Life — October 26, 1928 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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BETTER THAN FICTION Tir Dickens jeered at poverty, And Browning hated Mrs. B., ‘And Thackeray inclined to thieve, I'm ready to believe. If Tennyson was pretty tough, ‘And Keats and Shelley stole their stuff, ‘And Wordsworth was a yegg disguised, I should not be surprised. ‘And when it presently appears That Milton sapped his mind with beers, ‘And Scott for arson got in Dutch, It will not shock me much, For I am growing used to these Unblushing, frank biographies, Tales of the helpless dead, that far Better than fiction are. —L. H. Robbins, in New York Times. _———— In a Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE| «740 joi: of the sun IN ONE EASY LESSON security was my reason for taking pugilism as a career.” Gene Tunney quoted in the Post. He means he went into the fight game to make money, folks.—New Yorker. “Economic profession 330,000 kilometers a second.” **Sure—but it's all downhill!" —Guritaarz (Mapaip). Tue tvrorr to keep straight used to be a moral struggle instead of a diet. —San Francisco Chronicle. 29 INTERRUPTING MRS. WILLEBRANDT Tue sitence of Herbert Hoover may possibly be explained on the ground of his having been taught as a child that it is rude to talk while a lady is speaking. Back in 1920 it was said that the election was settled in a smoke-filled parlor in a Chicago hotel, but this campaign seems likely to de de- cided up in Mabel’s room. —Heywood Broun, in New York Evening Telegram. tone, better than Abbott's Bittera Sample by L 25 ct C. W. Abbot t & Co., Baltimore, Md. DOWN OUT OF CONTROL Harry came in crying and holding his head in his hands, “What fell on your head?"* we asked. “I did," he sobbed. —New York Daily News. Dr. Epwaro Sciatt, a music Prof, in East Orange, N. J., says to the parents of America: “Teach a boy to blow a saxophone and he will never blow a safe." Just think of a father fac- ing such a choice as that.—Chicago Tribune travels at the rate of “I have been very lonely,” he said, “snice my wife left me."—Short Story Yes, that must be nice.—Humorist. published every Friday, simultaneously in the United States, rita, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. d illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Repriat ongly to Lirs, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, 5. England, The foreign trade supplied from Rights ‘Fetter B.C. Live's Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. tions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond addressed envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. All communications should be addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). Teeth so white YE 4 out of 5 get Pyorrhea EEMINGLY safe with teeth so white, 4 out of 5 after . forty, and thousands younger, find themselves vic- tims of Pyorrhea. This grim foe of health ignores the teeth and attacks the gums. So to be on the safe side, see your dentist every six months and use the dentifrice that does far more than keep teeth clean, Every morning and every night, brush your teeth with Forhan’s for the Gums. As a dentifrice alone, you would prefer it. Without the use of harsh abrasives it quickly restores teeth to their natural whiteness and protects them against acids which cause decay. And in addition, if used regularly and in time, it helps ty fe resist Pyorrhea by keeping them sound and ait! y- Get a tube of Forhan’s. Use this dentifrice mornin, and night. Teach your children this good habit which will protect their health in years to come. Also massage jour gums daily with Forhan's, following directions in klet that comes with tube. Two sizes—35c and 60c. Formula of R. J. Forhan, D.D.S. Forhan Company, New York Forhans for the gums YOUR TEETH ARE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS YOUR GUMS comicbooks.com