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ROCHESTER, N. Y.
MAGNETIC HEALING.
L E S S O N I.
you will cure th e patient, th a t you m ust cure him, and th a t it is impossible
for you to fail. You m ust b ear these points in mind. A vacillating
disposition n ev er accom plished anything. Do not expect too g re a t results
at first. A fte r you have had practical experience you will be able to cure
a m uch larg er num ber of persons th a n you can cu re w hen you first com
m ence. T h ere is a knack in M agnetic H ealing th a t only comes from
practice and experim enting. T h e re is no other w ay of g ettin g it. If you
wish to follow M agnetic H ealin g as a profession, we would advise you to
m ake no charge for th e first few cases. T his will give you a chance to
experim ent and afford you an opportunity to m ake a rep u tatio n for
yourself. Do n o t expect too m any patients, b u t do th e very best you can
for each one you u n d ertak e to treat. Avoid all appearance of egotism ,
by referrin g to y our w ork in an unassum ing b u t positive m anner. T ell
y our patients th a t you believe you can help them ; a t th e sam e tim e do not
g u arantee to cu re them . T e ll them you are going to work hard and ask
them to assist you in ev ery w ay possible. G et them to follow your
instructions im plicitly, and, u n d er no circum stances, m u st they do any
th in g different from w h at you tell them , unless th ey first consult you.
Insom e instances ag o o d im pressionis made by w orking in a m ysterious
m anner, b u t we would not advise you to assume any air of m ystery until
you have had practical experience and possess th e faculty of read in g your
p atien ts thoroughly, because in m any cases in w hich th e patient is skep
tical he m ay becom e d isg u sted w ith you on account of the m ystery which
you affect. By w orking m ysteriously, w e mean to m ake an exam ination
of th e p atien t's pulse, a t th e sam e tim e closing your eyes and appearing
as though you w ere th in k in g deeply and th a t you w ere u n d er g reat m ental
and nervous strain.
M agnetic H ealing is chiefly accom plished through th e agency of passes
and m assage. A certain am ount of suggestion is used; in fact, th e passes
are w ithin them selves a suggestion; y our whole m anner is a suggestion to
your patient. You m ay act so as to b eg et confidence or to destroy confi
dence. We would not advise you to tre a t cases of contagious diseases,
as you m ight contract th e disease yourself and you cannot afford to ru n
th e risk. T o avoid th e possibility of g ettin g hold of a case of this kind,
we would suggest th a t you in q u ire carefully into th e sym ptom s of the
disease and endeavor to ascertain its character before com m encing tre a t
m ent. You should read o u r in stru ctio n s over and over, as each tim e you
read them you will gain additional inform ation. T h ere is no w ay of tellin g
th e exact len g th of tim e req u ired to cure any particu lar disease. You
m ay cure som e in one treatm en t, o th ers will tak e m onths, b u t never give
up, as you will often effect a cu re w hen you least expect to do so.
U se of the B reath .T h e b re a th is of g reat assistance in th e treat
m en t of disease. W ith it you can produce a heat which has a w onderfully
soothing effect upon pain. F old a handkerchief so as to produce four
thicknesses of cloth, place th e handkerchief over th e seat of th e pain and
force the w arm b reath th ro u g h it. W arm b reath is produced b y placing-
SUGGESTIVE T H E R A P E U T IC S , MAGNETIC H EA LIN G , ETC. s
P O S IT IO N FO R T R E A T IN G R H E U M A T IS M IN T H E LEG.
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well. Make up y our mind th at you can cure him, and keep saying, m en
tally, th a t the patient m u st g e t well. T h is m ental effort directs your
energy in the proper channel and you w ill find it has a stro n g er effect.
L E S S O N V.
Review first p a rt of Lesson 3 before com m encing th e study of this one.
