The Wasp — 1878 — page 318: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **letters-to-the-editor section**, not a political cartoon. The masthead illustration shows two figures at a desk labeled "ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS," depicting the magazine's editorial staff responding to reader inquiries. The visible content addresses submissions from readers about poetry, translation work, and publishing matters. Notable is a rejection of a piece titled "Prodiggie," and discussion of a poem submission deemed below standard. The page concludes with a poem titled **"John Chinaman, My Jo"**—likely a satirical commentary on Chinese immigration or Chinese-American relations, as "Chinaman" was period terminology. The exact satirical intent remains unclear without fuller context about contemporary California attitudes toward Chinese immigrants during this era.