Judge — September 21, 1889 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes various dubious medical and pseudo-scientific "cure" fads of the era. The visible cartoons mock quack treatments: **"The astrological fiend"** (top): ridicules astrology-based medicine. **"Electricity life"** (right): lampoons electrotherapy scams—passing electrical current through patients as purported cure-all. **"The faith-cure"** (bottom center): satirizes faith healing charlatans exploiting the desperate and gullible. **"Cured!!"** (bottom): shows a cemetery headstone, darkly suggesting these fraudulent treatments kill patients. The large left figure appears to be a charlatan doctor/quack with various dubious devices and potions, embodying the era's medical scams. The page's title references a general "craze" for unproven remedies. Judge magazine regularly exposed consumer fraud and scientific humbug to inform and entertain readers about dangerous medical hoaxes.