Excerpt from The Smith Monthly, Vol. 31: October, 1922-June, 1923 The occasions are rare when the part of our interior directly beneath the sum mit is not in use. Yet consider the con fusion, the humiliation, the blushing apologies when this occupation becomes obvious! And if there is no way to escape from the truth of an accusation of such employment, let it by no means be admitted that the deed was done for pleasure. Stern necessity, my dear, and nothing else may excuse you. Such is the status of the case at present. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.