T o o t h a c h e : H ave the patien t take a seat in a high-backed chair,
w ith his head resting thereon, and tell him to close his eyes. If th e pain
is in a tooth in th e upp er jaw , place y our left hand on top of th e head;
th en draw it down slowly u n til th e tips of y our fingers com e to th e m outh,
and throw aw ay quickly; blow hot breath in th e ear through the handker
chief; then drop th e handkerchief; m ake five o r six passes, and have the
p atien t take a long b reath , expelling it quickly. I f th e disease is in a
low er jaw tooth, place your rig h t hand upon th a t p a rt of th e jaw w here the
pain is situated and draw y our hand down slowly until your finger tips
reach the chin. T h is tre a tm e n t should continue for from five to twelve
m inutes. If the pain is n o t en tirely cured a t th e first treatm en t, it is p er
fectly proper to give an o th er one im m ediately. A t th e beginning of each
treatm en t, always have patien t close his eyes and sit in com fortable position.
E arac he : H ave th e p atien t lie dow n so th a t you can see the ear th at
is affected. Blow hot breath into th e ear; m ake passes with th e rig h t
hand around th e e a r and b rin g the ends of th e finger tips u p u n d er the
lobe of th e e a r and hold th em th e re a m om ent firm ly, th en throw away.
Blow w arm breath into th e e ar again and m ake passes as before; finally
have th e p atien t take a long b reath a n d expel it quickly.
H ea d ach e : Place th e p atien t in an ordinary chair with both your
hands upon the sides of his head. E x e rt a slig h t pressure, place your rig h t
hand in front of th e p a tie n ts head and y o u r left han d on th e back, and
ex ert a very stro n g pressure for ab o u t one m in u te ; then stroke the patient's
forehead w ith your rig h t hand and throw away. If the p atien t is suffering
in th e back p a rt of his head, m ake passes with both hands down th e back
of th e head to th e shoulders and throw away. If the disease is situated in
the to p of the head, stroke w ith both hands from th e top to th e side of the
face. Both y our hands should be used a t th e sam e tim e. A t th e close of
th e treatm en t, stand in fro n t of th e patient, place th e hands upon the
forehead sidewise so th at the finger tips touch in th e center of th e fo reh ead ;
now m ake passes from the cen ter of the forehead o u t over th e tem ples.
A fter doing this th ree o r fo u r tim es, have th e p atien t expel his breath
quickly. Tell him to keep his eyes closed. M ake upw ard passes w ithout
contact, about one inch from his face, for a few seconds; or tak e an ordinary
fan and fan th e patient, a fte r which tell him to open his eyes.
U sually, one treatm en t will cure th e w orst headache. Should it for any
reason fail, you may rep eat th e treatm ent.
H eadaches, which have th e ir origin from bad cases of dyspepsia and
other sim ilar derangem ents, cannot be perm anently cured until th e cause
of the headache is removed.
POSITION FOR TREATING CONSTIPATION.
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L E S S O N V I.
You are now beginning to u n derstand th e process of M agnetic
H ealing. R em em ber, you m ust a t all tim es have confidence. T h is is one
o f the principal elem ents of success in any line of work. Be enthusiastic;
have a real desire to cure people; go about your w ork in a business-like
way and you will be astonished a t th e results. Y ou can be as g re a t a
healer as any of th e celebrated persons who have tu rn ed cities wild with
the cures th ey have effected. You possess every pow er th a t they possessed.
N o man can possess any pow er th a t is n o t possessed by others. I t is
sim ply a question of being able to utilize the forces w ithin yourself.
Persevere. You cannot hope to a tta in th e g reatest degree of proficiency
in one day, or even in a single week. Men who have clim bed to dizzy
heights of success have been m en w ho possessed rem arkable pow ers of
perseverance.
How to T rea t E ye T rouhi . es : H ave the p a tie n t seated in a chair and
lay the palm s of your hands upon his closed eyes for five m inutes; next,
use hot b reath , a fte r w hich stroke th e p atien t's eyes very lightly with your
finger tip s; throw aw ay each tim e. If you touch th e eyelids, always rub
from the outer edge tow ard th e nose; n ev er rub th e eyeballs outw ard.
Close your own eyes, ru b the eyeballs inw ard for a few seconds, open
them and notice the effect; now , close them again and ru b th e eyeballs
outw ard for a few seconds, and open y our eyes and notice w hat a different
sensation has been produced.
