Life — August 21, 1913 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows a satirical illustration of an automobile outing from what appears to be the early 20th century. The cartoon depicts multiple well-dressed adults and children crowded into an open-air motorcar, driving through a scenic landscape with trees. The incomplete caption at bottom reads: "Happiness is frequently in inverse rat[io]..." — suggesting the joke concerns the relationship between happiness and something measured inversely. Given the overcrowded vehicle, the satire likely critiques either: - The fashionable obsession with automobile touring despite discomfort - Class pretensions of displaying wealth through car ownership - The contradiction between claimed "happiness" and the cramped, chaotic reality depicted The artist's signature appears to read "Norman Fulton" or similar. Without the complete caption, the specific target of satire remains somewhat unclear, though the visual joke emphasizes ironic contrast.