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Thus, I remember, when first I saw a rather stout and elderly lady on a bicycle, I felt a wave of repulsion and, with others in the street, I turned my head to look at her in disgust. THUS I REMEMBER WHEN FIRST I SAW A RATHER STOUT AND ELDERLY LADY ON A BICYCLE I FELT A WAVE OF REPULSION AND WITH OTHERS IN THE STREET I TURNED MY HEAD TO LOOK AT HER IN DISGUST
is question, and, if you find that it has this omnipotent force at its back, do not hesitate to adapt it to your desires, and _use it gracefully_. I have emphasized these three words on purpose, because therein lies the whole pith of the subject--for it is so often the manner of a thing which counts more than the matter. There is another important fact to be remembered, namely, the tremendous force of familiarity and custom which can turn startling innovations into unnoticeable and innocuous every-day occurrences. If one stops to think for a minute one can conjure up numbers of sights which, viewed from a detached point uninfluenced by the familiarity of custom, would seem horribly shocking to one or other of our senses. For instance, if we had never seen a butcher’s shop before, some of us would faint at the first view of it! This unpleasant simile I give merely to show you in a very concrete and forcible manner what I mean--your own intelligence will apply the test to other subjects. N BE ABLE TO SETTLE THIS QUESTION AND IF YOU FIND THAT IT HAS THIS OMNIPOTENT FORCE AT ITS BACK DO NOT HESITATE TO ADAPT IT TO YOUR DESIRES AND USE IT GRACEFULLY I HAVE EMPHASIZED THESE THREE WORDS ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEREIN LIES THE WHOLE PITH OF THE SUBJECT FOR IT IS SO OFTEN THE MANNER OF A THING WHICH COUNTS MORE THAN THE MATTER THERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACT TO BE REMEMBERED NAMELY THE TREMENDOUS FORCE OF FAMILIARITY AND CUSTOM WHICH CAN TURN STARTLING INNOVATIONS INTO UNNOTICABLE AND INNOCUOUS EVERY DAY OCCURRENCES IF ONE STOPS TO THINK FOR A MINUTE ONE CAN CONJURE UP NUMBERS OF SIGHTS WHICH VIEWED FROM A DETACHED POINT UNINFLUENCED BY THE FAMILIARITY OF CUSTOM WOULD SEEM HORRIBLY SHOCKING TO ONE OR OTHER OF OUR SENSES FOR INSTANCE IF WE HAD NEVER SEEN A BUTCHER'S SHOP BEFORE SOME OF US WOULD FAINT AT THE FIRST VIEW OF IT THIS UNPLEASANT SIMILE I GIVE MERELY TO SHOW YOU IN A VERY CONCRETE AND FORCIBLE MANNER WHAT I MEAN YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE WILL APPLY THE TEST TO OTHER SUBJECTS
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