Judge, 1896-09-19 · page 16 of 16
Judge — September 19, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes various fraudulent medical "cures" popular in the 1890s, mocking both quack doctors and gullible patients. The title treatment—sending patients to graze like animals—anchors the joke about absurd remedies. The cartoons ridicule specific fake cures: the "Hail-cure" (standing in hail), "Snow-treatment," "Moon-cure," "Populist faith-cure," and others. Each illustration shows ridiculous or contradictory practices presented as serious medicine. The satire targets multiple audiences: wealthy hypochondriacs seeking fashionable treatments, immigrants vulnerable to exploitation ("quarantine remedy for some of our immigrants"), and Populist politicians—the "faith-cure for the blind and dumb" likely references Populist Party's perceived naïveté or false promises. The page mocks both the era's medical charlatanism and society's willingness to believe nonsense. By treating absurdities with deadpan captions, Judge exposes how easily people—particularly the wealthy and gullible—embrace worthless remedies.
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