Life, 1917-08-23 · page 8 of 40
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This page contains a humorous poem titled "Science and Soup" about a scientist conducting experiments with chemical compounds (phosphate of sodium, calcium carbonate, rhodium salts, sugar, and yeast). The joke is that his friends taste his concoction, react negatively ("They ducked him in't and beat it"), and the verse humorously concludes that breaking the poem's meter seems preferable to discussing such unpleasant soups. The accompanying photo shows a bathing scene at Life's Fresh Air Farm—a charitable facility. Below are two brief comedic dialogues: "The Sacred Cod Again" (a joke about Massachusetts protecting its codfish industry) and "The Ring and the Man" (a domestic humor piece about a broken engagement ring). The page satirizes both scientific pretension and domestic life, typical of Life magazine's light satirical humor.
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