Judge — August 17, 1929 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three distinct humor pieces: **"The Bat"** is a humorous poem by George Mitchell comparing bats to drunk men—both erratic, disoriented creatures moving unpredictably through the night. The joke equates the animal's chaotic flight with intoxication-induced behavior. **"Summons Knocking"** is a brief one-liner satirizing people who live in glass houses (metaphorically exposed or vulnerable) and must answer their doors—a reference to the proverb "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." **"Jan the Dot"** is a children's game where kids use a hat-pin to puncture the dots of letter "i"s in printed text. The humor comes from the final instruction suggesting parents hold the page against their trousers during the game—implying the child might accidentally jab the parent instead, creating slapstick comedy. This reflects early-20th-century humor that found amusement in mild physical mishaps. The main illustration depicts a family picnic scene with the caption about escaping "home worries," likely satirizing the period's middle-class leisure activities.