The Wasp — 1879 — page 525: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **masthead, subscription information, and editorial content** rather than political cartoons. The visible illustration is The Wasp's logo—a detailed engraving of a wasp. The main article, "The Yellow Plague" (continued from a previous issue), **satirizes Chinese immigration and labor**. It argues against indulging "the bilious conception" that Chinese workers spread leprosy, claiming this fear is exaggerated. However, the piece also expresses prejudice, asserting Chinese immigrants are "infectious" to industry and society. The editorial appears designed to mock both anti-Chinese hysteria *and* Chinese immigration itself—reflecting the period's complex, deeply racist debates about Chinese labor in California.