Judge — October 8, 1910 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts a grotesque caricatured face emerging from or contained within a large spherical object, set on a decorative plate. The caption reads "LOOK AT THE DOUGHNUT, NOT AT THE HOLE." The title "JUDO" suggests this is political satire using a judo metaphor—a technique of redirecting an opponent's force. The cartoon likely critiques a political figure or public personality, suggesting that observers are being deliberately distracted from something substantive (the "hole"/truth) by focusing on surface appearance or a misleading narrative (the "doughnut"). Without additional context identifying the specific figure or date, the exact political target remains unclear, though the grotesque caricature style was typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.