Life, 1915-03-11 · page 19 of 48
Life — March 11, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces from an early 20th-century American magazine: **"A Suggestion to Dr. Goldwater"** criticizes New York's health officer for muzzling dogs to prevent rabies while ignoring Pasteur Institutes, which the writer claims—citing Dr. Dulles—actually *increase* hydrophobia deaths. The satire suggests the real problem isn't dogs but the medical institution itself. **"Germany and George"** attacks George Sylvester Viereck, editor of *Fatherland* magazine, as a German propagandist during WWI. The piece sarcastically claims German-Americans in New York are forced to support him and Kaiser/Krupps, implying Viereck controls German-American opinion through nationalist rhetoric. **"Hard Luck"** is a simple joke about debt and poverty. **The bottom cartoon** shows a doctor who forgot his patient's chart but proceeds anyway, joking he'll use "dead reckoning"—dark medical humor about patient mortality. The illustrations include domestic scenes and a biblical/classical reference (Adam and Eve joke).
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me ira) (oes a A Suggestion to Dr. Goldwater D* GOLDWATER is an enthusiastic and ambitious young health officer of New York City who earnestly desires to rid his fair city of hydrophobia. To that end he decreed that all dogs shall be muzzled and shall remain muzzled. But has Dr. Goldwater ever thought of muzzling the Pasteur Institutes? According to Dr. Charles Dulles, a widely known physi- cian, surgeon and lecturer of Philadelphia, Pasteur Insti- tutes, and not dogs, are the cause of the increase of hydrophobia. “An examination of the statistics of every country where Pasteur Institutes have been widely ex- ploited,” says Dr. Dulles, “will show that deaths from hydrophobia have increased.” The Institute in New York, he continues, “achieved the unenviable di: tion of hav- ing four out of eight of its patients die, writhing, two weeks after treatment.” Will Dr. Goldwater kindly look up these statistics and let us hear from him? E. 0. J. “WHat was Adam's punishment for eating the apple?” “He had to marry Eve, didn’t he?” “you'RE A GWEAT HELP, PUPPY” Germany and George EVIEWING a few of the manifestations of the mind of George Sylvester Viereck since he burst upon New York about eight years ago, the Springfield Republican conjectures that “there must be a great many Germans in New York who refuse to be represented by Mr. Viereck”. No doubt there are plenty who would like to refuse, but they can’t, poor souls. He has got them, They have got to stand up for Kaiser, Krupps and Viereck, and no amount of wriggling will do them any good. As editor of Fatherland, George is inextricably identified with the Ger- man cause and the cause with George. That is one of the things that, in spite of everything, makes one feel so sorry at times for the Germans. Hard Luck ; . Nurse: SAY, DOCTOR, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE ARDUPPE: Why so despondent? cua: Fruspus: Oh, I can’t seem to get out of debt. Doctor: CHART BE HANGED—I'M GOING BY DEAD Harourre: Gee! That’s nothing. I can’t even get in. RECKONING! comichooks.