Life — October 18, 1923 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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Fully Illustrated There was once an artist who was ilinstrating a novel. “It’s a pity it’s a love story,” he said to the author, “be- cause the only thing I can draw really well is a charging rhinoce. os.” “That's easy,” replied the author, and turning fp the passage where “he quailed before her proud glance,” he inserted a few words and handed the MS. to the artist, who read: “He, who had often faced a charging rhinoceros unmoved, now quailed. .. .” And so the picture appeared, with the words, “He...faced a charging rhi- noceros.” —London Daily News. Science proves the danger of bleeding gums EDICAL science proves that unm healthy gums cause serious ail- ments. People suffering from Pyorthea (a disease of the gums) often suffer from other ills, such as rheumatism, anaemia, nervous disorders or We ened vial organs. These ills have been traced in many cases to the Pyorrhea. germs which breed in pockets about the teeth. Four out of five people over forty have Pyorrhea. It begins with tender and bleeding gums. Then the gums recede, the teeth decay, | loosen and falll out, or must be exe tracted to rid the system of the / infecung Pyorrhea yerms. E f Guard your healthand your teeth Keep Pyorrhea away. Visi your dentist often for teeth and | gum inspection, and make_daily use of Forhan’s For the Gums, Forhan's For the Gums will prevent Pyorrhea — or check its progress—if used consistently, Ordinary denufricescannot do this Forhan’s will keep the gums firm and healthy, the pa teeth white and clean. 35c_and 60c tubes in U.S. and Canada Too Good A matter-of-fact father of an em- bryo poet handed some of the lad’s efforts to a distinguished author of verse and asked for his opinion. “Well, what's the answer?” queried the successful stockman. “Alas!” sighed the real poet, “these things are so good I’m afraid you'll have to support Henry the rest of his life."—Writer’s Monthly. Don’t have sore throat again this winter Formola of R. J. Forhan, D. D.S. FORHAN CO. ‘New York Fornax s Utd. As you know, many illnesses start with sore throat. The mouth is the open door to disease germs. So, particularly at this time of year and, in fact, all winter, it is wise to use Listerine systematically. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE His Assignment “I have a job for you, Mr. Graffik,” said the editor to the new reporter. “Are you married?” “No, sir.” “IT thought not. Get married in- stantly, and let me have three columns by ten o'clock on how to manage a wife.”"—Pearson’s Weekly. For half a century this unusual preparation has been recognized and recommended by physicians as the safe household antiseptic. It will help you and your family ward off many throat troubles that so often anticipate more serious ills. | Nae Fush A Gillie who had accompanied his master to a country house in Scotland was awakened in the morning by the housemaid tapping at his door and say- ing: “Hoo’il ye hae y’r bath, Tam, hot o’ cauld?” “Gang awa wi ye, lassie ; d’ye tak me for a trout?” he replied. —London Morning Post. Simply use it as a mouth wash and} gargle; it is pleasant and it will put you on the safe side. Also, it combats halitosis Listerine has, moreover, the ability to overcome halitosis (the medical term for unpleasant breath). When you use Listerine systematically, you bicade ay tere oes WS know your breath is right—Lambert| ~Proggeast on f” queried his fellow fan. . * —Columbus Dispatch. Pharmacal Company, Saint Louis, : e ser oe U.S.A. Perfectly Natural “That,” explained the radio fan, “is a W..C. T.U. speaker we hear now.” “How many meters does WCTU TRADE MARK REO U seat ort Tinte to Re-tire? Bu “LISTERINE —the safe . antiseptic comicbooks.com