Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	A cartoon about the effects of noise. Hitler and Hirohito talk about how noise helps them; it is part of a psychological offensive. War workers sleep is disturbed. Noise causes people to make more mistakes and work less efficiently. Noisy parties at night, excessive noise at home, and horn tooting. Noise increases brain pressure and can cause deafness. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 Image Access WideTEK 25 Big noise helped me. Me see! Me too scare with noise. Not the noise of battle alone! But Psychological offensive. To sap and undermine nerves by rumor, air raid alarm, fear, ruthlessness, screaming bombs, etc. War workers rest and sleep must not be disturbed. A health hazard. Drives folk crazy. Causing deafness. A menace to safety. More energy expended, more mistakes made, hampered efficiency, in noisy environment. Stop needless noise. Help America keep calm. Slam a doors. Oo-wee-ee. Loud and louder. Home noises. Worse effect than fright. By tests innocent noises will raise brain pressure to four times normal. Noise. Noisy night parties. Goodnight. Goodnight. Come on. Horn tooting. One of the worst of all.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2380
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	WWII Home Front Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945

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