Judge — February 2, 1918 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a "Cheer Up Number" from Judge magazine (February 2, 1918), during World War I. The cartoon depicts two medical professionals—a nurse and what appears to be a doctor or surgeon with bandaged head and eyes—in a hospital setting. The humor appears to satirize the irony of medical care during wartime: the caregiver (nurse) looks concerned while the medical professional himself is heavily bandaged, suggesting either incompetence, the dangers medical staff faced, or the absurdity of the medical situation during the war. The "censored" marking at the bottom indicates wartime publication restrictions. The satire likely mocks either medical mishaps or the general chaos of wartime healthcare administration.