Life — October 7, 1926 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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40 Life Have You These Symptoms of Nerve Exhaustion? O you get ex- cited easily? Do you becoine fatigued after slight cXertion? Are your hands and feet cold? Do you suffer from constipation or stomach trouble? Is your sleep disturbed by troubled dreams? Have you spells of irritability? Are you often gloomy simistic?” Do you suffer from I tation, cold sweats, spells? se are only a few of the signs of weak, unhealthy nerves that are steadily robbing thousands of people of their youth and health. What Causes Sick Nerves In women this is largely due to over- active emotions, and to the constant tur- moil in their domestic and marital relations In men, these signs of nerve are produced as a result of worries, in| concentration, excesses and vices. The mad pace at which we are traveling is wrecking the entire Nervous Organi: ation. Nerve Exhaustion is not a malad comes on suddenly. In fact, it gradual development that decei of men and women who appear to be in t of health. Yet all the time their cs are in constant state of upheaval, slowly undermining their entire organism. How To Strengthen Them and pes: urt_ palpi- ringing in the ears, e the health alanced nerves, 1 understanding It needs a knowledge of the natural laws of nerve fatigue mental and physical relaxation and nerve olism. And it is only. throu ‘of these laws that stubborn cases Exhaustion can be overcome. Read This Book Based upon many. y ence and study h Richard Bla: book entit! language th of intensive experi- m; w Nerves for Old.” In plain Bee ee ee folie ahs d thousands men and wor nervous enerzy and to outhful vitality, 1) you to correctly dingno: your own cn shows you how to bring back your lost ner vitality and happii copy to-day. Add: 3410 Flatiron Building, New Mail coupon for Richard Blackstone or! RICHARD BLACKSTONE, 3410 Flatiron Bldg., New York City. Please send me a copy of your book, “New Nerves for Old.” [I am enclosing 25¢ in coin or stamps. Name Address -State..... Elegy on L-E-G’s WHEN I was young, the girls were all (Or each) upon a pedestal; But now, from every point of view, Their pedestals are plainly two. Where once we nursed a_ pleasing doubt Concerning how they moved about, The means are patent—Science begs Your pardon—they are known as legs; But, like the man who drove the bus, We'll say, “Legs ain’t no treat to For down the street we sce them come, All lengths, some In gauze to seem an naturel, A few discreetly parallel, Yet more with interfering knees, And some like paired parentheses. How sad, how sad! We turn away ‘To mourn the dear Victorian da When Skirts and Charity were twins And covered multitudes of shins. Arthur Guiterman. all shapes, all sizes; The Reel Surprise HE = $2,000,000 epic is shown on the screen. The hero, heavily manacled, is led upon the field of execution by the firing squad. His back to the wall, coatless and with his unbuttoned shirt revealing his finely formed throat, he faces his executioners with a smile. The officer pins a white paper over the heart of our brave hero. The fateful moment is at hand. Something must be done soon to get him out of his predicament. But the sophisticated audience watch placidly. They have supreme confidence in the scenarist. Trilby came to life again in the last reel, and Tess of the D'Urbervilles found wedded bliss in the end. Everything will come out all right. Peanut shells crack. The ex- plosive suction made by pulling tecth out of gooey gum strikes one’s cars. A man retrieves a penny dropped upon the floor. The fat lady.... People sit up shocked—stunned. What has happened? Did _ they really shoot him? 0. The officer offered to blindfold our hero and he did not object. Lorraine E. Hartoin. being Ina Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE The Usual Thing “W AS the wedding usual?” Yo, not at all. very un- They were mar- yoy Makes a $150 Drawing na Few Hours! —and now teaches you his original methods in a series of 20 snappy les- sons—brimful with sparkling interest from the very start —a de- parture from the purely conventional. This train- ing constitutes the last word in Humorous Illustration, teaching a New Art for a New Age—a pleasant relief from the old style, standardized instruction. Learn to draw the dashing, peppy types that are all the rage as exemplified by Mr. Patterson's numerous contributions to maga- zines. Let him teach you his clever technique. What pro- fession could compare with this in its irresistible appeal or sheer earning power? Write now for full information. Russell Patterson School of Humorous Illustration Michigan Ave. at 20th St., Dept.5 CHICAGO. - - ILLINOIS Play Piano By Ear Play, papular sone bits pervect, thet —in the roughest waters, This ap- palling nausea is unnecessary suf- fering. Mothersill’s prevents Travel Sickness on your journeys by Sea, Train, Auto, Car or Air, ” Fe S32 at Dru Stores or direct he Mothersill Remedy Co., Ltd. ‘ew York Montreal comicbooks.com