L'Assiette au Beurre Drawing - Birds and Oxygen

Humorous drawings by Gris from "L'Assiette au Beurre." The caption under the top drawing reads:

"Nouveaux miroirs tournants, les hélices attirent et tuent les oiseaux ! On annonce la prochaine protestation du Saint-Hubert-Club contre cette concurrence aux ' fusils ' distingués."

[New rotating mirrors, propellers attract and kill birds! The next St. Hubert Club protest against this competition is being announced for the distinguished 'rifles'.]

The caption under the bottom drawing reads:

"De même qu'il est défendu de l'eau dans le mer, il va être interdit de predre de l'oxygène dans l'air."

[Just as water is prohibited at sea, it will be forbidden to take oxygen in the air.]

"Les Aéroplanes," issue No. 398 of the French satirical periodical "L'Assiette au Beurre," 14 November 1908, page 535.