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# "A Cool Meeting" by Palmer Cox This cartoon depicts two anthropomorphic animals—a woodchuck and what appears to be a mink or similar creature—in a confrontational encounter. The woodchuck, dressed formally with a cane, is being criticized by his neighbor for his pretentious behavior and arrogant demeanor. The satire mocks social pretension and class affectation. The neighbor accuses the woodchuck of putting on airs ("great style," "strut," "airs"), suggesting he acts as though he owns everything, and threatens him with mockery ("give you a scent / That you'll carry through Lent"). This appears to be general social satire about affected behavior and snobbery rather than referencing specific political figures, using animal characters in the style typical of Palmer Cox's Brownies series.
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FIRST AID TO THE INJURED. Lecture IV.—Sunstroke. I PUT patient in cool place. Pour * \ice-water on or in his head. If you can't get ice-water, use lemonade, soda-water, root-beer, Apollinaris, or any other iced beverage that he prefers. 2. If he exhibits no sign of life what- ever, take a lump of ice the size of a hazel-nut, and drop it carefully down the back of his neck. A mechanical clenching of the fists will then be dis- cernible. 3. If his breathing is slow and labor- ed, sit on his chest. The distressing symptoms will then soon cease. 4. A New York Daily Sun-stroke is always fatal to presidential candidates. Consult W. S. Hancock, and Holman, after November 7th, 1884. Other kinds are not necessarily so. 5. If the sun strikes a man just asis it setting, he has no right to hit it after it is down. 6. In order to prevent sunstroke, those who expose themselves to the sun's rays for a continuous period, should wear a fresh cabbage leaf or wet handkerchief in the hat. ‘I'his rule should be carefully observed by skaters and men who shovel snow. Lapy (carrying small poodle): “ Doc- tor, can you find out what. ails little ‘Jacky here? He eats and sleeps well, but seems very depressed; my parrot died a few days ago, and perhaps he misses him.” HomcopaTHIc VETERINARIAN (tri- umphantly): “Aha! There we have it— suppressed grief, a case for Jgnatia, 3 x trit., one grain three times a day, and let me know how the case progresses. Charming weather we ’re having! Good morning.” Lanpsman: “So you had a very jolly cruise, I hear?” YacutsMan: “Jolly? Never had such a grand time in my life! Why, four of us polished off eighteen dozen of cham- pagne in one week, and never had a chance to be seasick!” Ir's all well enough to make hay while the sun shines, but you want to gather your melons in the dark of. the moon. Or, leastways, your neighbor's melons, which amounts to the same thing. A COOL MEETING. By Patmer Cox. Salp the Woodchuck one day In an insolent way, “ Mister Meph®* as you saunter around— Oh, you put on great style, With your strut, and your smile ; One would think that you owned all the ground!” Said his neighbor so strong, “You are judging me wrong, And you’d better be changing your tune, Or I'll give you a scent That you'll carry through Lent, And perhaps to the middle of June!” Proressor FisHer, of Munich, says he has discovered a pro- cess by which he can manufacture quinine from coal tar. This is cheering news to the ague stricken. It can’t be any worse quinine than the present article, which is apparently made from anything the druggist happens to have handy about the shop; potter's clay and chalk being his favorites. © Mephitis Americanus, comicbooks.com