Judge, 1905-03-25 · page 12 of 18
Judge — March 25, 1905 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from **Judge** magazine contains several satirical pieces mocking human behavior and social pretension: **"Concerning Lent"** mocks religious hypocrisy—the speaker claims pious intent during Lent but admits his "resolutions are a trifle bent," ultimately reducing Lent to avoiding expensive foods rather than genuine spiritual reform. **"The Way of the World"** satirizes consumer desire: a philosopher observes expensive flowers and realizes we only want things *because* they're scarce and expensive. If they were abundant, we wouldn't desire them—commentary on artificial materialism. **"Accounting for It"** jokes about a high-priced minister who doesn't practice his preaching, with a punchline that "there's more money in preaching." **"Our Prehistoric Parents"** shows a caveman boasting about golf prowess to impress women—anachronistic humor. **"Cause of His Pride"** depicts a white rabbit proud his grandfather was made into ermine fur—dark humor about status anxiety and family vanity. The cartoons collectively ridicule human pretension, materialism, religious hypocrisy, and vanity across social classes.
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