Life, 1915-03-25 · page 10 of 44
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**Top Image:** Shows a woman instructing a class of men on proper infant bathing techniques. This satirizes early 20th-century shifts in childcare education—specifically, the emerging practice of teaching fathers domestic responsibilities rather than leaving all childcare to mothers. The "future fathers" learning from an instructor represents social commentary on changing gender roles. **Bottom Cartoon:** Depicts a domestic scene with dialogue mocking gossip and hypocrisy. An older woman criticizes a man's behavior while quoting scripture ("Ananias"), suggesting selective moral judgment—people condemn others while ignoring their own failings. **"Popular Ailments" Section:** Uses faux-medical terminology to satirize social complaints: "Auto-intoxication" (debt/mortgage), "Hydrophobia" (water shortages), etc. This employs humorous diagnosis-speak to critique contemporary societal problems.
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-LEPE- mix PRoPER CARE micvoubariie Of IANTS- Seconds of TH 8 Sg LATEST. _ Foo “s LULLARY Deans SUK MANTENCTIRES Hy SHOWING A CLASS OF FUTURE FATHERS THE RIGHT WAY TO BATHE A BABY Popular Ailments HERE'S only one thing worse than a person who gossips, and that is the person who never knows any, fA CEOANT OMCATION: A fast person. Anyone addicted to the excessive use of gasoline. Syn.: Debt, mortgage. Antonym: Ford. Hydro-phobiay Excessive use of water as distinguished from fusel oil, alcohol, etc. If persisted in, leads to mad- ness, fanaticism. (See W. C. T. U.) Prevails in Kansas, Maine and Alabama. Incurable. Danielitis: Der., Josephus. Ravages navy circles. Victim imagines he must impose his pious ideas on others. Rarely fatal. Recovery in less than four years. See grape juice. Vaccination: A widespread medical complaint, often fatal. Brought on by excessive use of health boards. Only cure is U. S. Constitution, but this is rarely used, owing to ignorance. Grip: This ailment has been known in all generations, but appears to have attained its greatest virulence in America. Unfortunate victim sees nothing but almighty dollar, which he clutches convulsively. Common to mag- nates. Precedes philanthropy, IRST BOY: My father’s been everywhere. “I HAVE BEEN YOUNG, AND NOW AM OLD; YET HAVE I Seconp Boy: Has he been to heaven? NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN, NOR HIS SEED First Boy: Well, no. But he’s been to every place of SING BREAD!" 2" more than five thousand population. “MUST HAVE BEEN ANANIAS, YER RIVERENCE,”