Judge, 1932-04-02 · page 5 of 36
Judge — April 2, 1932 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The page contains two distinct cartoons: **Top cartoon ("I covered them, sir, to keep the dust off"):** This appears to be a satirical commentary on antique collecting or museum curation, showing elaborate, ornately decorated objects. The joke likely mocks pretentious collectors who obsess over preserving valuable items. **Bottom cartoon ("I don't want your money. I want work!"):** This depicts a waiter or service worker rejecting money from an employer. The caption suggests social commentary on labor dignity—the worker demands employment and fair treatment rather than charity or tips. This reflects early 20th-century debates about working conditions and wages versus handouts. The accompanying "Advice to Professionals" column offers satirical guidance to waiters on managing customers and tips, reinforcing class and service industry tensions of the era.
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Advice to Professionals (Who haven't asked for it) T° The Waiter: After the customer is seated, take your time about appearing. It is counter to hospitality to rush him—it reminds him that, after all, your pleas: tionship is tinctured with When he has ordered bring him a broiled m lly. He will then get to appre service when he sees it. Besides, nobody cats enough fish, Don't get effusive over any tip. They'll ill leave you something, and if you smile itefully over a dime, they'll simply get the dime habit. Remember: Big Busi- ness is built up out of discontent with Little Business. Save your smiles for the fifty-centers, and don’t overdo it. Don'tdilly-dally about distance. Either hang right over the table all of the time, » way off and talk to the doorman or the chef. No good raconteur objects to your diddling around indefinitely with the butter, and you'll pick up some good stories that way Deal firmly with the Hot Coffee s. It's nothing but a form of neu- rasthenia, anyway. Feel the pot your- self, and j our hand away as though burned. This will melt the doubts of the timorous. You can settle the persistent ones by taking the pot off for a walk tround the pantry and bringing it back n fifteen minutes. They'll have to leave then, anyway. —Stanxiry Jones. or “I covered them, sir, to keep the dust off.” JUDGE “T don’t want your money. I want work comicbooks.com