Life — August 6, 1925 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 10 This page contains three distinct pieces of satirical content: 1. **"Ear and Eye" (poem by Arthur Guiterman)**: A philosophical poem contrasting the "Credulous Ear" (gullible listener) with the "Skeptical Eye" (critical observer), using the Hindu proverb "Between Truth and Falsehood is four fingers' breadth." It advocates for healthy skepticism. 2. **"Mrs. Pep's Diary" (August 3rd entry)**: A humorous anecdote about telephone operators' frustration with callers asking to be connected to "Calvin Coolidge in Washington, D.C." The joke mocks both the operators' exasperation and the absurdity of random people trying to reach the President. 3. **"Vote as You Smoke"**: A cartoon satirizing University of Virginia professors caught drinking during Prohibition, questioning why they wouldn't quit smoking if concerned about rules—mocking selective rule-following.