By the Way (Continued) A hunter reports that he has been able to shoot large numbers of them while they are under the spell of the sounds so strange to their ears. Says a wise philosopher in the Topeka "Capital:" "It doesn't do any good to hurry unless you have something to do when you get there." Among the experiences in library work for soldiers is the following: "I knew one private soldier who conceived a fervent admiration for Ouida through taking 'Moths' out of the battalion library under the impression that it was a work on entomology, a subject in which he was deeply interested." What is the oldest tune? London "Answers" says that it is the one known to us as going with "For he's a jolly good fellow." It has been said that this tune was brought back from the East by the Crusaders, and that the ancient Egyptians learned it from the Babylonians. This idea, which apparently was first suggested by Chateaubriand, who heard Arabs singing the tune, is mentioned only to be scouted in Grove's "Dictionary of Music and Musicians." Two centuries ago the air was sung by the French to their satirical song "Malbrouk s'en va-t-en guerre," which became immensely popular in its revival at the time of the French Revolution and is said to be the only tune Napoleon could sing. So much has been said in criticism of our air mail system that it is pleasing to read in a Post Office Department bulletin that a record of ninety-nine per cent was made by the Air Mail Service between Washington and New York for the month of June, covering a mileage of 11,118 and carrying 15,643 pounds of mail. On the ClevelandChicago division a perfect score of one hundred per cent was obtained. 66 The young lady, says the San Francisco Argonaut," had purchased a book in a department store and tendered a ten-dollar note for it. Then she began to read. Finally the change came, but the girl demurred. "I want another book," she said. "But you asked for that one," insisted the clerk. "I know it," she answered, sweetly, "but I've read it while I was waiting for my change." The engineer, says an exchange, had become tired of the boastful talk he heard from the other engine-drivers at his boarding-house. One evening he began: "This morning I went over to see a new machine we've got at our place, and it's astonishing how it works." "And how does it work?" asked one. "Well," was the reply, "by means of a pedal attachment a fulcrumed lever converts a vertical reciprocating motion into a circular movement. The principal part of the machine is a huge disk that revolves in a vertical plane. Power is applied through the axis of the disk, and work is done on the periphery, and the hardest steel by mere impact may be reduced to any shape." "What is this wonderful machine?" was asked. "A grindstone," was the reply. The teacher, relates London "Tit-Bits," was giving the class a natural history lecture on Australia. "There is one animal," she said, "none of you have mentioned. It does not stand up on its legs all the time. It does not walk like other animals, but takes funny little skips. What is it?" And the class yelled with one voice: "Charlie Chaplin." When a father dies without life-insurance, the mother and children are the ones that suffer most. The POSTAL LIFE recently received a very touching letter from a sorrowing wife whose husband put off protecting his family until it was "too late." Women and children are indeed the ones to whom an insurance policy means most. It is help-not " too late," but when most needed. Here is a letter to the POSTAL from a thankful wife, whose husband did not leave her unprotected: On Saturday I received my check on the life of my husband. Words cannot express what a help that check will be, as I am left with a little boy to bring up. As soon as he can be insured it will be with the Postal Life. I thank you for your promptness and kindness. This typical letter and picture tell the story-a story of protection, performance and promise. The father protected his family; the Company paid the death-claim promptly; the mother promised to stand by the Company-and she will. That's co-operation all along the line. That's what has built up the POSTAL LIFE from small beginnings. That's what has helped to make it the Company of safety, service and saving. Find Out What You Can Save on any standard form of policy, whether to protect your family or to make you independent in old age. Simply write a line mentioning THE OUTLOOK for July 30 and giving (a) your exact date of birth, (b) your occupation. No agent will be sent to visit you, but full insurance particulars will be promptly forwarded--by mail only. Address, POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY WM. R. MALONE, President 511 Fifth Avenue, cor. 43d St. New York City Strong Postal FIRST: Standard Policy Reserves. Resources more than $9,000,000. Insurance