large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_11_edwards_64kb_41
large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_11_edwards_64kb
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Because new housekeepers come into existence with each new day. So, if there be any man who comes to Plymouth who does not know the story of Plymouth Rock, it is here set down for him, as accurately and briefly as possible. BECAUSE NEW HOUSEKEEPERS COME INTO EXISTENCE WITH EACH NEW DAY SO IF THERE BE ANY MAN WHO COMES TO PLYMOUTH WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK IT IS HERE SET DOWN FOR HIM AS ACCURATELY AND BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE
f 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. 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?  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 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
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