Judge, 1929-03-23 · page 30 of 36
Judge — March 23, 1929 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and serialized fiction**, not political satire. The layout contains: **Left column:** Commercial ads for Carbona cleaning fluid (emphasizing safety—"cannot burn, cannot explode") and Hotel Montclair. **Right column:** A continuation of a story titled "Voodoo-de-oo" depicting a fictional initiation ritual involving Haitian Vodou practices. The narrative includes stereotypical elements: a goat sacrifice, mysterious Creole chanting ("Badaboum su' l'dé yé"), and a Papaloi (Vodou priest) performing color-changing handkerchief tricks. A small cartoon showing wild animal figures surrounds a seated man, captioned about requesting a raise from "the boss." **Context for modern readers:** This reflects early 20th-century American fascination with sensationalized, exoticized depictions of Haitian religion and culture—presenting Vodou as mysterious, primitive, and theatrical rather than as a legitimate spiritual practice. The content reflects period attitudes toward Caribbean cultures and religion as exotic spectacle.
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—and itis just as unsafe to use inflammable Cleaning Fluids demand- CARBONA Cleaning Fluid CANNOT BURN CANNOT EXPLODE absolutely safe!- Removes Grease Spots Without Injury to Fabric or Color Does it Quickly and Easily 20‘ BOTTLES Mairieis st. Carbona Mrodurts Ca, HOTEL MONTCLAIR 49th to 50th Streets Lexington Avenue New York City 800 Rooms Each with Tub and Shower | s4 to per day Suites s8to$12 wn’ | Radio in Every Room 3 minutes’ walk from Grand Central, Times Square, Fifth Avenue Shops and most im- portant commercial centres, leading shops and theatres. 10 minutes to Penn. Station. Grand Centrat Palace only 2 short blocks ewey S. Gregory Taylor West 20th Street, New York Lion-ramer (to himself)—J wonder if Ih the boss for a raise tonight? Voodoo-de-00 (Continued from page 9) behind the Santa Claus mask came the stern command, “Candidat, perenz Vangle!” With the assistance of my two sponsors, It over. “Badaboum su’ VU chanted the assemblage. My initiation was begun. robust but not unhe goat, my ‘p’tit fré,” was brought in. Again I was made to bend GRAND badaboum su’ VP dé’ yé" chanted the assemblage. Like all primitive races, they were symbolizing the elementary principle that misfortunes never come singly, and a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, After they had had their fill of this rite, which was not taken seriously, the Papaloi a from dé? yé! over. punced in the sternest voice he could as- sume, “ttention—les mystéres!” I kneeled some ten feet directly in front of him, and as he reached | into the soap box, tense silence followed. I yst numero oon!” said the Pap: And removing a red handkerchief from the soap box, the nerve to ask ASSING Siow with a quick flip he turned it to green, With another quick flip, he turned it back to red.“ Ah- h-h-h-h!” breathed — the in’ mystic aloi was assem- cestasy. ‘The gulating the trathi The song writer who pene- trated the jungles in quest of native melodies. 238 comicbooks.com