The Wasp — June 26, 1880 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "The Illustrated Wasp" Page 775 This page combines satirical dialogue with humorous sketches. The main cartoon depicts **Moses** (identified by text) conversing with figures labeled **Levy** and **Hemphill**, discussing religious and moral matters. The dialogue references "psalmody" and divine justice, suggesting social commentary on religious hypocrisy or competing moral claims. Below are separate illustrated vignettes covering unrelated topics: **"Drinks"** discusses beer consumption in France versus Denmark; **"Life in Bread"** references phosphoric acid in wheat; **"Smoking-Passenger"** and **"Sea-sick Passenger"** present brief humorous scenarios; **"Mothers, Attention!"** warns about a childhood disease called "pemphigus." The page functions as a miscellaneous satirical and informational column rather than a unified political cartoon, typical of 19th-century satirical magazines mixing humor with practical social commentary.