in force, $40,000,000. SECOND: Old-line legal reserve insurance-not fraternal or assessment. THIRD: 9%% dividends guaranteed in your Policy and the usual contingent dividends paid as earned. FOURTH: Standard policy provisions, approved by the New York State Insurance Department. FIFTH: Operates under strict New York State requirements and subject to the United States Postal Authorities. SIXTH: High medical standards in the selection of risks. SEVENTH: Policyholders' Health Bureau provides one free medical examination each year, if desired. Join the AMERICAN EXPRESS tour under personal escort leaving San Francisco October 17 for a wonderful visit to Japan and China at the best season of the year. ROUND-THE-WORLD extension of same tour. Write for itinerary. AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Department 65 Broadway, New York 23 West Monroe St., Chicago Market and 2d Sts., San Francisco Summer in the National Parks, California, Canadian Rockies Motoring, camping, tramping, horseback riding, resting. Booklet. THE TEMPLE TOURS, 6 Beacon Street, Boston. Apartments WANTED-THREE APARTMENTS unfurnished, in same building in New York City. No. 1. Containing living-room or studio, dining-room, kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and maid's room. No. 2. Containing living-room or studio, bedroom and bath. No. 3. Containing living-room or studio, bedroom usual beaten paths, something not usually rented if possible, and preferably in a private house altered for such purpose. Nothing south of Greenwich Village nor north of 72d Street will be considered. Occupancy October 1, 1919. Address CHARLES H. DAVIS, Bass River, Cape Cod, Mass. Hotels and Resorts MASSACHUSETTS HOTEL PURITAN Commonwealth Ave. Boston THE DISTINCTIVE BOSTON HOUSE Globe Trotters call the Puritan one of the most homelike hotels in the world. Your Inquiries gladly answered 01-Costello Mgr and our booklet mailed MARBLEHEAD, MASS. THE LESLIE A quiet, cozy little house by the sea PRIVATE BATHS. Descriptive booklet. NEW YORK CITY HOTEL JUDSON 53 Washing ton Square adjoining Judson Memorial Church. Rooms with and without bath. Rates $2.50 per day, including meals. Special rates for two weeks or more. Location very central. Convenient to all elevated and street car lines. Hotel Le Marquis 31st Street & Fifth Avenue Combines every convenience and home comfort, and commends itself to people of refinement wishing to live on American Plan and be within easy reach of social and dramatic centers. Room and bath $4.50 per day with meals, or $2.50 per day without meals. Booklet Illustrated request. sent upon JO. TOLSON. MAINE Robinhood Inn and Cottages Bailey Island, Me., opened June 15. Bathing, fishing, sailing. For circular, Miss MASSEY. NEW YORK CAMP LINGERLONG On Pine Lake. Includes 500 acres of wildest Adirondack Mountains. Hunting, fishing, swimming, canoeing, tennis, saddle horses. Tramps to surrounding mountain peaks, Lake George and Lake Champlain. Dancing. Excellent meals. Spring water. Cabins and tents $14, $16 and up. Private parties entirely isolated. References required. Manager, ROYDEN BARBER, Clemons, N. Y. 26 years of successful work. Thorough, reliable, dependable and ethical. Every com fort and convenience. Accommodations of superior quality. Disorder of the nervous sys Fred. W. Seward, Jr., M.D., Goshen, N. Y. tem a specialty. Fred. W. Seward, Sr., M.D. LINDEN The Ideal Place for Sick People to Get Well Doylestown, Pa. An institution devoted to the personal study and specialized treatment of the invalid. Massage, Electricity, Hydrotherapy. Apply for circular to ROBERT LIPPINCOTT WALTER, M.D. (late of The Walter Sanitarium) CREST VIEW For nervous and convalescent patients. Real Estate NEW JERSEY 87 New SUMMIT, N. J. England Ave. $50,000 Suburban Residence FOR SALE. Lot 150 x 400 ft. 13 rooms, 3 baths, basement and attic. For circular apply W. H. GRANT, 156 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. HELP WANTED Companions and Domestic Helpers WANTED - Cook and chambermaidwaitress for American family with three children living in Greenwich, Conn., all the year. Excellent wages and best conditions; considerate treatment. Must be thoroughly competent and of superior intelligence and character. Mrs. Wm. H. Fain, Greenwich, Conn. Teachers and Governesses WANTED-Competent teachers for public and private schools. Calls coming every day. Send for circulars. Albany Teachers' Agency, Albany, N. Y. TEACHER wanted for children's home, Bethlehem, Pa. Ages six to fourteen. Salary $50 month and board, room, laundry. Address Mrs. H. J. Meyers, Bethlehem, Pa. WANTED, August 24, governess for child four years old. American, Protestant. One who can speak French preferred. Permanent position if satisfactory. 