Judge, 1917-11-24 · page 8 of 28
Judge — November 24, 1917 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical commentary on early 20th-century American social and political issues, likely from the World War I era (suggested by references to Belgium and pacifism). **Main Cartoons:** 1. **"The Cheapest Pleasure"** (Strickland Gillilan): Satirizes people of limited intellect who derive joy only from physical sensations—eating, drinking, dancing—rather than mental or cultural pursuits. The phrase "fun from the eyebrows up" means intellectual enjoyment. 2. **"How to Be a Pacifist"** (Kenneth L. Roberts): A biting attack on pacifists, listing cynical steps to abandon patriotism. References to Belgium (occupied in WWI) and mocking the pacifist position as cowardly and naive. This reflects pro-war sentiment common in American publications of this period. 3. **Bottom illustration**: Shows soldiers in bayonet exercise, captioned humorously to suggest reluctant military participation has become enjoyable. The page reflects wartime anxieties about patriotism, intellectualism, and national commitment.
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The Cheapest Pleasure N these sad days’of the H.C. L., When ail the necessities cost—don't yell!— When the price of music and eats and drink Makes even the wealthy pause and think A couple of times at the very least Ere sending invites for games or feast, You well may be labeled a lucky pup If you're fixed for fun from the eyebrows up. The bonehead’s joy is in legs and tum; No dancing or eats? Then the dub won't come. And Mrs, Dub, in the self-same fix, Gets all her bliss from these monkey tricks. If they were left on a desert isle With no waxed floors, for a little while, They'd blithely swig at the hemlock cup— They have no fun from the eyebrows up They get no thrill from the master twist Of the clever writer’s mental wrist; And they can’t evolve from the things they see W with to chortle and grin with glee; If it isn’t a thing they can bodily fee Like a drink or a hug or a heavy meal, At the fount of pleasure they cannot sup— They're plumb deceased from the eyebrows. up! If there is a youth in your tender care, Spend all of the time that you have to spare Massaging his thinker the best you know And training the stuff in his coco, so There'll be some one home ‘twixt his ears and crown— He'll learn enough from the forehead down! If rich of if poor, he can fill joy’s cup With the fun he can have from his eyebrows up. Strickland Gillilan. HOW TO BE A PACIFIST ON’T be logical. Talk cowardice. Discard shame. Scoff at patriotism. Don’t study history. Misquote the Bible. Refuse to profit by the mistakes of others. Fool yourself. Expose your sister to the attacks of degenerates. Gamble with the birthrights of your children. Take no heed for the future. Put your trust in sentimentalism Don’t think of Belgium. Forget the American Revolution See through a glass darkly. Kenneth L. Roberts. THE RIGORS OF CAMP LIFE Catching She—Well, did your friend persuade his wives to accept a joint alimony? He—No—they each insist on a sepa- rate peace. Realty Transfer After all, would you change Pessimist—Give me the taxes for it? Too Much “What happened to Flubdub?”” “Too much patriotism. He was trying to carry a parcel that should have been taken home ina taxic AS HISTORY MAY DUB HIM TH! Prop of Heaven. The Clothes-Line of Kultur. The Chamberlain to Jehovah. The Tumulty of the Lord. The Booking Agent of World-Trade. The Skeleton in the Closet of Civilization. The Phidias of Slaughter. The Old Man of the Cathedrals. —Benjamin De Casseres. His View Photographer—This is the picture that I took of your wife. Do you think it does her justice? The husband—No; thank goodness. Pricate Juggins—You know, | always wondered if I could bring myself to do this—and by gad! I'm actually enjoying it! comicbookssg