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Occasionally, as a relief from the faults of the road, its favorable points are dwelt on. Thus,
MOUNTAIN VIEW
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In general, however, the emphasis is upon the perils of the way, as—
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(Here no specific instructions are given, it being understood that the accessory involved is one's pocketbook and that the directions are: "Open All the Way.")
The system has one drawback. The signs never fail, yet there is such a thing as trusting them too implicity. I knew a man who, as the result of trying to obey seven signs telling him to "Be Sure to Dine At" as many different inns, stripped the lining of his esophagus. And I knew of another man—a timid, earnest, nervous old gentleman—who depended on signs so completely that one day, at a dangerous part of the road, being suddenly confronted with the command: