The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21
The Best Road
to Success Is
Concentration
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Hi ELLA NJ MlLSo-As
No 10Y for which thy hungerins heart
has painted,
40 hope it cherishes thro' waiting
years.
But if thou dost deserve It, shall DC
granted.
For with each passionate WISH 'ae
blessing nears.
Tune up the hne. strong instrument
Of thy being.
10 chord with thy dear hope. and 90
not tire;
When both In key and rhythm are
agreeing.
Lo. thou shalt kiss the lips Of thy
desire
The thing thou cravest so waits in the
distance.
wrapt in the silcnces, unseen and
dumb
Essential to thy soul and thy exist
ence,
Live worthy OF it--call and il shall
come.
The great men Of India discovered
thousands OF years ago that the tdy
of the sun, focused in lens. would
l.
would only mildly warm various op-
iccts. from this observation they
camc to consider how great was the
power of concentrated thought.
And SO came the wonderful acnleVe-
ments Of the ..yogis" and others who
| have learned how to SO control the
4 mental powers that they perform
| what many people not acquainted
| with the law of concentration cal
/ miracles" We all know the wore
| .mesmerism',. we know that it Is
| term which stands for the control o
4 one mind BY another.
But many people do not know nov
] that word originated. Here IS ~
i story:
Mesmer, the German savant. discoy
cred the great power OF the mn.
generated by the concentrated VII
/! from the following opservatlon: - :
was once on board steamer, whic
unfortunately sank. and no was tn
only survivor. BY means of broke
mast he reached the land. AS It wa
4 incoming dark. he climbed tree
protect himself against the attack 6
s Wild animals, and sat UP the whol
airht on q branch Of the tree.
Next morning as he was descendln
from tho tree he noticed a huge SCI
pent below, but apparently dead. Hol
rified at the sight, he did not dare
come down.
Iiiscovcry of Strange Force.
After a, few moments he observe
three birds fall into its mouth. while
4 were at once swallowed. y sho'
l while after, two small animals SLOW
II ~ crawled into its mouth, Whlch VIZ 2,
n also devoured Immediately. Then /!
n noticed the serpent stir and leave =
II place, :, !,
II He was stupefcd with fear ana W We,
II dor. and could not account TOT WI
II he saw. ,,,
II Ant IN his cool moments he arriV'
II az the conclusion that 1t was due
III great will power that the serpent "
II ahle "a draw birds and animals tor
II food. u, 49, !,
II ooyarv ne what Is known as me
,,aric force, which Is nothing but t
will nower developed by the conce
III tration Of mind
This fact is worthy Of your serlo
= attention. You possess IN your O
. mind a quality very Ike the 81
4 Your mind sends out rays and vibl
tions continually But II these ra
ara scattered, and sent In a score
GllIGireCtlOHS, SeiIlO 4ASNSA AoSooSA lAoIs q
length Of time on any idea, they y
4 have no force to bring you what y
desire. ~
Mako a Lens of Your VIII.
II Once learn how to make a lens
your win ana turn the full strenl
50 OF your mental sun upon whate
you long for, and the powerful @
centrated rays will burn away "A
bunch 8of straw you call obstacles,
N The ,ancients used the serpent as Y
symbol OF Wisdom. Perhaps this
not n I paisnomer; for the serpApt
- we SEQ IL In thn stony OF Nesl