That spitting sign looks older than this hair parlor sign because that typeface has been around since the 19th century, whereas this category of sans serifs was more popular in the 80s.
Then they warmed themselves in the kitchen while their room was being made ready. Charles began to smoke. He smoked with lips protruding, spitting every moment, recoiling at every puff.
He also noted that it was probably more of a spitting situation, like someone chewing on sunflower seeds and getting rid of the shells, than a true upchuck.
So absorbed was his attention that he even forgot to expectorate. The consequence was that his chest gave forth rumbling sounds like those of an organ.