Life, 1916-02-10 · page 38 of 44
Life — February 10, 1916 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes advertisements with editorial content critiquing American institutions and employment mismatches. **Main Editorial Content:** The top section notes that various religious groups—Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and Baptists—have publicly pledged loyalty to the American flag and President, setting aside sectarian differences. The tone suggests approval of this patriotic unity, likely written during WWI era when such declarations mattered. **"A Sure Way" Satire:** This brief piece sarcastically proposes war as a solution to the Navy's recruitment shortfall (18,000 men needed). It cynically notes that war has historically been "the only means to supply men to a democracy," citing Britain as precedent. The satire critiques how nations use conflict to solve domestic problems. **Character Analysis Advertisement:** The large Dr. Katharine Blackford ad promotes a book claiming to identify which of twelve personality types you belong to, promising to reveal your ideal occupation. It represents period pseudo-scientific "character analysis" movements claiming to scientifically match people to careers—implying many people are in wrong jobs.
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No war has ever yet failed to be the only means to supply men to a democracy. Recent reference: England, Others supplied if necessary. Are You One of These? 1-Toofrallfor physical work yetenmpelled todo it through lack of mencal walnlog. '2—Too vital for physical work bat with- ‘oat sufficient traning for executive work. ‘B—Too active for sedentary work but compelled to do It through circumstances, ‘4—Too active for executive work, but forced into a position of authority. 5—Too restless to study and too ambi. tious for the mere mancal results froma lick of sufficient edocation. 6—Too impractical for business life, yet ambitious commercially. 7—Too lary mentally for high-class mental work yet ambitious for commercial, artistic or literary fame. ‘&—The natural-born farmer whose provd parents prepare him for a profession. 9—A clerk, teacher, salesman or other ttwhite collar” man who ought to be wear- ing overalls. T0—A woman with professtonal or com- ppercial ability ‘condemned to. be a houses bold dredge. “A woman with domestic talents forced by pride or circumstances into the business world. 11—Detail man trying to do executive jatural-born executive compelled 12—Careless iven work which demands great care ‘and prudence, Careful and conservative person given work which demands the willtognesa to take chances. htless and impuls Person con: signed to plodding, painstaking vocations. ‘Thoughttul, philesophic and. deliberate ron na ‘to keep up the pace in the Keriy burly of some sniitmoving vocation. find oot bow to stop being Tsgeare peg in e evod bole KATHARINE M. H. BLACKFORD, M. D. Must I A\ tackle another day of this? He hates his work because it’s the ‘wrong work for him. It’s gery in which he can never make a real success. Yet he could be a big man —a joyous worker if he only knew where his real talent lies. The man who has found his work does not merely exist, he lives, and lives grand- ly. His work gives him joy. He power, in wisdom, in Bealth in efficiency and in suc- cess. He will leave the soft jobstoweakermen. And there will be a song in his heart. The work youloveis natural as hunger, or love, or pleasure, or laughter. Stop doing the work you hate—find out what you are really fitted by nature to do from “Analyzing Character” The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home, and Social Life, Dr. Katharine M. H. Blackford’s new book based on the Science of Character Analysis, 400 pages—lIllustrated, T tells you the alte: of character analysis to you in your business, in your social life: an your home—in your health. © It teaches by science, philosophy an by personal experiences. It tells you how failures found the way to success. It teaches you how to know what you are best fitted for—how to employ other men—and know at a glance what they are best fitted todo. 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