Every person may, if he so desires, select for himself the number of friends he will have and the character of the friendship they shall give to him. To do this, he must keep in mind the fact that "Like attracts like." His remembrance of this will be of much assistance to him in accomplishing desirable results from his efforts. The Law of Mentalism proves that if he thinks unjust thoughts of others, these thoughts will effect those people, and their estimation of him will unconsciously be lowered. In this way the evil thinker injures himself and loses friends. If, however, he thinks kind and generous thoughts of others, they will be influenced by those thoughts, and while unaware of the cause, will give in return their approval and assistance.

If one would gain the friendship or affection of another, he must be willing to make an effort. That which is not worth working for is not worth having. There is much good and some bad in every person, and they show to us that part of their nature which we draw out and uncover. If we place a man on his honor, he will be true to it. If we give him the thought that we believe him bad, he will, as a rule, not disappoint us. How can we expect him to live above the. standard we have set for him by the thoughts we implanted in his brain? It remains with us to encourage the good in others and thus help ourselves, or to excite the bad in them and have it react upon us to our own injury and possible destruction. We make men and women purer and nobler by appealing to the Divine Spark of truth within their souls. No one is ever made good through fear of punishment, or from being constantly told how bad he is; nor by force of any kind. We can influence and encourage people to think as we wish them to, but we can accomplish nothing by dictation or coercion.

Those who would win friends must send out thoughts of good fellowship, and extend to these people honest generosity and kindness. One must sincerely think and feel these sentiments or he will fail in his purpose. To use this method for purely personal gain would be a selfish act, and back of it must exist a selfish thought. This thought would also travel with the others and counteract their effect; and even should the desired friendship be won at the time, it would not be permanent, for the person would soon feel the force of the selfish thoughts. We all know how quickly we can detect the insincere thoughts which underlie words of flattery given by people to influence us for the purpose of gaining their own ends.

It is always more pleasant to give than to receive. He who will give out the truest affection of which he is capable will in return be rewarded by the gift of an affection equally as strong, "For love brings love, as hate brings hate." If one should desire to win the affection of some particular person, I would advise him to proceed systematically to gain that desire. He must first ascertain the subjects upon which the person and he are mutually interested; the things they can think and talk about and agree upon. By paying special attention to these subjects his mental organization will soon harmonize with that of the other. This will assist him to win respect, etc., and give him a fair foundation to work upon.

He must then take the concentration exercises for half an hour every day, and while concentrating, send out the thoughts and feelings he wishes the other person to accept. In time the Mentalism he is using will have its effect, and if his thoughts are backed by sincerity, they will be accepted. The person will then be mentalized and will think as the dictator wishes, just as long as he does not destroy the influence of these thoughts, by thinking in connection with this person, thoughts of a different character. The affection he has created within the other person will continue as long as the cause exists, but no longer. If he is insincere, he cannot hold the affection. If one desires to make enemies for himself and destroy his success and happiness, he can do so by the use of Mental-ism. He has but to send out to others the thoughts of hate, revenge, etc., and they will return to him and destroy him. We all have the liberty of choosing which we will make for ourselves, friends or enemies.

"Think you are well, and that all is well with you, And Nature will read your thoughts and make them true." - Segno.