I-low to T rea t H eart T roub le : T reatm en t of all affections of the
h e a rt are practically th e same. Place th e palm s of your hands upon
th e left b reast over the heart, hold th em th e re for several m inutes, then
m ake passes w ith the rig h t hand in h alf circles around th e h eart, first one
side and th en th e other. Continue th is for five m inutes; use th e hot
b re a th ; th en m ake some more passes as above described. T ell the patient
to take a long b reath and expel it quickly. T h is should be done three
times. As the patient expels his b reath m ake half circle passes. Tell
him when he opens his eyes he will feel m uch b etter.
Loss of t h e V oice :T h is should be tre a te d b y passes m ade with
both hands, startin g at the back of the p a tie n t's neck and draw ing the
hands around th e sides of th e neck until the fingers m eet; then m ake the
passes down th e breast and throw away. You should stan d in fro n t of
th e patient, repeat passes fo r ten m inutes, use hot breath, and continue
passes for several m inutes more.
T o T reat C o n st ip a t io n : H ave th e p atien t lie down upon his back,
o r stand u p if m ore convenient, m ake passes w ith both hands from the
side of th e body over abdom en down low er regions of th e body, and throw
away. R u b the abdom en w ith the rig h t han d in th e direction of the hands
of a watch. T h is is very im portant. If you ru b in th e w rong direction
you will do the patient m ore harm th an good. R u b your hands together
briskly,place one on the abdom en and th e o th er on th e back directly opposite
th e abdom en, an d hold them still for several m in u tes; th en repeat the
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L E S S O N V II.
K indly review th e previous lesson. Be sure to m aster the treatm en t
given for constipation, as this disease is the u nderlying cause of num erous
o th e r com plaints, and som e form of hypnotic treatm en t is th e only th in g
th a t will cure it.
F alling of t h e W om b : M ake passes with both hands (use firm
pressure) upw ard from th e low er regions to th e pit of the stomach, shaking
hands a t the end of each pass. T h is should be done for ten m inutes. T h e
p atien t should lie down upon a sofa, o r you should stand behind the
patient. A fter m aking passes, hold y our hands on the low er part of th e
abdom en for th re e m inutes, use s tro n g p ressure upw ard. M ake ad
ditional passes over abdom en, and req u est patient to lie still for an hour.
T h e treatm en t should be given a t least every day, and the p atien t should
n o t take any violent exercise a t any tim e until she is fully cured.
T o T reat P aralysis :T h is disease usually requires heroic treatm ent.
I t is generally b e tte r to have th e affected lim b or limbs exposed, and ru b
th em very briskly, m aking dow nw ard passes the entire length of the limb.
If th e leg is paralyzed, m ake passes from th e hips to th e toes; slap th e
affected lim bs w ith y our open hand as hard as th e p atien t can stand it;
m assage the lim b very thoroughly; ru b th e back th e entire length of
th e spine, also slap th e spine w ith your hands until the flesh assum es a
pink hue, th en try to force th e p a tie n t to walk o r move his arm s. H e
m ay tell you he ca n n o t; pay n o atten tio n to this. Speak to him very
positively. Before finishing tre a tm e n t it is well to ru b the p atien t with
alcohol. T re a tm e n t should be given twice a day. U nless you assum e a
v e ry positive m anner you will experience g reat difficulty in treatin g cases
of paralysis. In this disease you should pay very little attention to w h at
th e patien t says, o r you will n e v e r effect a cure.
T o T rea t D yspepsia : Indigestion and dyspepsia are very troublesom e
com plaints, and a re usually practically incurable by the use of any m edici
nal treatm en t. T hey a re readily am enable to M agnetic and H ypnotic
treatm en t. Make passes w ith both hands from the upper p a rt of the chest
down over th e stom ach; th e n across to the hips, and shake the hands.
R epeat passes for five m inutes; use h o t b reath ; rub your hands to gether
briskly and ru b the p atien t's stom ach with your rig h t hand; m assage th e
stom ach very thoroughly; re p e a t th e passes. T reatm en t should be con
tinued for fifteen o r tw enty m inutes, and in severe cases should be given
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twice a day. T h e w orst case can be cured if you will only persevere.
