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This page from *Judge* contains several satirical pieces typical of American humor magazines: **"No Protection"** mocks ineffective financial products—a customer complains that the "check-protector" he purchased doesn't actually prevent banks from rejecting his bounced checks, rendering it useless. **"A Christmas Ballad"** by Charles C. Jones humorously depicts Santa Claus repeatedly catching fire near Christmas trees and requiring medical attention, satirizing the genuine fire hazard posed by open flames near dry evergreens—a real danger in homes of that era. **"Law of Compensation"** presents dark humor: a mouse steals Christmas candy, gets indigestion, and dies—suggesting nature's justice operates even on small creatures. **"A Christmas Story"** by Jack Robinson offers sentimentality tinged with irony: a toy tin soldier rescues his wax doll-wife from danger posed by a nearby Christmas candle, celebrating domestic devotion in miniature form. The other brief pieces ("Children Worth While," "A Long Felt Want") offer gentle social commentary on family values and modern conveniences respectively.

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