Life, 1919-06-19 · page 33 of 42
Life — June 19, 1919 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content is a humorous parody titled "Declaration of Safety Pindependence"—a mock-serious document mimicking the Declaration of Independence's language but about infant safety pins and swaddling clothes. It's gentle domestic humor targeting parents, using grandiose revolutionary rhetoric for the mundane task of securing baby garments. The page features three advertisements: Forhan's toothpaste (emphasizing gum health to prevent pyorrhea/gum disease), Thompson Custom Built Motor Car Bodies (luxury automobiles), and Bachas Havana Cigars. There is **no political cartoon or satire** present. The "Declaration" is simply a playful rhetorical device—applying Founding Fathers language to baby care—rather than commentary on actual politics or social issues. It's the kind of lighthearted parody common in Life magazine's humor sections.
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Declaration of Safety Pindepen- dence " The Unanimous Declaration of All , Parents of Young Offspring HEN in the course of domestic ents it becomes necessary for ot parents to dissolve the bands which | have connected an infant with its gar- ments, a decent respect to the opinions of the infant requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self- a ) evident, that all infants are created is | equal, but must be subjected to certain . inalienable rites, among which is the necessity of being swaddled with un- fr, buttonable garments. That to secure re { these garments, safety pins are insti- ced tuted, deriving their just powers from in, the careful manipulation of the parent. im That whenever an infant becomes de- lot structive of these arrangements, it is the duty of the parent to alter or abol- m ish them and to institute a new order, 1? @here is danger in tender gums ied from addressed + date of preserve healthy tooth-paste is futile. You must first care for the gums, on which tooth health depends. How many people think of this? Yet four out of five people over forty suffer from gum-decay, or Pyorrhea (Riggs’ Disease). At first the gums become tender though actual gum- shrinkage is imperceptible But in time receding gums willsurely loosen your teeth, and then only a dentist can save them. The tender, bleeding gums of Pyorrhea also act as so many door- ways for disease germs to enter the system—infecting joints of tonsils—or caus- ing other ailments. Fothan's (For the Gums) prevents Pyorrhea, if used in time and used consist- ; . ; prevents gum-shrinkage, gum-tenderness, gum- bleeding. So, automat- ically, Forhan’s. prevents tooth loosening. Brush your teeth with it. Ir keeps them white and clean, If gum shrinkage has already set in, start using Fothan’s and consult a dentist immediately for treatment. 35¢ and 60c tubes All Druggists FORHAN CO. teeth the ordinary | ently, This means that it | scienaifcally cleans the teeh— | The Portfolio of Mlustrations depicting new designs in Thompson Custom Built Bodies will prove helpful to those contemplating the purchase of individually designed Coach Work. It will be sent on request. permitted in the sel E. J. THOMPSON CO. Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pa. Thompson methods, such freedom tion of fit- arrangement, colo. and distin- shing lines, that the body becomes an expression of the owner's individuality, The specialized experience of our de- signers and skilled artisans insures the mechanical perfection of every Thompson Custom Body. Illustration shows Tue Brussers Court, MOTOR CAR BODIES 1765 Broadway, New York laying the infant on its foundation and organizing its members in such form as shall seem most likely to effect Safety and Happiness. Prudence, in- deed, will dictate that garments care- fully established should not be changed for light and transient causes. But when a long train of uproars and out- cries evinces a settled design on the part of the infant to interrupt the tran- quillity of the household, it is the right of parents, it is their duty, to provide new safeguards for future security. AUS ESR The Standard brand of uniform quality 32sizes 104 to30% each At all Clubs, Hotels and Dealers in genuinely fine cigars BACHIA & Co. N-Y. Ask for Bachiais and get the best comicbooks.com