Judge — August 24, 1912 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two distinct satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine. **"The Mirror"** (top) is a vanity-themed poem paired with illustrations of a standing mirror and a fashionably dressed woman, humorously suggesting women's obsession with self-inspection. **"How Can She Give More Milk When You Limit the Feed?"** (bottom) is a political cartoon depicting a cow labeled "RAILROAD" being milked by observers while appearing malnourished. The caption's rhetorical question appears to critique unrealistic expectations—likely satirizing either railroad companies pressured to increase profits while underfunded, or regulatory bodies demanding increased productivity without providing adequate resources. The crowd of onlookers represents stakeholders or the public demanding returns from a struggling enterprise. The cartoon's point: you cannot extract more output from a system starved of necessary resources.