The Wasp — 1877 — page 64: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertisements and editorial content** rather than political cartoons. The visible satirical material includes: **"Opium and Morphine Eaters"** - A lengthy editorial attacking opium/morphine addiction as a "pernicious habit" and "tyrant fiend" that enslaves users. The piece advocates for a "cure" through Dr. S.T. Pearce's treatment (advertised below). This reflects 19th-century American concern about drug addiction, particularly opium use among Chinese immigrants and others. The remainder comprises **commercial advertisements**: Dr. Arthur Gentil & Co. (medals), C. Herrmann (fashionable hatter), Folsom Street Livery Stables, and rupture treatment devices. The page reflects period concerns about vice, addiction, and medical quackery—common satirical targets in publications like *The Wasp*.