The Wasp — 1879 — page 509: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily editorial and advertising content rather than political satire. The main article discusses **St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland**, covering traditional lore about his missionary work and burial place. The text then transitions into a lengthy piece titled **"The Yellow Plague,"** which appears to address **racial attitudes toward Asian immigrants and Indigenous peoples**. It criticizes both the treatment of Native Americans and discusses the "Asiatic alien," using period-typical derogatory language while apparently arguing for repressive laws against both groups. The page serves The Wasp's satirical mission by examining social prejudices of 1880s California, though the exact cartoons illustrating these pieces are not clearly visible in this image quality.