Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-04
WHAT is PERSONAL MAGNETISM?
1t is the art of pleasing.

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Personal magnetism can be cultivat.
ed and developed by studying ano
practicing the art Of pleasing and COCO
nature.
1t is surprising how few persons de-
vote few minutes occasionally study
ing ways and means by which they
could make themselves more agree
able ard more pleasing to their fellow
men, when few minutes daily earn
est thought devoted to this purpose
will accomplish SO much through self
study and the intelligent use of auto
suggestion or developing personal
magnetism.
A person can be highly pleasing
(magnetic) without perfect health. but
good health is an excellent basis for
the Development Of personal magne-
tism. A healthy person is usually
more attractive than sickly one. and,
it should be rememt cred that in culti-
waiting personal magnetism, it is the
senses that have to be pleased first /;
afterwards the soul.
The shake of warm healthy hand
is more pleasing (more magnetic) to
the sense of touch than the shake of a
cold clammy hand. A man with a
loathsome skin disease showing all
over his face might appear powerfully
magnetic to blind man by exhibit
ing kindness and sympathy, whereas
he would seem positively repulsive to
a man in possession of his five senses.
Other things being equal the man
whose face, form and clothing make
the best appearance, seems the most
magnetic.
However. a man may have the face
and form of an Adonis, he may be
we'll educated, he may be kind and
sympathetic but if his glance is shift
ing. if he is unable to look us steadily
in the eye while conversing with US, he
loses his magnetism so far as we are
concerned for we feel instinctively that
he is not to be trusted. The sight of
a clean bright face with clear skin
and healthy glow is more pleasing to
the sense of sight than pale, sour.
blotched face.
A body and clothes free from odor
of any kind are more pleasing to the
sense of smell than the odors which
arise from an unclean body, a foul
breath, or from clothes kept in stuffy
home. or saturated with tobacco or
perfume, no matter how choice, for
although some persons are fond of
perfume. a great many positively
loathe it.
A soft, low pitched, well cultivated
voice is infinitely more agreeable to
the sense of hearing than a monoton-
GUS. high PITCHED, raspinE nasal twang.
The pleasing Of the senses. therefore.
must be taken into consideration in
developing personal magnetism: and
little honest self-examination along
the lines ! have indicated will enable
anyone to establish helpful conditions.
even to improving the health and ae-
tually changing the pitch and modula-
ton OF the voice. A study Of the
highly magnetic man will show that
he is slow to enter a heated argument
except in the interests of right princi-
pies. Some people have the habit of
Quitting in" whenever there is a
chance for argument, merely for the
sake of arguing; but this the highly
magnetic man avoids.
The average man has pet hobbies
and if given the slightest opportunity
he likes to express his ideas and pro-
pound his theories like sage. AS a
rule he dislikes to be contradicted
or interrupted or to have his theories
questioned. The highly magnetic
man recognizes this fact and plays the
part of an interested listener; in fact
| he even goes out of his way to help
the other fellow along in his discourse.
The magnetic man never boasts about
himself or his accomplishments in
public. he is modest, not shy, has ar
encouraging word for everyone. rec.
ognizes and shows appreciation fol-
courtesies or favors shown to him, uses
| flattery judiciously and when he does
favor for friend or stranger, has
the knack of making the favored one
feel that he is doing favor in accept
ing one. The magnetic man is thought
full, courteous and kind at all times
to friend and stranger alike, no,
from selfish motives which are Away.
apparent. but for the reason that HI
has made it principle until it has be
come second nature with him.
He has bright smile, a pleasan