H ave th e p atien t eat light food. H e should n o t d rin k m uch a t the
tim e of meals, b u t about th ree q u arts of w ater should be drunk
d u rin g th e day a t various tim es betw een m eals. If th e p atien t eats ice
cream o r ices, th ey should be taken a t a tim e when th ere is no solid food
in th e stom ach, as ices reduce the tem p eratu re of the stom ach so th a t solid
foods will not digest. If th e ices are tak en independently of solid foods,
they usually produce no disagreeable effects.
C onclusion : D iseases which have n o t been previously specified may
be treated by the general rules which have been outlined in our course of
instruction. You cannot expect to be so successful at first as those who
have had long experience. A fter tre a tin g patients for a while, you will
find th a t you can rapidly cure cases w hich a t first you apparently did not
benefit. W hile w e can tell you in detail ju st w hat to do, you m ust have
som e experience before you can expect the g reatest possible success. T he
am ount of pain you can relieve by M agnetic H ealing is m arvelous. It
n ev er in ju res anyone, b u t on th e co n trary is beneficial in all hum an
diseases. I t builds up the p atien t, im p arts to him life and vigor, and puts
th e system in a condition to throw off and resist disease. G et the patient
to thin k he is going to g e t well. By th is m eans you will secure his co
operation. E ndeavor to direct his m ind so th a t it will, through the nerves,
act upon his body. T h is is w here a larg e n u m b er of M agnetic H ealers
fail. T h ey give very good treatm en t, b u t th ey do not study th eir patients.
T h e patien t m ust, th ro u g h his own m ind, control th e vital forces w ithin
him self, and y our success depends upon th e tact you em ploy in g ettin g the
p atien t to co-operate w ith you.
If you expect to m ake M agnetic H ealing a profession, you had
b e tte r w rite us frequently, telling us how you are g ettin g along, and we
will criticise y o u r work, telling you ju s t w herein you fail and how to suc
ceed. You will find us a t all tim es re a d y and w illing to help you. T re a t
all the people you can. T h is will give you experience. W rite us the
n atu re of the diseases you are treatin g , telling us ju st w h at effect you
have produced, and we m ay be able to be of g re a t service to you.
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SUGGESTIVE THERAPEUTICS.
L E S S O N V III.
L E S S O N IX.
R eview Lesson V III, constantly keeping before your m ind th a t your
suggestions m u st be specific in character. Always localize your sugges
tions by placing y our hands upon th a t p art of th e body in which the disease
is situ a te d ; give your suggestions positively. I f you cannot give positive
suggestions, go into a room by yourself and practice until you can, if it
takes you five years. U nless you a re able to give good, strong, positive
suggestions, you will n ev er m eet w ith success in any walk of life; you will
be a nonentity. T his is one of th e principal secrets of success. Positive
suggestions carry w eight; th ey produce effects; th ey influence people; they
cure disease; they are a pow er in ev ery phase of hum an life. L et us hear
a m an 's voice, th e character of the suggestion he gives, and w e will read
th e n a tu re of th e man. W e will tell you w h eth er he will be successful or
unsuccessful. A m an who can give su g g estions properly is alw ays suc
cessful; he cannot be a failure; he w ill be successful a t som e th in g ; he has
it in him. T h e m an who cannot give suggestions properly will inevitably
be a fa ilu re ; he m ay have m oney le ft h im by relatives, an d ina.y possibly
have sense enough to keep a portion of it, b u t still he will be a failure. If
he had n o t inherited w ealth he would have been doomed to poverty all his
life.
