Judge, 1895-03-30 · page 7 of 16
Judge — March 30, 1895 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains racist dialect humor and stereotypes typical of late-19th/early-20th century American satire. "Uncle Enoch" appears to be a caricatured Black character offering folksy "observations" in exaggerated dialect about African American life and behavior. The "lucubrations" (pretentious musings) mock Black people through pseudo-philosophical statements about stealing, singing, chicken-eating, and voting—all relying on degrading racial stereotypes. The humor depends on the audience finding the character's malapropisms and false "scientific" explanations (attributing chicken-preference to evolutionary adaptation) amusing. The page also includes unrelated content: a "Puzzle" about woman-suffrage, dialogue pieces about children and tourists, and practical tips for young artists. This material illustrates how mainstream American publications openly published racist caricature and humor that would be considered deeply offensive today—revealing the casual, normalized racism of the era.
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Suage UNCLE ENOCH’S LUCUBRATIONS. HAN‘FUL ob keys will jingle louder in yo" pocket, but dey. won't open de doahs ob society so quick as United States coin. De cullud folks enjoy religion in de south bekase dat’s de on’y t'ing dere ain’ no compe- tishun in. Ob co’se a niggah will steal, but dat doan’ differentiate de Afrikin frum de white man harf so much as his wool. Sum folks says dat de niggah doan’ sing so much as he did befo’ de wah; also, likewise, he doan’ how! so much, praise de Lawd! Doan’ yo" worry. ‘bout de problem ob de future ob de cullud = ars toe be in simple addishun, de niggah a vote wus like strappin’ a mount'in howitzer ona mule’s back. It brung a non-combatant intoe battle wrong-end toe. De niggah’s partiality fo’ chickuns is a surviv- al ob fo’ thousand years ob habit when dey climb- ed trees fo’ deir prey. Dat is ‘cordin’ toe Darwin. PUZZLE. Which man’s wife is an advanced woman-suffragist ? OF THE STRAITEST SECT. + SGHE'S a strict churchwoman, isn’t she?” Yes, She makes her poodle sleep in the ash-barrel and won't give a beggar a mouthful to eat during Lent.” THE HEIGHT OF BLISS. Georgie (aged six) —“ Will you marry me by-and-by, Mabel— when we grow up?” Mabel (scornfully)—" Certainly not, Georgie; I may not want Guiwr (at Alexandria, Egypt. to tourist)—"* That, sir, is Pompey’s pillar ""— to marry at all when I grow up, and if | do I shall marry my own ILLITERATE AND DOUBTING SIGHT-SEER—'' Thet'll do. mister man! Ye P needn't go enny further. I am willin’ ter b'lieve Pompey slep’ out uv doors an’ all father and keep a candy-store.’ thet, but I'm blamed ef ye kin make me bilieve he need thet ake thing fer a pillar.” India-ink experience has proved to __, For trimming trousers an ordinary be the best for blackening seams that have Pai of scissors is sufficient. Some ‘A warm blanket can be made out of ‘the become white from age. young artists prefer a razor, but this Sunday edition of any of our daily papers. Plan is not recommended, A celluloid collar is in- dispensable to the young “They are cheap and ‘leaned at home, Let your hair and he ExPerience has shown the above tobe *K very geod satediaie lov eke can be ‘A atzong patch can be made out of pict- beard gro® loug. Itsaves the best method of offering your sketches mage by striping the legs and feet with painr, UfE-eanvas, glued on. The pattern can be a heap in barbers’ fees ditors, painted o and soap, and you need not wear a collar or tie, PRACTICAL POINTS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS. comicbooks.com