Life, 1918-02-28 · page 11 of 40
Life — February 28, 1918 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon ("But Those Flowers Won't Keep Me Warm!"):** Shows a thin man labeled "BAKER" offering flowers to a large, barrel-shaped figure labeled "U.S. ARMY." The satire critiques inadequate provisions for soldiers during a harsh winter—flowers are useless against cold. The barrel shape likely represents military supplies or provisions, sarcastically suggesting the army is "bloated" yet soldiers remain cold and underfed. **Accompanying Article "Hale":** Attributes to Conan Doyle a proposal to "learn hatred" as war preparation, advising readers to practice hating enemies progressively. This reflects WWI-era psychological warfare rhetoric. **"The Six Best Sellers":** A satirical list mocking wartime commercialism: subway tickets, war bonds, cocktails, Ford automobiles, marriage licenses, and *Life* magazine itself—suggesting cynical profiteering amid global conflict.
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XUM “puT THOS Why So Cold, Maybe T has been a very hard winter, Among the many things we do not under- stand is why so unusual a proportion of cold was measured out to the northern half of the world in this par- ticular year. It seems untimely, but perhaps it was a generous provision to help on the great work of mutual de- struction in which the nations are engaged, and so save time and mone: Guns and bombs, air-planes, warships and trained men are all expensive, but bitter cold is cheap and bites. If the FLOWERS WON'T KEEP ME WARM!” intention is that men shall suffer until they are compelled to make radical changes in their habits and institutions, a biting winter in time of scarcity may help out that design. The Six Best Sellers UBWAY tickets. War extras, Bronx cocktails. Ford automobiles, Marriage licenses. Lire. 331 Hate ARNING how to hate, according to Mr. Conan Doyle, is something we ought to acquire from the Germans if we are to win the war properly. Do not attempt to hate too much at once. Hate a little at a time. Take some older person first. It requires long training to hate children and babies. That is to say, begin by hating the strong. After a while you can get around to the helpless. This, of course, is the end in sight. Be careful, in your first choice, to select a suitable subject to hate. Do not begin on any member of your fami- ly. That is too easy. Anyone can hate a member of one’s famil; Practice on some worthy person. Hate him silently, a little every day, until you finally become so violent in thought that it is all you can do to keep from clubbing him to death. When you have learned how to hate him as much as possible, then you can try an- other, By and by you will acquire a whole human vocabulary of hate. And when, at last, you revel in kill- ing children and women, then you will be fully equipped for winning the war. Buy a W. S. S. the stamps and lick the Prehistoric Mother: \'™ FRAID MARY TOO INDIF- WILL NEVER MARRY—SHE’: FERENT, comicbooks.com