Life, 1916-01-13 · page 8 of 44
Life — January 13, 1916 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces on relationships and gender relations: **"Wanted: A Remedy for Love"** (top left) is a mock-scientific commentary referencing Dr. Barrett's research on love as a disease. The piece sardonically suggests love causes neurasthenia and tuberculosis, arguing that in modern times when marriage is financially unaffordable, falling in love is "fatal" because it reduces economic efficiency. **"The Hands of Time"** (center) shows a clock with two figures climbing its hands—likely representing time's passage within a relationship. **"Was Anybody Ever Hurt?"** (bottom) quotes Dean Jones of Yale cautioning against young men performing in theatrical "girl's parts," claiming it leads to "effeminacy." The joke below features "Nodd" and "Todd" discussing infidelity—the ironic implication being that such theatrical performance causes far less harm than actual marital deception.
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56 Wanted: A Remedy for Love Dr. Barrett, we are told, has made researches on the blood of people in love, and has found marked leucocy- tosis. If the disease is not speedily cured, love may lead to neurasthe- nia, and even insanity; it also pre- disposes to tuberculosis, It is high time, he concludes, that we should think of devising a purely medical treatment for love. What form is this to take? The bacillus of love has not yet been discovered, and therefore no vaccine is available for the cure of the disease. —British Medical Journal. UT this is only a question of time. The doctors cannot be expected to do everything at once. During this short interim, however, what is to be done with persons who fall in love? The remedy at one time was marriage. But nobody, nowadays, can afford to get married. Even to support one’s self moderately is be- coming all the time more of a problem. To fall in love is, therefore, fatal. It deducts immeasurably from one’s effi- ciency. A cure for love would solve many problems. For one thing, there would be no more books written about the psychology of child life. That alone would make it worth while. THE HANDS OF TIME Was Anybody Ever Hurt? D ‘ JONES says young men at Yale must not take girls’ parts in plays mor. than one season. Somebody has been telling him that it leads to effeminacy and is bad for the character. There used to be a New York doctor who was mentally disturbed on this subject, and active in remonstrance against all female impersonifications by men. But college boys have been doing such things for generations. Has it been demonstrated to Dean Jones that an appreciable pro- portion of them were harmed in their psychology by such antics? Are there any facts against these impersonifica- tions, or are they to be half-hanned because of the sus- picions of suspicious characters? ODD: Thank heavens! my wife doesn't know where T was last night, ME HAD IT” Tovp: Do you? | “HE WAS A GOOD FELLOW WHE