7,179, Outlook. INQUIRIES already coming in for teachers in all subjects for 1919. International Musical R. H. CHASE, M.D., and E. C. MCDANIEL. For Sale, at great sacrifice and Educational Agency, Carnegie Hall, N. Y. MOUNTRY BOARD, New Jersey. Nurse's private home accommodates few convalescents and elderly people requiring care. 65 Halsted St., East Orange, N. J. NOUNTRY BOARD, NEW JERelderly lady guests. Excellent table. Trained nurses in attendance. Phone 8275, Newark, N.J. Real Estate CONNECTICUT FOR SALE OR LEASE Attractive country place of 80 acres located on State highway, 7 miles from Pomfret Station, Conn. Colonial type, weathered shingled house, 15 rooms and 6 baths. Wide entrance hall with living and dining rooms each 35 by 18 feet opening off, both with large open fireplaces, Large pantry, kitchen, storeroom, and servant's dining-room. House heated by hot-air furnaces; 2 separate systems supply water to house and stable. Large barn, garage, workshop, hen houses, ice house, ice pond, wonderful springs, well with well sweep, garden house, etc.; ample pasturage and tillable land and large acreage of natural timber. House standsmile from highway and commands wide view of hills and valleys for many miles; 14-ROOM HOUSE, 2 baths, 2 verandas, all improvements, acre on hill 8 minutes from depot. New York suburb. Excellent opening for school or boarding house. Suitable for sanitarium. Tenafly, N. J. 833, Outlook. NEW YORK FOR SALE CANNON POINT ESSEX-ON-LAKE CHAMPLAIN NEW YORK 11⁄2 miles south of village, 7% acres, partly wooded with pine, hemlock, cedar,and variety of deciduous trees. Small summer bungalow on point 30 feet above lake, commanding wonderful view of lake, Green Mountains, Split Rock Mountain and lighthouse two miles distant. Bungalow has hall used for livingroom, two sleeping-rooms, bath, servant's room. Veranda 80x12 feet, upper balcony 25x12 feet, detached den and guest room, kitchen and storeroom annexed. Excellent water supply from lake; Rider & Ericsson hot air engine; tank capacity 1,100 gallons. Icehouse containing small cold storage. Boat house with man's sleeping quarters. Beautiful beach and bay, good harbor for boats, two buoys. Cliffs of porphyry rock rise 75 feet above the lake, forming the most beautiful natural site on Lake Champlain. Premises never occupied except by owner, who can be addressed or seen during summer months. Mrs. ENOCH H. CURRIER ATTRACTIVE STUCCO TWO FAMILY, Fourteen Room Dwelling. Nice residential section, suburbs of New York City. Half hour Grand Central; also near subway. Hot water heat, gas, etc. Plot 50 x 100. Garages. Price $9,500. Full particulars from owner, 9,815, Outlook. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WANTED-450 Outlook readers to represent this publication this summer-and all through the year, if you like. You can easily earn $10 a week and more, simply by using an hour or two a day of your spare time. If you want extra spending money-and everybody does-write us for details of the Outlook's co-operative profit plan. Simply address Representatives Division, Desk E, The Outlook, 381 Fourth Ave., New York City. BOOKS, MAGAZINES FOR SALE - 5 bound volumes of The Theatre Magazine-1903 to and including 1907. What is offered? 7,133, Outlook. HELP WANTED Business Situations RAILWAY traffic inspector, $110 a month to start and expenses. Travel if desired. Unlimited advancement. No age limit. Three months' home study. Situation arranged. SITUATIONS WANTED Business Situations YOUNG WOMAN, college graduate, with five years' business experience, desires secretarial or stenographic position in a girls' or boys' boarding school or college for the coming winter. 7,175, Outlook. WANTED Position in doctor's office, young lady of some experience. 7,183, Outlook. Companions and Domestic Helpers BY young lady of refinement, position, companion to elderly lady. References exchanged. State wages offered. 7,174, Outlook. COMPANION, traveled extensively, nurs ing experience, good household manager, well educated. references, desires position. Write, care Cheshire, 74 Farrington St., Flushing, L. I. YOUNG lady, slightly hard of hearing, wishes position as companion. Understands lip-reading. Christian. References. 7,176, Outlook. WANTED-Position as managing housekeeper or companion by middle-aged widow of experience. References furnished. 7,180, Outlook. A woman of refinement would like care of gentleman's home. Capable of taking entire charge. Best of references furnished. 7,156, Outlook. LADY desires to place her excellent English nurse with family going to England or France in early fall. Will take charge of children or invalid in return for passage. Ab solutely reliable. Write Mrs. Theodore Lilley, Tolland, Mass. EDUCATED COUPLE, without children, seeking place in fine family; man, Hollander, as secretary-companion, invalid care, supervisor; woman, French, as lectrice, companion, French teacher. Both speak English, French, Dutch, Latin, German. Would travel. Excel lent references. 