Puck — May 14, 1879 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical sketches mocking various social pretensions and behaviors: **"A Medium Bit—Glorious Success"** (left): Depicts spiritualism as fraudulent. A "medium" operates from a window while cherubs labeled "THE HEAVENLY SPHERES" appear—clearly fake props designed to deceive gullible clients seeking contact with the dead. **"Domestic Spirits"** (top right): A woman tells her husband "Of way, You may be my husband, but as is sincerity"—mocking marital discord and hypocrisy about love. **"Loves Glances Every Day Except at Night"** and **"How Religion and Business may get mixed"** (right panels): Satirize the disconnect between public morality and private behavior, and the corruption of religious principles by commercial interests. **"Dualism"** (bottom): Features a figure with a cat, likely criticizing philosophical or spiritual pretension. The overall theme critiques Victorian-era fraud, hypocrisy, and false spirituality.