Life — February 17, 1921 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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_—__—__ i ABRAHAM LINCOLN prepared himself in advance for the things that might happen in the future. He anticipated circumstances and was thus able to meet them when they came. Are you anticipating the years ahead of YOU, when the stress of time will bear heaviest on your physical effi- ciency —and especially on your EYE- SIGHT? Prepare against vision defects of to- morrow by having your OPTOME- TRIST examine your eyes today. If you do not know an OPTOME- TRIST in your locality, write this office and we will suggest the names of sev- of Sight” booklet. gratis. Associated Optometrists of America, Inc. Home Office 20934 E. Broad St. Richmond, Va. It’s Safety First “Listen!” commanded the archconspira- tor. “ There is one point of the utmost im- portance in carrying out this crime: It must be done some place where there is not the slightest danger of interference.” “Yes,” hissed the gang. “We gotta be sure there’s no chance of the cops getting a line on the murder,” con- tinued the chief plotter. “Yes,” hissed the gang. There was a period of deliberation, and then— “T've got it!” snapped the leader. “ The very place. A nice, safe spot we can reach | in a few seconds, where we can murder this guy and not get a peep outa a soul.” “Where?” demanded the gang. “ Broadway and Forty-second street,” was the answer. —New York Globe. A Man of One Idea The prize for the most absent-minded man seems to be due a Liberty, Mo., citizen whose house caught fire and who, after call- ing the fire department couldn't remember for the life of him where he lived. —Kansas City Times. Navy Nuggets (Extracted from the papers printed and published on board the ships of the United States Navy.) CONSIDER THE ACORN It is a nut, yet when it falls from the tree it has wrapped up in its shell an un- alterable resolution to produce an oak tree. It is a nut, but it needs only the environ- ments of earth, warmth and moisture to accomplish its job. Tt is a nut, but it never produces a string bean vine, a lemon tree or huckleberry bush. —The Arklight (U.S.S. Arkansas). Are’ you a better sailor to-day than you were yesterday? If not, you're a worse one. —The Big U (U.S.S. Uteh) One swallow doesn’t make a summer but it would brighten up a Broadway winter quite a bit—The Big U (U.S.S. Utah). Said a sailor To a tailor “Make a suit of non-reg blues.” He repented— Clothes he rented— When he had to pay the dues. —The Sca-Bag (U.S.S, Oklahoma). All the nuts in this world are not grown in Brazil. We have just crossed the bow of a “bloke " who wants to know why we can’t go around the Equator instead of crossing it in order to avoid all these unnecessary trials and tribulations, which we are constantly being reminded of. —The Big U (U.S.S. Uteh). Kelly, 3rd Division, isa candidate for the Snipebunter's Club. He was sent up to the crow’s nest to get some eggs and told cleared away that skin trouble “*T had suffered from eczema so long I didn’t believe anything would over- come it, but the first time I used Resi- nol it stopped the itching, and now my 5 skin is entirely clear."" andaotnvetoned Kesinol ad iknow that {ts genie baling ma- fo overcomn (ilatrodbles: ataddrngruste, PETER J. CAREY & SONS, INC,, PRINTERS The dread Pyorrhea begins with bleeding gums Pronea germs da eed in pocke: the tees Rheum anaemia, nero é orders and ester eases havebeentaced in many cases Pyorrhes efeeaen Don't let Prontes work its wicked wd on your body. Vat your dentin freqnue ly for tooth asd gam, BRUSH YOUR TEETH eS eople over ferry, Deggaih tence leedng pe then the gamsrecede, the teeth decay, boy en and fall tid the system of be poisons generaced t thes base othan's For he Gums will prever Pyorrhea—or check use Forhaa's ac cording to éree- thons and consult « doncst immedaiely for specal wea ent. 3Se and 6be mbes Bin U.S. and Cn. Permit RI.Portan.DDS FORHAN C0: New York Forkan’s, Lid, Montreat to wind the anchor watch on the return trip—The Sea-Bag (U. S. S. Oklahoma). Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet Drinking a bowl of whey. A friend put a stick in it, Making a kick in it. The end of a perfect day! —The Big U (U.S. S, Utah) Whither? Oh, Whither? A very cultivated Englishwoman who writes excellent verse and who, from ber sense of beauty, still clings fondly to her Swinburne and Wordsworth—to say nothing of our Whitman—was taken to a Poetry Society reception the other evening. Not liking vers libre she is not familiar with the names of its exponents, and during the evening the name of Amy Lowell came for discussion. “Amy Lowell! Amy Lowell! Amy Lowell?” she asked. The young man in horn spectacles gazed at her scornfully and replied, “ Amy Lowell is our leading poet.” 4 “ Where, may I ask, is she leading you?” said the English lady. Who is —Wew York Sun. comicbooks.com