7,187, Outlook. By refined middle-aged woman as companion, mother's helper, or nursery governess for two children. References. Address Mrs. Smiddy, P. O. Box 566, Rye, N. Y. Teachers and Governesses TEACHER of mathematics and French wishes position. 7,163, Outlook. KINDERGARTNER, with fourteen years' experience, desires position for autumn in New York City. 7,185, Outlook. GOVERNESS OR NURSERY GOVERNESS. Mrs. Charles H. Davis recommends most highly an English governess who has been with her for three vears and is leaving in September. Address iss J. M. Perry or Mrs. Davis, Bass River, Cape Cod, Mass. YOUNG lady, college graduate with two years' teaching experience, desires position as governess or tutor for the following year. Excellent references. 7,190, Outlook. MISCELLANEOUS WANTED-Young women to take nine months' course in nursing. Frances Parker Memorial Home, New Brunswick, N. J. GREGG Shorthand. If your school does not teach shorthand, let me save you two months' expense by correspondence course. 7,165, Outlook. M. W. Wightman & Co. Shopping Agency, established 1895. No charge; prompt delivery. 44 West 22d St., New York. SUB-NORMAL children can be placed ideally with well-trained, experienced women. 7,177, Outlook. YOUR WANTS Prepare for permanent position. Write for booklet CM27 Standard Business Training Institute, Buffalo. N. Y. FOR PATRIOTIC HOME MISSIONS. Wanted, two young men. One, a stenographer, high school or college graduate, to be secretary to the president. One, a college graduate, to teach mathematics. Fine loca tion and rewarding work. For particulars address Wm. G. Frost, President, Berea College, Berea, Rye Seminary Inn Summer Hotel For Sale WANTED Experienced man who can take RYE, N. Y. 7 acres of beautiful grounds. 3 minutes from station. Only 30 guests. Trolleys to bathing beach. Open June 15 to September 15. 50 minutes from New York. Rates per person $25.00 weekly up. Telephone Rye 32. Health Resorts Crest View Sanatorium Greenwich, Ct. First-class in all respects, home comforts. H. M. HITCHCOCK, M.D. One of the best propositions on North Shore. Beautiful hillside, with bathing beach; most wonderful location; a small inn, 45 rooms; always turns away more than are accommodated; in good repair, part new room for large extension; present owner retiring. 837, Outlook. NEW JERSEY FOR RENT, Furnished. Attract ive home at Morristown, for August. Twelve rooms, three bathrooms, garden, garage. Rent $200. Possibly cook. 845, Outlook. charge of kitchen, bakery, pantry, dining hall, laundry, housekeeping, and supplies and en gage employees in institution near Philadelphia serving five hundred people. 7,181, Outlook. Companions and Domestic Helpers WANTED-Refined, educated girl to accept permanent home in Christian household as mother's helper: children three, six, and eight. 7,188, Outlook. LARGE family, simple country place, want to employ refined woman as cook. Three other employees. Professional servant not wanted. Mrs. Stanley Bright, Reading, Pa. of household, educational, business, or personal service-domestic workers, teachers, nurses, business or professional assistants, etc., etc.-whether you require help or are seeking a situation, may be filled through a little announcement in the CLASSIFIED COLUMNS OF THE OUTLOOK. 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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES PENNSYLVANIA AUBREY HALL Backward and mentally defective children taught individually by experienced teachers under the supervision of an eminent nerve specialist. Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES St. John's Riverside Hospital Training School for Nurses YONKERS. NEW YORK Registered in New York State, offers a 3 years' course-a general training to refined, educated women. Requirements one year high school or its equivalent. Apply to the Directress of Nurses, Yonkers, New York. BE A ACCOUNTANCY The Highest Paid Profession taught thoroughly International Accountants Society 1. To high school graduates a four-year combination course (with the College of Liberal Arts) leading to the degree B. A. or B. S. 2. To students who have had two years of college, a two-year course leading to the degree B. A. or B. S., and a three-year course leading to the degree Bachelor in Business Administration. 3. 