Judge, 1921-01-15 · page 13 of 32
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Guide to New York No. 3 » Jous Mean. J Fieri Avexvt Witt mavens s AND S D Suu struts HALLO T WITH PRIDE \ THE CHE " Wao woaras “TH AvENxoo.” Nok WOULD ONE GATHER FROM HER TALK Tuer A wort ovtsipe “N'Y awn.” The Palate and the Pocketbook Ry Mintam Teac THE Palate and the Pocketbook were walking hand in hand; “Tf 1 could have some lobster,” *ewould be “LT greatly need.” the Palate juicy steak With butter spread upon it like a luscious yellow I need some fresh aspa The ‘Pocketbook s were seen to blaze “L want some pleasant salad urged “Where choicest oils and Roquefort cheese are excellently merged T want an alligator pear. two.” The Pocketbook said nothing, but his gills were 2 rather blue. k said nothing as, fined & la Holl nothing, but his eves * the cager Palate an artichoke or Palate now declared; “I want some suckling piggie, crisp, and cracklingly prepared 1 want a sherry mousse, I do, and eke some fruits, glace.” ‘The Pocketbook said nothing. but he looked the other way “T want,” the Palate now began, but here the Pocketboe Blazed forth upon that Palate with a tierce and war-like look “Some coffee and a sandwich, simply built of bread and ham You're lucky if you get,” Palate said: “Tam.” The Utopia Revisited By | s HL Brasxcnarp TPE famous Man from Mars had reached Washington in his tour of the world “This,” explained his guide, “is the real Utopia of modern thinkers, where men suid the Palate, nd his eves were Tue Bureac Bb “TL want some sparkling Burgundy,” the find freedom from economic laws. Lis the ideal environment for statesmen; here they areindependent of cause and effect, of sup- ply and demand, of plus and minus, of debit and credit, of all such stifling conventions. So it comes to pass that these Utopi- ins vote a $100,000 post-office to Skunk Corners. devote $88,o00 to dredging Snake Creck; they create nine new gov- ernmental bureaus a month and_ hire 20,000 ext ployees; they appoint sev- eral hundred committees of investigation cach year—it is really a marvellous system,” “But the cost.” objected the Man from Mars. “How do they pay for all this? “Simple,” answered his guide.“ There is no such thing asa deficit. If, for exam- ple, the Post-office Department: doesn’t earn its way, the money merely come It is ingenious, re- nt, in the last analysis in from another sour ally. The governm doesn’t cost anything, you see. It’s all paid for out of taxes, and every one knows that taxes are paid by money manufac- tured at the Mint cassie (nye oy INrorMaTion comicbooks.com