Judge — 1891 — page 34: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical sketches from *Judge* magazine mocking American life and character types: **"On a Fifth Avenue Stage"**: A wealthy Fifth Avenue passenger lectures a cab driver about animal cruelty, only to learn the driver uses the hook on freight, not horses—satirizing sanctimonious upper-class moralizing. **"Like Father, Like Son"**: Shows a farmer and child mimicking each other's behavior (implied violence/roughness), satirizing how lower-class children inherit their parents' crude manners and temperament. **"A Lesson in Air Force"**: Two panels depicting a man's hat blown off by wind, showing wind's "expansive power"—simple physical comedy. **"A Recognition"**: A sequential strip (bottom) appears to show someone progressively recognizing themselves, likely in a mirror or reflection, suggesting vanity or self-delusion. These sketches typify *Judge*'s class-based humor, mocking both wealthy pretension and working-class coarseness through exaggerated character types and physical comedy.