Judge — September 21, 1912 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents humorous pseudo-educational content about cats by Carlton G. Garrison. The satirical "lesson" mixes genuine cat facts with absurdist humor: cats have nine lives, can reach a flat when falling, and a junior cat is called a "kitty." The joke appears to be mocking serious natural history instruction by treating cats with exaggerated scientific gravity. The illustrations show a cat climbing a wall, people dining (possibly depicting the "flat" reference), and a cat surrounded by caught prey and domestic items. The cartoons seem to humorously illustrate the cat's predatory nature and unpredictable behavior, contrasting the dry instructional tone with comical visual chaos—a typical Judge magazine approach of satirizing earnest Victorian-era educational materials.