I nsomnia : To tre a t th is disease, p u t the p atien t into a sound sleep
and say to him : You will find th a t you will not be nervous a t n ig h t; on
th e contrary you will be able to sleep well. Y ou will go to bed at ten
o'clock and sleep until six or seven th e n e x t m orning; you will not
be restless; you will feel well d u rin g th e day and you will sleep well
every night. R ep eat these suggestions several tim e s; make a few passes
around th e h e a rt and over the abdom en, an d tell the p a tie n t he will feel
well when you aw aken him, and th en aw aken him slowly. In tre a tin g a
person n ev er awaken him quickly; give him plenty of tim e to come o u t of
th e hypnotic state, and always be sure to tell th e p a tie n t he will feel well
w hen he aw akens. Iii giving suggestions, be su re to use such language as
th e p atien t can understand. If you are tre a tin g a p atien t w ith a very
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lim ited vocabulary, use words th a t w ill convey ideas to him. If you are
treating; a p atien t w ith kidney tro u b le who is possessed of a very m eager
or ordinary education and tell him th a t the parenchym a of the kidney will
regenerate itself, he will, perhaps, not understand you, and your treatm ent
will be fruitless; you cannot use too sim ple words. Physicians especially,
a re cautioned against th e use of medical term s. R em em ber, you m ust
speak so as to be understood.
L E S S O N X.
K indly practice upon g iv in g suggestions until you learn how to speak
positively and w ith force. T h is will only come from experience. The
voice is an index to the m ind. You cannot speak positively unless you
th in k positively. Do not m istake a loud tone for a positive tone. W hen
a man w ith stro n g will-power en ters a room everyone feels his presence,
and he feels him self m aster of the situation.
If you will m aster th e instruction which we give, it will develop
y our will to a m arvelous degree, and give you a control over people of
which you now little dream .
Iiow to T reat S t a m m e r in g : P u t the patient into a sound sleep.
Tell him th at he w ill not stam m er a g a in ; th a t he can talk ju st as well as
anybody; th a t th e re is nothing the m atter w ith him. H ave him open his
eyes (do n o t awaken him ) and m ake him read to you o u t of a book.
W hile in th e hypnotic condition, you can m ake him read w ithout stam
m ering. T h e w orst stam m erer will, in th e hypnotic state, read p racti
cally as well as anybody. T ell him th a t he will always read well and
talk well. T hen have him close his eyes, and, a fter giving suggestions
th a t he will have no trouble in speaking in th e fu tu re, awaken him.
T re a t him every day. T h e tre a tm e n t may continue for half a n hour.
T h e principal results m u st be accom plished b y having th e p atien t read
and talk w hile in a hypnotic condition. Notice th e words which are most
difficult for th e stam m erer to pronounce in his w aking state, and m ake
him say these words o v er and o v er when hypnotized. You can cure
m any people of stam m erin g w ith a very light degree of hypnosis. T hey
n eed not be unconscious.
Plow to T rea t M o r p h in e H a b i t :P ut th e patient into a deep
sleep. T hen say: W hen I awaken you, y our desire for m orphine will
be entirely gone. You can n o t use it. You will not crave it. You will
feel well. You will not be nervous. You will be disgusted with m or
phine; you w ill h ate the v ery sight of it. T h e taste of it will m ake you
deathly sick; you will loathe and despise it. T hese suggestions should
be given over five o r six times. In som e instances it is, perhaps, b etter
to tell th e patien t th a t each day he will care less and less for m orphine,
and not stop th e use of th e d ru g a t once; in chronic cases we would
recom m end this m ethod of procedure.
You m ust w atch y our p atien ts a fte r you stop the use of th e drug.
T h e y m ay g e t nervous. If so, you m ust hypnotize them and give them
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
L E S S O N X IV .
T h ere is th e basket, boys, g e t in and sit dow n." You can have them sit
down on th e floor; th en tell them you are going to cut th e rope th at
fastens it an d it will go u p so rapidly it will alm ost take th e ir b reath away;
then say: H ere we go, look over the side and see th e girls flirting with
you. T h e n in a few m om ents, say: T h ere we go over C hicago," and
point o u t a few places of interest, and show them different cities of the
U nited States, anyw here you desire. A good clim ax to th e scene is to
tell them th ey a re going over L ak e E rie and an eagle is tearin g th e balloon,
and in a m om ent it will fall into th e w ater; th en have them fall, and tell
them to ju m p and swim for th e ir lives, and aw aken them w hile they are
swimming.
