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However, as Americans we are thoroughly imbued with the theory on which our advertising is based. Although it would seem that every housekeeper in the land had been kept fully informed for forty years of the advantages incident to the use of a certain soap, the manufacturers still persist in reciting these benefits. And why? HOWEVER AS AMERICANS WE ARE THOROUGHLY IMBUED WITH THE THEORY ON WHICH OUR ADVERTISING IS BASED ALTHOUGH IT WOULD SEEM THAT EVERY HOUSEKEEPER IN THE LAND HAD BEEN KEPT FULLY INFORMED FOR FORTY YEARS OF THE ADVANTAGES INCIDENT TO THE USE OF A CERTAIN SOAP THE MANUFACTURERS STILL PERSIST IN RECITING THESE BENEFITS AND WHY
voices are so far away we cannot hear them. They will never speak the words which will settle any of the oft-disputed points, and, unfortunately, they will leave us forever to argue about the truth of the famous Plymouth Rock. To present the well-worn story of Plymouth Rock from an angle calculated to rouse even a semblance of fresh interest is comparable to offering a well-fed man a piece of bread, and expecting him to be excited over it as a novelty. Bread is the staff of life, to be sure, but it is also accepted as matter of course in the average diet, and the story of Plymouth Rock is part and parcel of every school-book and guide-book in the country. The distinguished, if somewhat irreverent, visitor, who, after being reduced to partial paralysis by the oft-repeated tale, ejaculated fervently that he wished the rock had landed on the Pilgrims instead of the Pilgrims on the rock, voiced the first original remark about this historic relic which has refreshed our ears for many years. ALAS THEIR VOICES ARE SO FAR AWAY WE CANNOT HEAR THEM THEY WILL NEVER SPEAK THE WORDS WHICH WILL SETTLE ANY OF THE OFT DISPUTED POINTS AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL LEAVE US FOR EVER TO ARGUE ABOUT THE TRUTH OF THE FAMOUS PLYMOUTH ROCK TO PRESENT THE WELL WORN STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK FROM AN ANGLE CALCULATED TO ROUSE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF FRESH INTEREST IS COMPARABLE TO OFFERING A WELL FED MAN A PIECE OF BREAD AND EXPECTING HIM TO BE EXCITED OVER IT AS A NOVELTY BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE TO BE SURE BUT IT IS ALSO ACCEPTED AS A MATTER OF COURSE IN THE AVERAGE DIET AND THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK IS A PART AND PARCEL OF EVERY SCHOOL BOOK AND GUIDE BOOK IN THE COUNTRY THE DISTINGUISHED IF SOMEWHAT IRREVERENT VISITOR WHO AFTER BEING REDUCED TO A PARTIAL PARALYSIS BY THE OFT REPEATED TALE EJACULATED FERVENTLY THAT HE WISHED THE ROCK HAD LANDED ON THE PILGRIMS INSTEAD OF THE PILGRIMS ON THE ROCK VOICED THE FIRST ORIGINAL REMARK ABOUT THIS HISTORIC RELIC WHICH HAS REFRESHED OUR EARS FOR MANY YEARS
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