This may be the weirdest cartoon in the entire collection, yet once you know about the intestinal agonies experienced by cholera victims, the child’s observation somehow seems very relatable.
Carnival poster: See her live! The lady with no lower abdomen.
Little boy: “Boda, she must have it good now.”
“Why, foolish boy?”
“Well, at least she doesn’t have to be afraid of any cholera.”
(Kikeriki, Vienna, 1892)
Sic Transit Pestilentia 