Life, 1923-11-01 · page 3 of 41
Life — November 1, 1923 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content rather than political satire**. The top section contains "Notes for a School Edition of Keats"—scholarly annotations on the poet's work, discussing references to fermented drinks and alcoholic content in his poetry. Below that is "The Confessions of a Traveler," a brief travel essay by C.G.S. describing visits to various European locations. The illustration shows a figure and child at a gate with the caption: "OH, MOTHER! LOOK AT THE POOR LITTLE PONY IN JAIL, WITH A CONVICT SUIT ON AN' EVERYTHING." This appears to be **humorous social commentary**—likely satirizing either animal welfare concerns or the absurdity of treating animals with excessive formality, though the specific context is unclear. The right side features advertisements for **Bakelite/Redmanol pipe tobacco and smoking accessories**.
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And purple-stainéd mouth’; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen* And with thee fade away into the forest dim: is practically certain that the poet refers to a fermented of regrettably high alcoholic content. er, see speech by Wayne B. Whi < Keats had been a druggist imself with a poetic freedom ret literally. He did not really wish to drink actual lic poison; if anyone had brought him a “draught of he would have thrust the maddening fluid from him in ge intages” should be kept for at least three months in some lace, as a cellar, before being bottled. rrel must be left open. a tacle about the size id. gle under schooner. here was much adulteration even in Keats's da shful: causing blushes; i. c. ppocrene: probably a fanciful name; it does not appear list of Registered Trade-Marks in Washington. \ detail designed to awaken in the reader's mind disgust for csotting drink-habit. his beautiful line indicates the dangers that menace people touch alcohol. “Leave the world uns lysis of the optic nerve by wood (methyl) alcohol M. should be committed to memory. The Confessions of a Traveler HAVE never visited Peru, Indiana, and throughout my re stay in Buda Pesth I viewed none of the so- its. have been to Lahore, Kdolfzell, Minas de Rio Tinto, and Stuhlw ‘ember nothing about any of them. For several montlis | lived in Miskolez, but I do not know a single word of the Magyar tongue. I have never collected souvenir post-cards, pper-weights, sofa cushions, banners, canoe paddles, conch ~vells, or hotel soap. From Oporto to Fuente San Esteban is one hundred and venty-four miles; I have never taken the journey nor do ever intend to do so. The valley of the Alzette is, perhaps, ie most alluring bit of landscape in all Belgium. ver seen it. “OH, MOTHER! LOOK AT THE POOR LITTLE PONY IN JAIL, WITH A CONVICT SUIT ON AN’ EVERYTHING.” Notes for a School Edition of Keats © for a draught of vintage’! that hath been Cool’d a long age in the deep-delvéd earth’, fasting of Flora and the country-green, Dance, and Provencal song, and sunburnt mirth! © for a beaker® full of the warm South! Full of the true‘, the blushful’ Hippocrene’, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, (For the opposite rk, he undoubtedly ed the injurious effect_of alcohol on the kidneys, | s, and delicate lining of the stomach, The bung-hole of f an ice-cream-soda ausing the unfortunate 1s of the Gin-Demon to blush with shame at their degra- For a cool, clean smoke You will find added enjoyment in your favorite brand, when the smoke is drawn, smooth and fragrant, through a mouthpiece of genuine BAKELITE or KEDMANOL This tinique material is tasteless and non- absorbent. In the golden yellow shades it is hardly to be distinguished from the finest amber —but it is not fragile. Its other colors include ruby, emerald, amethyst and jet. All of the better known makers of pipes and holders are furnishing these articles with mouth- pieces of Bakelite or Redmanol. Stop in at any tobacco shop and ask to see them. BAKELITE CORPORATION 8 West 40th Street, New York BAKELITE REDMANOL are the registered Trade Marks for the Phenol Resin Products manufactured under patents owned by BAKELITE CORPORATION THE MATERIAL OF A THOUSAND USES comicbooks.com