Below we give a list of scenes which you m ay use. In th e event
th a t you do not u n derstand how to p u t on any of them , w rite us and we
shall be glad to give you explanation in detail:
Stam m ering, Y acht Race, Bicycle Race,
R ub b er Nose, Laughing, Cannot Speak Nam e,
B arber Scene, C annot S it Down, Stum p Speech,
C annot J um p Stick, Baseball, Cat Fight,
H ot Chair, S elling Fish, Toothache,
Sulky Race, Banjo Scene, Photographer,
D entist P ulling T ooth, Selling Corn Salve,
In the Catalepsy-N eedle T est, M aking Faces a t Audience.
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PERSO N AL MAGNETISM.
L E S S O N XV.
and your thum b pass slowly over his first finger. V ery few people know
how to shake hands. If you will follow th is system , you will find it will
be of g re a t service to you.
In shaking hands it is well to b ring y our body slightly forw ard toward
th e individual and look a t th e root of his nose, w ithout blinking, and will
determ inedly, w hat you desire to im press upon him.
Practice the process of shaking hands until you can follow the
instructions com pletely w ithout th in k in g of what you are doing. If you
wish to be successful, you m u st m aster the little things. M any persons
a re unw illing to do this, and herein lies th eir failure. I t is th e little
th in g s th at m ake perfection, and he who is not content to m aster details,
will never attain perfection.
L E S S O N XVI.
T h e basis of Personal M agnetism , or personal influence, is a good,
strong, will-power. T h e m ajority of people have done b u t little to
stren g th en their w ill-pow er; they have assum ed th at this would grow and
become stro n g w ithout exercise. One would hardly expect to have a
strong arm w ithout using it; one would hardly expect to become an
ath lete w ithout subjecting him self to a rigorous course in th e gym nasium ;
one scarcely expects to im prove his m em ory w ithout training in this d i
rection. M any of u s have p u t forth stro n g efforts to develop our musical
talents, o u r m athem atical talents, etc., b u t we ask, in all candor, how
m any have done an y th in g to develop th e ir will-power? If so, w hat has
been done? W hat exercise have you taken? You certainly do not expect
this faculty to grow pow erful w ithout exercise. No faculty of the mind
increases in stre n g th w ithout use.
People usually im agine th ey have very strong wills, b u t as a rule, the
contrary is true. A high tem per, stubbornness, or som ething of this kind,
is m istaken for stro n g will-power, w hen, in fact, such reflects a weak
will-power. T h e very fact th a t th e tem p er is ungovernable shows that
th e will has n o t been trained to control it. You cannot expect to m anage
and control others when you cannot control yourself. L earn first to
exercise y o u r will upon y o u rse lf; stren g th en it by m aintaining an absolute
control w ith it over the o th e r faculties of the mind. I t should be the
m aster. In how m any cases is this so?
D eterm ine each day to have a strong w ill-pow er; determ ine to
control others by yo u r w ill; determ ine to control yo u rself. Make your will
m aster of th e other faculties. T h is will dem onstrate its strength. T hink
of th is several tim es a day, and especially, think of it before retirin g at
night. D eterm ine to be successful.
T h ere is a subtle, invisible influence th a t goes o u t from a strong,
firm w ill w hich m oves and controls people more th a n all w ords ever
spoken. Surely its possessor m ay be said to have an invincible power.
T h e v ery m om ent you come in contact w ith a person having such a power,
you cannot help feeling it. T h e re is no reason why you m ay not possess
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this power. You have th e proper m ental faculties, all th a t rem ains is to
develop them . Do not expect to accom plish this in a day o r a week,
b u t persevere.
If you had n ev er used your rig h t arm , it would han g helpless by your
side Would you expect to develop this arm in- a day o r a w eek o r a
m onth? T rue, th e above is h ard ly an a p t com parison, as you h av e used
your will to some extent, and it has been developed to som e degree, b u t
it has n o t been developed, in proportion to the o th er faculties of your
mind, unless you have done so by some system of exercise sim ilar to
w hat we give.
L E SSO N X V II.
T h e following exercises, if faithfully followed, will positively develop
y our will-power to a m arvelous extent, and give you a- w onderful control
over those with whom you come in contact.
