Judge — December 20, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "The Call of the Wild" - Judge Magazine, December 20, 1919 This cartoon by Waiter de Maris depicts four well-dressed urbanites on a city street, seemingly responding to an irresistible impulse. The title "The Call of the Wild" suggests they're experiencing a primal urge despite their refined appearance and formal attire. The specific meaning is unclear without additional context, but the satire likely mocks a contemporary social trend—possibly Prohibition-era characters seeking illegal alcohol, or perhaps urban dwellers succumbing to some fashionable fad or vice. The contrast between their genteel presentation and their apparent compulsion to heed "the wild" suggests the cartoon critiques either hypocrisy or the irresistible appeal of forbidden behavior among respectable society.