Judge — June 23, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two unrelated cartoons satirizing different subjects. **Top cartoon ("A Terrible Ordeal"):** Shows someone refusing to ride in a canoe, calling it unsafe. The accompanying text references a detective searching his bureau and papers scattered on the floor, mentioning "Lost—It's Lost" repeatedly. This appears to satirize anxiety about lost documents or misplaced items, possibly mocking someone's disorganization or carelessness, though the specific reference is unclear. **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts a hired man so lazy he rigged a mechanical device to lead a horse to water instead of doing it himself. This straightforward joke ridicules work avoidance and laziness—the irony being that constructing the contraption likely required more effort than simply leading the horse. Both cartoons use visual humor to mock character flaws: carelessness/anxiety and sloth.