W rite th e exercises off on slips of w hite paper, one exercise on each
slip, take one a t a tim e and look at it several tim es d u ring th e d ay ; look
at it five o r ten m inutes im m ediately before retirin g at nig h t; let it be the
last th in g you are th in k in g of when you go to sleep. In th is way, your
m ind will act as you sleep, and th e suggestions will become a p a rt of
yourself.
1. M y W ill - P ower is Strong; No one can R esist my
I nf lu en ce .
2. I S hall N ever get D is cou rag ed ; I S hall N ever H ave
t h e B lues '."
L E S S O N X V III.
You know som e persons a re m ore m agnetic than others. N ow, let
us inquire, w hat is H um an M agnetism and w hat m akes one m agnetic?
H um an m agnetism , or nerve force, is a subtle, invisible fluid throw n off
by th e nervous system . I t is of different kinds; som e are m agnetic to
one person and n o t to an o th e r; no one can be m agnetic to everyone
else, b u t you m ay develop such a w onderful am ount of Personal M ag
netism th a t you can be m agnetic to nin ety or ninety-five per cent, of
th e people w ith whom you com e in contact.
T h is N erve Fluid is u n d er the control of the will-power, and th e m ore
you exercise your will, w ith this purpose in view, the m ore m agnetic you
will become, and the m ore people you will be able to influence. You
m ust, however, be w illing to practice and persevere. Do n o t expect to
becom e m agnetic in a single day. M any persons practice on th e ex er
cises given in Lesson 17, for a day or so, and sim ply because th e ir entire
nature is not changed in this len g th of tim e, they think there is nothing
in it. W ould you expect to m aster a rith m etic in one d ay s study? W ould
you expect to becom e a lin g u ist by rapidly glancing through a gram m ar
for a few hours?
T h e m ost im p o rtan t acquisition in th e world is Personal M agnetism .
T h is is w orth m ore to you th a n an y th in g else. I t gives you pow er over
people; it gives you influence; it brin g s happiness; it brings health and
wealth. You know these th in g s ju st as well as we do. T hen, if you
realize the g re a t im portance o f a m agnetic personality, are you n o t willing
to persevere until you attain it? You positivelycan become m agnetic; you
can develop a wonderful force of character. It m atters n o t how deficient
you m ay be, if you follow o u r instru ctio n s; do ju st as w e tell you, and
keep at w ork day a fte r d ay ; tim e will b rin g its su re rew ard, and you will
becom e m agnetic to a degree of w hich you now little dream . T h e hard
p a rt is g e ttin g the start. T h is is tru e in everything. You know in
m aking m oney it is th e gen eral opinion of the ablest financiers th a t the
first few hundred or few thousand dollars is the most difficult to accum u
late ; after th a t it is easier. T h e sam e is true of Personal M agnetism .
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A fter you once g e t started ; after you begin to develop your will-power,
and to develop m agnetism , you will have no tro u b le; you will get along
v ery m uch fa ste r than you now anticipate.
W e have had some persons com pletely change th eir entire natures
w ithin a single w eek; others it took two o r th re e weeks before th ey made
any apparent change, and in one case a g entlem an studied tw o m onths
before he accom plished an y th in g ; th en he began to notice a change in
him self, and in one m onth from th a t tim e h e was an entirely different
m an. H e was richly rew arded for his perseverance, b u t it took him
th ree m onths to m aster this subject. H e would n o t now take thousands
of dollars for the inform ation we gave him . H e says he would ra th e r
have studied h ard fo r five o r even seven years th an be w ithout the pow er
w hich he has acquired.
Practice w ell on th e exercises given in Lesson 17. In the nex t lesson
w e will give you m ore pow erful m ethods for developing Personal M agnet
ism th an any we have before given you. W e have an en tirely different
process for you, and you are sure to succeed if you do as we tell you.
L earn everything thoroughly.
