Sunday, June 22, 2008

Tootle the horn trumpet

Good advice from a 1935 Japanese brochure, in English, explaining the rules of the road to foreign drivers:
"At the rise of the hand of a policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him by or otherwise disrespect him. When a passenger of the foot hove in sight, tootle the horn trumpet to him melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootle him with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, 'Hi, Hi!' Beware the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by or stop by the roadside till he pass away. Give space to the festive dog that makes sport in the roadway. Avoid entanglements of dog with your wheel-spokes. So soothingly on the grease-mud, as there lurk the skid demon. Press the brake of the foot as you roll round the corners to save the collapse and tie up."

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