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IN PEACE AND WAR for over 25 years Allen's Foot-Ease, the Antiseptic, Healing Powder for the Feet, to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, has been the standard remedy for all aching, swollen, hot, tired feet, blisters and sore spots and for the instant relief of corns, bunions and callouses. Thousands of people sent packages of Allen's Foot-Ease to their sons, brothers or sweethearts in the army and navy, because they knew from experience that it would freshen and rest their feet, make their shoes comfortable and walking easy. Those who use Allen's Foot-Ease have solved their foot troubles. "The Most Beautiful Hymnal in the American Church" HYMNS OF THE Charles Clayton Morrison and Herbert L. Willett, Editors THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY PRESS, 702 E. 40th St., CHICAGO Earn While You Learn Take a position with the Brooklyn Public Library and join its Library Training Course where students are paid $50 per month after one month's experience. No examination necessary. Other positions carrying higher salaries are also open. For further information apply to Brooklyn Public Library, 26 Brevoort Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. WAS IRELAND EVER UNITED? The Outlook of July 9 publishes an article by Everett P. Wheeler, under the heading "Common Sense about Ireland," to which, with your kind permission, I wish to say a few words in reply. Mr. Wheeler states that there never was a united Ireland, independent of Great Britain, and to prove this assertion he quotes from Justin McCarthy, the historian, as follows: "The island was divided among native chiefs, who concerned themselves mainly about their local interests, and had, no doubt, their natural rivalries." This cannot be taken to mean that the people were divided, but evidently refers to the land; and the fact that the people were concerned about their local affairs proves that they were not engaged in strife or civil warfare. True, Ireland was divided into four petty kingdoms, but all were subject to one monarch, called the "Ard Ri," or King of Ireland, whose seat was at Tara, where also was located the principal Council, or Parliament, which represented the whole nation. History and legend both record that this form of government lasted several centuries, and unless there was some degree of cohesion and unity among the people it could not possibly have endured for such a length of time. The real disunion in Ireland began with the advent of the Norman barons and their followers, and when her Ulster was hatched by religious intolerance which came on the heels of the Reformation, and which has been kept alive and fostered to the present day by every conceivable means as a guard against the danger of unity. In his brief summary of Irish history Mr. Wheeler cites a number of "indisputable facts," of which the following are samples, namely: that O'Neil proclaimed himself King of Ulster and was killed in an affray by Scottish settlers; that Edmund Burke was the greatest Irish statesman and advocated the union of Ireland with Great Britain; and that Grattan's Parliament refused to pass a bill for Catholic emancipation. O'Neil never proclaimed himself, nor was he proclaimed, King of Ulster. He was a chieftain who fought against the armies of Elizabeth for a period of ten years, till, finally overwhelmed by superior numbers, he escaped to Rome, where he died an exile. Edmund Burke was an English statesman, and represented the English constituency of Bristol in the English Parliament, was paymaster of the army, and was the recipient of a large pension. I would consider him very foolish to ruin his career and lose his emoluments by advocating Irish freedom. Grattan's Parliament never discussed a Catholic emancipation bill; such a measure was never introduced to that body, as it was absolutely unnecessary; the mere fact of the existence of an Irish Parliament acted automatically in the emancipation of the Catholics. The Act of Union was brought about by coercion, intimidation, and bribery, a transaction stigmatized by Mr. Gladstone as the most shameful and criminal in the annals of history. (See Gladstone's speech on introducing the Home Rule Bill in 1886.) H. McMANAMY. New York. What Is Nerve Force? NERVE Force is an energy created by the nervous system. What it is, we do not know, just as we do not know what electricity is. We know this of Nerve Force. It is the dominant power of our existence. It governs our whole life. It is Life; for if we knew what nerve force were, we should know the secret of life. Nerve force is the basic force of the body and mind. The power of every muscle, every organ; in fact, every cell is governed and receives its initial impulse through the nerves. Our vitality, strength and endurance are directly governed by the degree of our nerve force. If an elephant had the same degree of nerve force as a flea, or an ant, he would jump over mountains and push down skyscrapers. If an ordinary man had the same degree of nerve force as a cat, he could break all athletic records without half trying. This is an example of Muscular Nerve Force. Mental Nerve Force is indicated by force of character, personal magnetism, moral courage and mental power. Organic Nerve Force means health and long life. It is a