Life — August 14, 1919 — page 24: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two distinct items: **Top cartoon**: A humorous domestic scene titled "No Man Is a Hero to His Valet." A man adjusts his clothing while two other men observe—likely satirizing pretension or the gap between public persona and private reality. The specific reference is unclear without additional context. **Main content**: "The French Babies" announces a *Life* magazine fundraising campaign for French war orphans (context suggests WWI era). The magazine has collected $348,041.55 and remitted funds to Paris. It lists donor names and amounts, then acknowledges receipt with a tally showing $31.59 already acknowledged and $68.09 in new donations. **Bottom cartoon**: A comic about "Simpkins" joining the fire company and over-enthusiastically watering a garden with a fire hose—gentle satire of an amateur's overzealousness. The closing aphorism—"It doesn't do any good to hurry, unless you are headed the right way"—appears unrelated to the other content.