Judge, 1918-08-10 · page 3 of 32
Judge — August 10, 1918 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page, August 10, 1918 The cartoon "Go Seek Out Momus' Giddy Sprite" (drawn by H. Palmer) features silhouetted figures—two cherubic sprites flanking a central human figure—arranged in a decorative horizontal frieze. The imagery appears allegorical rather than depicting specific identifiable figures. The accompanying poem "Ballade of 'The Happy Medium'" by Howard Dietz celebrates laughter and humor as antidotes to life's worries and hardships. References to "Gloom" and "Greed and Spite" suggest WWI-era anxieties. The text emphasizes that laughter provides spiritual relief—"a jewel that shimmers bright." This is primarily literary content promoting *Judge* magazine's philosophy that satire and humor serve therapeutic social functions during troubled times.
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eaesrzsa4 c New York, Aucust 10, 1918 As seen by H. Parser » “Go Seex Out Momus’ Gippy Sprite” Ballade of “The Happy Medium” By Howarp Dietz N a world that’s weighted with worries ‘Transplanted pain into pleasure grows and woes, Where Wit and Humor and Song in- Where lurk the ominous shade of vite. might The oldest tourist in Mirthland knows And fear of the fate Time may disclose, A laugh is a jewel that shimmers bright. A laugh is a jewel that shimmers bright. Here’s boom to the waning appetite! Go seek out Momus’ giddy sprite Here’s balm to the ills that the soul may And rest a while in his sheltered nook, brook! Where sparkles the fountain of true de- And new-born hope for the heart con- light— trite— The Nation’s Perpetual Smileage Book. The Nation’s Perpetual Smileage Book. All life is harried with cons and pros, With riddles to puzzle the erudite; And Gloom ensnares us in his throes. A laugh is a jewel that shimmers bright With rays to blind us from Greed and Spite. Let thoug hts of the morrow be forsook; And here’s the wing to give Worry flight— The Nation’s Perpetual Smileage Boob. Envoi Judge, you have given me cause to write A laugh is a jewel that shimmers bright. And well 1 May I hallow the day I took The Nation’s Perpetual Smileage Book. comicbooks.com nber 1021 5s a Copy