Life, 1915-08-05 · page 24 of 44
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**"All in a Day's Work"**: This cartoon satirizes a hypocritical physician-publisher who profits from sensationalist sex education content while claiming moral motives. He cynically instructs his secretary to prepare advance press notices praising his "Horrible Disease" drama and birth-control stories as educational, while privately admitting he's "reveling in matters of this sort" for profit. The satire targets early 20th-century publishers exploiting public curiosity about taboo subjects under the guise of scientific education. **"The Perils of Education"**: This piece sarcastically critiques Alabama's priorities—spending lavishly on jails while neglecting schools. The ironic argument suggests authorities deliberately underfund education to keep children ignorant and available for factory work, thereby maximizing employer profits. Life mocks this economic logic, exposing how industrial interests subordinate public education to labor exploitation and corporate welfare.
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All in a Day's Work UMMONING his private secretary, the great physician who had dis- covered there was no easier way of making a living than by publishing a magazine on sex said: “Has the manuscript of my new drama, ‘A Horrible Disease Presented Frankly, been typewritten?” “Yes, sir.” “And are the press notices explain- ing that it contains a great lesson, etc., prepared in advance?” “They are.” “Is the birth-control movement well under way?” “It is.” “And my short, stories, ‘ Everything Revealed to the Young and Innocent,’ ready for the press?” “Yes.” “Then you might prepare my weekly article explaining that it hurts me more than I can say as an eminent * \ scientist to be reveling in matters of S TES AT Al this sort, but that I am doing it in se Ni NaS = the interests of the public.” Sir < 7 KER WTAE RS HEE, Dit she succeed in her suit? ahh rae wees, Sue: Her husband retains cus- tody of the limousine. “DIVE, GIRLS, DIVE! THERE'S A MAN LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE!” The Perils of Education 'HE Superintendent of Education in Alabama, W. F. Feagin, has been looking around, and has found that Alabama is more zealous in building good jails than good schools. He says that the owner of an automobile frequently spends as much on the upkeep of one car as the community in which he lives spends for the total mainte- nance of the school, including the teacher's salary. But he had no difficulty in finding jails which cost thousands of dollars and with all modern improvements, plenty of light, good ventilation and other attractions. It is clear that these Alabamans know their business. They know it is very casy to overdo in matters of educa- tion. If educational facilities were made too attractive the children would be all the more anxious to use them, and that would interfere with their work in the factories, and that would interfere with the profits of their employers, and that would interfere with the welfare of the State, which is the chief desideratum. Where ignorance con- tributes to the welfare of the State, ‘tis folly to spend money upon schools. ARY: Mrs. Delaney says her little girl has learned saneCaAEei AC. to play the piano in no time. ' ts ees Auice: Yes, I heard her playing just that way the “ NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN” other day. comicbooks.com