Judge — March 7, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "When the Sap Begins to Run" This illustration depicts a man in a straw hat and suit chasing after a woman in a patterned dress through a wooded landscape. The title "When the Sap Begins to Run" uses a double entendre—referring both to springtime tree sap and to male sexual desire awakening in spring. The cartoon satirizes the seasonal onset of romantic or lustful pursuit, portraying the man as eagerly chasing the woman. This reflects early 20th-century humor about spring as a season associated with courtship and romance. The artwork style and magazine context suggest this is lighthearted social commentary on seasonal human behavior and gender dynamics typical of *Judge* magazine's satirical approach.