glad to
hear me talk without stammering."

Even THIS physical improvement is not unusual.

Another man reports the change brought about in his condition as
follows:

"Just about two years ago I was one of the worst stammerers I know that
ever was; it was simply awful. I could not speak a word without the
most terrible stammering you ever heard. My parents were heartbroken
over my condition, which grew worse all the time. I did not grow and
develop like my brothers. My shoulders were stooped, my chest
sunken--in fact, I was in a terrible condition. After staying with you
for six weeks I came home and every one who knew me when I left was
simply astonished at the improvement, not in my speech alone, but in my
physical condition also. Am stronger and well now and I say it is a
comfort to be able to talk like other boys."

This case is not an unusual one, however, for it is frequently found
that the stammering child grows into a physically deficient man as a
result of his speech impediment.

Concomitant with these physical betterments comes a changed mental
attitude, whereby the former pessimistic outlook has been changed to an
optimistic view of life. The former abnormal timidity of the student
has been replaced by a perfect confidence; the old unreasoning
fear-of-failure is transformed into a feeling of supreme self-reliance;
and the depressed, care-worn expression which may once have marked the
stammerer's countenance has given place to that of cheerfulness.

The weak and vacillating will now manifests itself as a dominant,
masterful power-of-will and the stagnant mentality of the stammerer has
now given place to a vigorous, forceful, creative mental power. The
mind-wandering or lack of ability to concentrate is gone and in its
place is an intense and well controlled power-of-concentration. In
addition to this, the nervousness which marked the every movement of
the stammerer has disappeared and the self-consciousness which made
life a misery is replaced by a calm self-control, resulting in an
entire self-forgetfulness, perfect poise and a feeling of
self-possession.

These benefits accrue gradually as the course progresses, but when,
upon the completion of the course, perfect speech is finally restored,
the results are fully evident and entirely permanent. Their permanency
is the crowning result of the proper methods--methods which eradicate
the trouble at its source--treat and remove the cause instead of
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