well-balanced combination of Phys. ical, Mental and Organic Nerve Force that has made Thomas Edison, General Pershing and Charles Schwab and other great men what they are. 95% of mankind are led by the other 5%. It is Nerve Force that does the leading. In our nerves, therefore, lies our greatest strength; and there, also our greatest weakness-for when our nerve force becomes depleted, through worry, disease, overwork, abuse, every muscle loses its strength and endurance; every organ becomes partly paralyzed, and the mind becomes befogged. The noted British authority on the nerves, Alfred T. Schofield, says, "It is my belief that the greatest factor in the maintenance of health is that nerves be in order." Unfortunately few people know that they waste their nerve force, or will admit that it has been more or less exhausted. So long as their hands and knees do not tremble, they cling to the belief that their nerves are strong and sound, which is a dangerous assumption. How often do we hear of people running from doctor to doctor, seeking relief from a mysterious "something-the-matter" with them, though repeated examinations fail to indicate that any particular organ is weak or diseased. It is "nerves or "you are run down," the doctor tells the victim. Then a "tonic " is prescribed, which temporarily gives the nerves a swift kick, and speeds them up, just as a fagged-out horse may be made to speed up by towing him behind an automobile. The symptoms of nerve exhaustion vary according to individual characteristics, but the development is usually as follows: First Stage: Lack of energy and endurance; that "tired feeling," especially in the back and knees. Second Stage: Nervousness; sleeplessness; irritability; decline in sex force; loss of hair; nervous indigestion; sour stomach; gas in bowels; constipation; irregular heart; poor memory; lack of mental en durance; dizziness; headaches; backaches; neuritis; rheumatism, and other pains. Third Stage: Serious mental disturbances; fear; undue worry, melancholia; dangerous organic disturbances; suicidal tendencies, and, in extreme cases, insanity. It is evident that nerve depletion leads to a long train of evils that torture the mind and body. It is no wonder neurasthenics (nerve bankrupts) become melancholy and do not care to live. If only a few of the symptoms mentioned apply to you, especially those indicating mental instability, you may be sure your nerves are at fault-that you have exhausted your Nerve Force. Nerve Force is the most precious gift of Nature. It means everything—your happiness, your health, your success in life. You should know all there is to learn about your nerves; how to relax, calm and soothe your nerves, so that after a severe nerve strain you can rebuild your lost Nerve Force, and keep yourself physically and mentally fit. Paul von Boeckmann, the noted Nerve Culturist, who for 25 years has been the leading authority in America on Breathing, Nerve Culture and Psycho-physics, has written a remarkable book on the Nerves, which teaches how to soothe, calm and care for the nerves. The cost of the book is only 25 cents (coin or stamps). Bound in elegant cloth and gold cover, 50 cents. Address, Paul von Boeckmann, Studio 330, World's Tower Bldg., 110 West 40th St., New York City. You should order the book to-day. It will be a revelation to you and will teach you important facts that will give you greater Physical, Mental and Organic Nerve Force. If you do not agree that this book teaches you the most important lesson on Health and Mental Efficiency you have ever read, your money will be refunded by return mail, plus the outlay of postage you may have incurred. The author of Nerve Force has advertised his various books on Health and Nerve Culture in the standard magazines of America during the last twenty years, which is ample evidence of his responsibility and integrity. The following are extracts from letters written by grateful people who have read the book: "I have gained 12 pounds since reading your book and I feel so energetic. I had about given up hope of ever finding the cause of my low weight." "Your book did more for me for indigestion than two courses in dieting." "My heart is now regular again and my nerves are fine. I thought I had heart trouble, but it was simply a case of abused nerves. I have re-read your book at least ten times." "The advice given in your book on relaxation and calming my nerves has cleared my brain. Before I was half dizzy all the time." A physician says: "Your book shows you have a scientific and profound knowledge of the nerves and nervous people. I am recommending your book to my patients." A prominent lawyer in Ansonia, Conn., says: "Your book saved me from a nervous collapse such as I had three years ago. I now sleep soundly and am gaining weight. I can again do a real day's work." [Advertisement] |