Judge, 1928-03-17 · page 18 of 36
Judge — March 17, 1928 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page features early work by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) in Judge magazine, using elephants as satirical vehicles for Prohibition-era humor. **"Quaffing with the Elephant"** depicts wealthy New Yorkers drinking illegally with an elephant at speakeasies on the West Side, mocking the absurdity of Prohibition enforcement and the underground drinking culture it spawned. **"Have You Ever Drunk One Under the Table?"** references Yale fraternity hazing rituals involving amateur "elephant" initiations—satirizing upper-class collegiate excess and dangerous drinking competitions. **"Does an Elephant Have D.T.'s?"** plays on "delirium tremens" (alcohol withdrawal hallucinations), with a professor joking that elephants would see serpents instead of pink elephants—mocking both pseudoscientific commentary and the cultural cliché of alcohol-induced visions. The cartoons satirize Prohibition's failure, elite hypocrisy regarding drinking laws, and dangerous drinking culture among the wealthy and collegiate classes.
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