Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-31
PRES. LANCASTER
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ruption. After / had studied for what
seemed TO me TO be a very long time
glanced at my watch and found
that | had concentrated my mind for
only about two-thirds of a minute.
But kept up this method la studying
my lessons and before knew 1t /
was able To concentrate my mind on
a particular subject for fifteen min
utes. then a half hour. then one hour
and finally for five hours at a time.
|. After while began to study
the nervous system-a subject which
now teach in Oliyet. / found that
a good nervous system was the result
of training-of concentration and
continued application. | found after
examining the brain of a very efficient
man-one who had been a success in
the business, educational and religious
world-that only about four-ffths of
his brain had been used also
found, upon examining many brains
under the microscope, that ON the
average not more than one-half the
cells in the brain were ever used. 1t
was then that | began to realize that
] had not made use of my ability and
| did not know il until / was thirty
five
Many Of you, perhaps, know some
thing of Sandell, that man of power
ful strength, who was famous over all
the world several years ago. The
stories about his almost superhuman
strength have startled many a youth
Now how did Sandell happen to have
this strength? 1t was by persistently
doing the things that would develop
him. He was the son of an average
sized father, and up TO the age of
! eighteen he was not exceptionally
strong or large. One day he went
with his father to a museum where
he saw the statues of several Of those
old Greek gods and heroes. He gaz-
ed with surprise on their huge pro-
portions and asked his father if ever
men grew so large. His father told
him that they did and that it was
by their excellent method OF physical
culture. Sandell asked if he could
grow to be SO big and strong and was
told that he could if he tried. He
then said, Well, i want to- His
father said Il will help you Sandell
then began TO exercise and test his
strength and his father helped him.
In about five years he had grown
from a slim average youth of five feet
seven inches and weighing $50
pounds 10 be a man standing six feet
three inches and weighing $50 pounds.
When he began to give exhibitions of
his strength he would arch his body
up by throwing his head over back
wards until his hands touched the
floor. A plank was then laid across
his stomach and a pony led onto it
and past the center until a second
pony could mount the plank, when ne
would balance the two Of them across
his stomach. How did he gain this
strength? He worked it out. How
can each of you accomplish the things
you want to accomplish? Simply by
persistently keeping at your job.
You should decide what you want
TO do at an early age and then prepare
for that work, and do no other. You
cannot be master of every task. |
know of a man who had almost given
up hopes in life because Of ill-health.
When he consulted a noted doctor, as
last resort, the doctor prescribed
this simple medicine You go out in
the open and get a flower. Bring it
back TO your room and press IL out
and study its makeup, Get a new
flower each day and study it. The
man did as he was told. He gathered
all of the flowers near his home and
then began to go farther. He made