Life, 1916-06-01 · page 38 of 44
Life — June 1, 1916 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains an editorial essay (not a cartoon) defending dogs against human cruelty. The author, citing S.P.C.A. president George M. McCarthy, argues that dog-bite incidents are typically caused by human abuse—children teasing dogs or adults kicking them—rather than inherent canine viciousness. The satire's target is human hypocrisy: people who provoke dogs, get bitten, then demand the animal be shot and prosecuted. The essay's sharp reversal—"The man who cannot treat a dumb animal kindly is the greater brute"—criticizes this injustice. The headline itself is ironic: humans, not dogs, are the real "brutes." The page also contains unrelated advertisements for Rigaud perfume and Nujol laxative, typical of the magazine's mixed editorial-advertising format.
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Brutes and Brutes Dogs are not as vicious as some people would have you believe, according to George M. McCarthy, president of the S. PC. A. He is in a position to know whereof he speaks and at the same time competent to judge, for he is friendly toward all animals. In most of the cases where persons are bitten, the human is more to blame than the animal. Children tease a dog until one of them is bitten, and not infrequent- ly grown people, passing along the street and meeting a canine, kick at it. If the dog resents this form of brutality and bites, off the victim rushes to the police perfumes,varies with - the personality of the user With » BLOND, it recalls honeysuckle, tuberose—or is it jonquil or hyacinth? And around the BRUNETTE and TITIAN types it creates a frogrant atmosphere of dark red roses and recalls the gorgeous bloom of the Pagoda tree of the Burmese temples, or the wonder- ful Ylang and Champa flowers. Evenwithtwo Brunettes, theodordiffers, according to the personality of the user. Mary Garden Perfume accentuates the temperamental characteristics of every woman. In warm weather, Mary Garden Cold Cream. Toilet” Water, Face” Powder and Taleum, must be used by all with social ambitions, Rigaud Master Perfumer Paris Approved by Harvey W. Wiley. Director of Good Housekeeping Woreau of Foods, Sanitation asd Heath. AN OUNCE of NUJOL IS WORTH A POUND of “CURE” Use NUJOL to PREVENT constipation amount of exercise, and the use of Nujol as an internal lubricant to counteract any tendency to costiveness, will keep most people free from constipation. \ LITTLE care about eating, a moderate On the other hand, careless dosing with habit- forming laxatives and cathartics may easily bring about a serious condition. Laxatives and strong purges won’t ‘“‘cure’’ constipation. Frequently they serve to aggravate the very condition they are supposed to relieve. Nujol relieves constipation without upsetting the digestive processes or forming a habit. It acts in effect as a mechanical lubricant, softening the con- tents of the intestines and so encouraging normal, healthy bowel movements. Most druggists carry Nujol, which is sold only in pint bottles packed in cartons bearing the Nujol trademark. If your druggist does not carry Nujol, we will send you a pint bottle prepaid to any pointin the United States on receipt of 75 cents—money order or stamps. Address Dept. 15 STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Bayonne Nu Sa SUA REGLUS: PAT. U.S. PAT. New Jersey to demand that the dog be shot and its owner prosecuted. In reality, the man deserved to be bitten and should be pros- ecuted for kicking at the beast. Dogs should not be permitted to run the streets of a city, and no lover of them would permit his own canine to do so if he could prevent it, The fact that a dog is found in the street, however, does not justify any person in kicking or abusing it. The man who cannot treat a dumb animal kindly is the greater brute. —Hudson (N. J.) Observer. “THE SPEAKER OF THE oUsE” comicbooks.com