The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-01
THINKING OF POVERTY
DERIVES A MAN OF ALL SPIRIT
(By Fern Howard


Few things in this world trouble
people more than poverty, or fear of
poverty; and indeed it is a great af-
Fiction; but like other ills that flesh
is heir to, it has its corrective, its
specific remedy. The wise applica-
ton of energy, caution and temper
ance, combined with constructive
thoughts is a certain cure. But the
fear of poverty will bring the wolf
to the door.
A great many years ago a middle
aged man told me that he would be
perfectly happy if he could only be
assured that he would never die in
the poor house; that he would have
sufficient money to provide for
rainy day. He said that he was sat
isfied that it was not intended for
him to have wealth or to be in easy
circumstances, or independent, or to
have anything more than mere liv-
ing; that he had come from an un-
wealthy family; that his father was
as poor as church mouse; that he
and his brother had gone bare-footed
in the winter; that they had always
been in debt; that many time they
had not been able to out run the con-
stable; that they had never been able
to make both end smeet; that he him.
self had always been hard up, out at
the elbows, and that he always ex-
pected to be short Of cash.
Now this is just the thing that
kept this man in destitute circum-
stances, for he was a hard worker.
temperate, and as good as gold. But
his thoughts were destructive. He
feared poverty and always expect
ed to be poor. He merely worked to
keep the wolf from the door; did not
expect anything else and the result
was that he just managed to live
hand to mouth existance, making
mere living for himself and family
Whereas had he been constructive,
having only those thoughts which are
conducive to prosperity and opulence,
he would undoubtedly hav made a
fortune.
| know man who only a few
years was so poor that he and his
wife were forced to live on diet of
thin soup without crackers or but
ter. They were unable to pay their
rent, or buy themselves warm cloth
ing. They had drained their re-
sources. They were half starved and
being unequal to the situation were
fapidly heading toward the poor
house. Today they are living in lux
ury in beautiful home. They own
4 yacht, an automobile, and dollars
to them are plenty. They do not re-
semble the couple who short time
ago were on the verge of starvation.
They did not strike oil or discover
l gold mine. They simply realized
that their difficulties were all of
heir own making. That the cause of
heir Strengthened circumstances was
mental. Someone had ex-
planned to them the principles of
which are that every
Every though is constructive or de-
;tructive, negative or positive, and
hat every condition in life is the re-
suit of thought vibrating according
% psychological law and that power
y cannot be found in life that is
'uled by the scientific application of
selective, and protective
bought, and this wise couple began
It once to put them in operation.
They turned their backs on penury
lndr esolved that come what may
hey would aspire to wetlth and
truggle toward it. The result was
hat in short time they had splen- :
i'd income.
If you want to make sufficient
money to make both ends meet, to
old your head above the water, to
ave comfortable home, project {
our thoughts into the future, draw
mental picture of the thing you :
rant, never think of poverty, and in
short time you will attain your
oal