times, by Henri Lichtenberger. An elective mobilization of Teutonic values. Germany and the Germans, by Price Collier. Teutonism seen through Amer- ican eyes. The Goldfish, Anonymous, The so- cal aquarium—from the inside. How France Is Governed, by Ray mond Poincaré. The French political machine described by its chauffeur. The Human Slaughter-House, by heln Lamszus. A sketch of war's i ferno. A cry “risen from the ranks". The Iron Year, by Walter Bloem, Germany's leading historical novel of the Franco-Prussian war. The Last Shot, by Frederick Palmer. An American war correspondent's novel that is in course of coming truc. The Kaiser's Speeches, edited by Wolf von Schierbrand. A chance for catch- ing up with Wilhelm. The Love Letters of Juliette Drouct to Victor Hugo, The strange story of a staunch love. Oscar Wilde and Myself, by Lord Alfred Douglas. In which the pot calls the kettle black. Pan-Germanism, by Roland C. Usher. An American _historian’s interesting analysis of German ambitions. COMFORTABLE LIFE nen and women alike means living free from the annoy- and unsightliness of disagreeable, unhealthful fat. Re- king your fat means not only better health, but vastly appearance aswell, Youcan rid yourself of super- fat easily, hygienically, safely, with Dr. Jeanne | Walter’s Rubber Garments Pen att By inducing pers- 4 piration these gar- ments cause the safe and speedy re- of all unnec- ry flesh, They cover the entire body or any part. They areen- dorsed by leading physi- cians, BUST REDUCER, $5 er tiestrent Atade of Dr. Walter's famous Rechcredecing robber with con: leek and Chin Reducers, $3 Chin Reducers only, $2 Wrinkle Eradicator or Frown Band, $2. ockings, Jackets, etc., for cd “Sig Des” $8 a9. Rebber } JEANNE WALTER, Dept. U, 45 West 34th St, NEW YORK Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. Frequent Sailings, India, China, | Philippines, Japan, Australia, |~ New Zealand, Winter Tours in India. | Round World Tours. For full information apply Cunard Line, 21-24 State St, New York. HE CARE OF YOUR HORSE) uld not omit the care of his feet. Diseased hoofs will, of its impair his service and val selection of nails which can be driven easily, safely Pada small sizes is all important. lo not crimp or split. ~t Nature has many ways of ‘warning man of danger. The sense of taste and smell both serve for your protection That skunky taste denotes decay and is often found in beer from light bottles. Why take the risk? The Brown Bottle pro- Seethat Crown _ tects Schlitz u branded ~~ purity from the brewery to your glass. Order a Case Today The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famou: 5. The Pedagogical Dilemma HUMAN life is so sacred that it should be interfered with gingerly, Wise parents A and teachers zealously refrain.from taking a young life, planning out its whole career for it and reducing it to an automaton, On the other hand, a human life is too important and, with proper training and cultivation, too capable of wonderful accomplishments to be neglected and allowed to grow up wild. Between these two dilemmatic horns there is a wide range of variation, and parents and teachers are constantly scrutinizing this range for the golden mean which they never find, because children vary, too, so that what is one child’s mean is another child’s extreme, Here endeth the first lesson. comicbooks.com