Life — November 4, 1920 — page 55: what you’re looking at

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Vers Livres DO not approve of free libraries, At least not the way They classify their books. It isn’t right, ‘And it isn’t according to law and order. Everyone knows That when you mention the Gospels You must say Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Not so the libraries. They are independent. They are pedantic. They insist on It is because of the alphabet, they say. They have no right to take such liberties And alphabetize the Apostles. Then in that matter of Mrs. Browning (Elizabeth Barrett, that was), She, sweet and lovely wife of history, Is classed with English poets, But her husband (and goodness knows, + none was more devoted) Stands dignified and stately Upon a shelf far off. He has a number all his own, Mrs. B. with trembling curls Solaces herself in the company of Burns and Byron ‘On one side, * With the two Arnolds crowding her on the other. They were good men, but the Church of England Does not approve such separations. Coleridge, Keats, Tennyson and Words- worth Come between this lady and her husband. It is a cruel business. But librarians say, “Rules are rules.” They are a cold lot, With no thought for sentiment. Ido not approve of free libraries, At least not the way They classify their books. Margery Doud. Professional Humorist: Don't BE 1MPA- TIENT, MARIE; IVE JUST THOUGHT UP FORTY DOLLARS’ WORTH OF AUTOMOBILE DULL BUY YOU A NEW HAT. You Can’t Escape Tooth troubles if you leave a film You should try this new method of teeth clean- ing. Try it ten days without cost. It combats the film which dims the teeth and causes most tooth troubles. See and feel the results. To millions they are bringing cleaner, safer, whiter teeth The tooth wrecker Film is the great tooth wrecker. A viscous film clings to the teeth, enters crevices and stays. The ordinary tooth paste does notend it. Old ways of brushing leave much of it intact. And very few | people have escaped the troubles which it causes. It is the film coat that discolors, not the teeth. Film is the basis of tartar. It holds food substance which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth to cause decay. Millions of germs breed in it. They, with tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea—a disease now rmingly common. A new dental era Dental science has now found ways to combat that film, The methods have been amply proved by years. of careful tests. Now millions employ them, Leading dentists everywhere advise them. The methods are combined in a dentifrice called Pepsodent. And, to let all know how much it means, a ten-day tube is being sent to all who ask. Five desired effects Pepsodent brings five desireg effects. It combats the teeth’s great enemies as nothing has done before. One ingredient is pepsin. Another multiplies the | starch digestant in the saliva, to digest starch de- posits that cling. plied also. That to neut: cause tooth decay. alkalinity is multi- the acids which Two factors directly attack the film. One of them keeps teeth so highly polished that film cannot Pepsadént The New-Day Dentifrice A scientific film combatant combined with two other modern requisites. Now advised b leading @ dentists everywhere and leap all druggists in large easily adhere. Every application repeats these results. Send the coupon for the 10-Day Tube. Note how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark the absence of the viscous film. See how: teeth whiten as the film-coats disappear. What you see and feel will be a revelation, and the book we send will explain how each effect is natural and necessary. It is important. that you know this, Cut out the coupon now. 10-Day Tube Free THE PEPSODENT COMPANY Dept. 31, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, I. Mail 10-Day Tube of Pepsodent to Only one tube to a family comicbooks.com