L E S S O N X IX .
th ree feet from th e p itch er; sit in an easy position; gaze intently into the
cen ter of th e pitcher for several m inutes, then read exercise upon slip 1, and
again look intently into the pitcher, never rem oving your eyes therefrom ;
keep rep eatin g the w ords on the slip over and over. If you begin to feel
drow sy and y our eyes close, you m ay perm it them to do so, b u t hold them
open as long as you c a n ; keep repeating to yourself th e words on the
paper. T h is should be continued for about half an hour. N ex t take slip
2, and use sam e as slip 1, and so on until you have used all the slips.
T h is will take seven days. W hen you have finished you should sta rt ovei
again from th e first and review them , at least, once or twice.
If you have any tendencies which these slips do not correct, you
should w rite some suggestions for y ourself on slips of paper, and use them
w ith the p itch er of w ater.
In some instances, w hile looking into th e pitcher you will, probably,
see th e w ords on th e slip of p a p e r in th e w ater. If so, continue gazing
intently, as th is is evidence th a t the suggestions have taken a very strong
hold upon you.
L E S S O N XX.
Be su re to drill on exercises given in Lesson 19, as they will posi
tively develop in you a wonderful m agnetic power. T his is no theory of
ours, b u t som ething th at we have learned from long experience. W e have
ta u g h t these m ethods to a large num ber of persons, and have not had a
single failure; they are th e only tru e m ethods for th e developm ent of
Personal M agnetism in a sh o rt space of tim e; they s ta rt you rig h t a t the
foundation; they d rill into you th e first principles, and if you m aster
th e se principles your success is as certain as one and one are two.
Now we wish you to practice to develop w hat is known as the
M agnetic F lu id ." T ak e a p itch er of w ater, as instructed in Lesson 19,
place it on th e table in fro n t of you; gaze intently into th e cen ter of the
pitcher, and while so gazing d eterm in e th a t you shall be m agnetic; th at
you have a larg e am ount of Personal M agnetism ; th a t you can and will
control people; th a t you propose to m ake people like you.
You should look into th e p itc h e r for about half an h o u r a t a time,
unless you should go to sleep before th e h alf hour expires.
If th ere is any particu lar person whom you wish to control, think of
him w hile gazing into the pitcher of w ater, and determ ine to control h im ;
w ill th a t he cannot disobey you; th a t he shall dc as you wish him to do.
If you will do this a num ber of tim es you will acquire a wonderful control
over nearly everyone. O f course, th e re a re some people whom you cannot
influence; th e ir m agnetism seem s to be so unsuited to yours th a t it is
h a rd for you to develop a power over them , but these people are rare, and
they m ig h t be very easily influenced by som e one o th er th an yourself.
If you wish to sell a m an som ething and you will look into the pitcher
of w ater and d eterm in e th a t you can sell him a certain specific article;
th a t he m u st b u y ; th a t he cannot resist you, etc., and you will go to him
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w ith these suggestions firm ly im planted upon your m ind, you will be,
practically, an invincible power in his presence. If you do not succeed in
selling him a t th e tim e you go to him , th e probabilities are th a t you will
m ake such an im pression upon him th a t he will g e t to thinking over th e
m atter afterw ard and buy y o u r goods.
In addition to th e instruction which w e have given, you m ust employ
tact. Y ou can n o t expect to sell a m an an article about w hich you know
nothing, neither can you expect to handle people successfully unless you
study them , and use tact in regard to w h at you say and do. W e have
n ev er m aintained th a t Personal M agnetism is the only th in g necessary
for success. O ur circular m atter m akes no such claim , b u t we have
stated, and we now state to you again, th a t it m atters n o t w hat other
qualifications you may possess, unless you have developed Personal Mag
netism you will n ev er attain th e full m easure of success to which your
other qualifications entitle you.
Personal M agnetism is w orth m ore to you th an any o th er one thing,
b u t if you combine w ith it a thorough know ledge of your business, you
will a tta in a m easure of success which it w ould be im possible for you to
a tta in otherwise.
Some persons develop Personal M agnetism to a considerable extent,
b u t th ey a re so injudicious in their speech and actions th a t th ey destroy
the good effect th a t they would otherw ise have.
Read the in structions carefully on Personal M agnetism w hich are
given in o u r G eneral Course. T hese in structions give you th e first
principles of this g re a t subject.