Judge, 1909-07-17 · page 7 of 16
Judge — July 17, 1909 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes the romantic ideal of escaping urban life for nature. The main cartoon contrasts a man's idealizations (BEFORE) with harsh reality (AFTER). He fantasizes about leaving the city to relax by a brook, breathe pure air, and enjoy birdsong. Instead, he returns covered in insect bites, stings, and dirt—requiring lotion, a doctor visit, and a bath. The joke: nature is far less appealing than city dwellers imagine. The accompanying short pieces reinforce this theme: a city girl naively asks if farm milk is "pure," unaware it's been sitting in spring water; "Washed It" implies nature's cleanliness standards differ from urban ones. The page also contains unrelated advertisements (Packer's Tar Soap) and brief humorous items about wordplay and relationships. The satire reflects turn-of-century skepticism toward the "back to nature" movement popular among urbanites seeking rustic escape.
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SM fen Nan Dre “ How bright the city lights appear. AClean, Healthy Scalp and beautiful hair usually tell the story of PACKER’S TAR SOAP “Particularly recommended as a shampooing agent. It removes dandruff, stimulates the blood ves- sels of the scalp, and produces a beneficial influence upon the nerve supply.” —Monthly Cyclop. of Med. ‘The Packer Mfg. Co., New York In answering advertisements please mention Juncr. BACK TO NATURE, * [ve got to buy some lotion now for freckles, bites and sting: Caused by a million bugs and bees, mosquitoes, and such thin, (bEFoRE) O-MORROW I shall leave the town, and, by some rippling brook, Forget’ my sorrows numerous and read a peaceful book. I'll drive the city from my mind; in nature's glad embrace Relax my poor, prostrated nerves, and ev'ry care efface. I'll breathe pure, ozonated air, in gulps both deep and long; I'll watch the gay birds swiftly fly, and listen to their song. There's nothing just like getting back to nature, I've been told, And that a day spent in this wise is worth a ton of gold. (AFTER) How bright the city lights appear, and what a pleas- ant noise! Until to-day I’ve not appreciated urban joys. I've got to buy some lotion now for freckles, bites, and stings, Caused by a million bugs and bees, mosquitoes, and such things; Some to doctor up this cold, a new suit, and a myself of half a ton of dirt. ‘me to spend a day outdoors Then take a bath to ri The first man who adv: Will spend the next beni all such bores! KOBERT HAGE. WASHED IT. 66 JS THIS milk pure and clean?" asked the fair- haired young thing from the far-away city. | “Clean! Well, I should rise to remark,” an- swered Uncle Charlie Seaver, reaching for another piece of rye bread. ‘* Why, I had that milk stand- in’ in th’ runnin’ water in th’ spring house all night. Clean? Huh!"* ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. N ANSWER to the inquiry of a constant reader, Junce will say that the longest Marathon race course in history is the one from Lincoln, Neb., to Washington, D. C. WAITING YET. | ‘AN WAS before the woman made, And sat anticipating; And she has kept him ever since Just waiting, waiting, waiting. | PERTINENT. Edythe—" 1 just love Art.”” | Ethele—"* What 's his last name 2” th the sod—the place for | Ne* It will be appreciated. WHEN ANNA SINGS. y Little Willie, wtat two. WHEN Anna sings her lullaby In tones soft and pathetic, Full soon in slumber deep I lie They are so Anna-sthetic. | “ wi DO they call that horse Fast | Black ?"" “Because he can’t run."” ORIGIN OF A FAMOUS HUMAN FOOD. The story of great discov ventions is always of interest. An active brain wor! himself hampered by lack of boaily strength and vigor, and could not carry out the plans and enterprises he knew | how to conduct, was led to study various foods and their effects upon the human system, In other words, before he could carry out his plans he had to find a food | that would carry him along and renew his physical and mental strength. He knew that a food which was a ler (rather than was universally needed. He knew that meat with the zeman does not accomplish the desired results, He knew that the soft gray substance in brain and nerve cen- ters is made from albumen and phos- phate of potash obtained from food. Then he started to solve the problem. Careful and extensive experiments evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous It contains the brain and nerve building food elements in condition for easy digestion. The result of eating Grape-Nuts daily | is easily seen in a marked sturdiness and activity of the brain and nervous sys- tem, making it a pleasure for one to carry on the daily duties without fatigue or exhaustion, Grape-Nuts food is in no sense a stim- ulant, but is simply food which renews ind replaces the daily waste of br: ind nerves, | Its flavor is charming, and, being |fully and thoroughly cooked at the fac- |tory, it is served instantly with cream. The signature of the brain worker |spoken of, C. W. Post, is to be seen on each genuine package of Grape-Nuts. Look in packages for the famous lit- tle book, ‘The Road to Wellville.”” |** There's a Reason."" comicbooks.com