Life, 1919-08-07 · page 8 of 44
Life — August 7, 1919 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains a satirical illustration titled "You like to pick flowers too, don't you, daddy?" showing an adult and child in a rural meadow with wildflowers and a bicycle. The accompanying text, "Back to Nature," critiques the fashion industry's expense and argues that clothes are becoming prohibitively costly. The satire suggests that people—especially the poor—should abandon expensive clothing and return to a simpler, natural state to achieve health and wellbeing. The illustration ironically depicts this "back to nature" philosophy: a father and daughter picking flowers outdoors, presumably freed from restrictive clothing. The text explicitly states clothes are becoming too expensive and argues that Providence might intend people to abandon them entirely for physical fitness and tranquility. This reflects early 20th-century primitivist and anti-consumerist social commentary.
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“YOU LIKE TO PICK FLOWERS TOO, DON’T you, DApDy?” Father (who was a poor city boy): yes, iT REMIN Back to Nature R the Black Forest, in the Alps and in sanitariums where sick people go about without clothes in order to get well. They roam barefoot over the snow, and, arrayed only in a smile, brave with impunity the bitter blast. They are thus restored to health. Why not, therefore, face the future with cheerful tranquillity and the ¢ pectation of long life? Clothes are a other cold climates are yt ci oF rapidly becoming so expensive that they will have to be abandoned. But after all, Providence may know its business better than we think. The cost of clothes may be only its wily scheme to keep us all physically fit. LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1918, Live's Fresic Air F has been in operation thirty-two years, In that time it has expended $174,443.17 and has given @ fortnight in the country to 40,097 poor city children, The Fund is and voluntary ported entirely by ions, which in this column Previously acknowledged Rarbara_ Bishop Jessica Baylis O. Partridge Kirk Lansfo: “Johnnie B.”. Giadys C. Lovelace Charles Joseph Hy Samuel HH. Ordway Mrs. Henry A. Strong... Miss Katherine Henry Society for Prevention and Tuberculosis Samuel Appleton ows John Harris Gujterson .. ASE? Warren svscoges 3.00 Chas. BL Hunt ss wenn 10.00 Charles A. Munn. . 6 00 Mary K. Foltz ......-00s000+ 00 pe ia 5.00 Anonymo: : 5.00 Mrs, Wm. A. Lieber Boo Mrs. Robert Spencer eeee $.00 Mrs. Newton E, Stout é 10.00 rs. Albert Banker . Six little girls, comprising a Sabbath. chool Class of the First Congre ational Church of Westfield, Mass. 2$ “ Overlook Farm"... 8.00 Mrs. Edward W. Hooker $.00 Richard N. White ... Xoo S$ ME OF ONE TIME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE Boy! Mrs. George Eustis F J. A. Henderson . Elise R. Brush . seeeee The McW n Children ... CuiG se “ anor Kerr... B. Warrison y..ss 2. d. Margaret Chahoo John T. Terry ....--.+ * Madelaine, Russell: and Jack ” . Quincy .... ven Pine Emily Reily bers Kellar . Edith R, Root ... Chas, W. Sandford Mrs. Henry L. Wade "17 Battery Place” Mr. and Mrs. Chas, ¢ Vincent, Astor ....... Mrs. Wm. R. Parmely. Mrs. Willis B, Sterling Maude S, Shriver ....- Elsie PB. Lyon... :ccssece: John Edwin Dodge of Stonington, Mrs. Ida ‘i Miss Irene Ja Mrs pes D. Pell.... « n memory of Lloyd Miss Caroline C. Kendall Mrs. Andrew Miller . eens “Bankers Trust Red Cross Auxil iary” . sees 0. A, Grandin: The A. G. Leake recting Co. S. Wilbur Corman ........- Mrs. L. W. S L. A. comicbooks.co