Stammering, Its Cause and Cure by Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue (microsoft ebook reader txt) 📕
PART IV--SETTING THE TONGUE FREE
I. The Joy of Perfect SpeechII. How to Determine Whether You Can Be CuredIII. The Bogue Guarantee and What It MeansIV. The Cure Is PermanentV. A Priceless Gift--An Everlasting InvestmentVI. The Home of Perfect SpeechVII. My Mother and The Home Life at the InstituteVIII. A Heart-to-Heart Talk with ParentsIX. The Dangers of Delay
PREFACE
Considerably more than a third of a century has elapsed since Ipurchased my first book on stammering. I still have that quaintlittle book made up in its typically English style with smallpages, small type and yellow paper back--the work of an Englishauthor whose
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Another severe test of a cure of stammering is an illness such as may have brought the trouble on in the first place. If the stammerer, for instance, can undergo an attack of influenza or pneumonia and come out of it without difficulty, it proves beyond all question of a doubt that the cure is permanent.
For that reason, I wish to quote the letter of an Illinois boy who says:
“I am getting along fine with my speech. I am sure I will never stammer again. I was sick the week after Christmas with pneumonia but it did not bother me a bit.”
Another young man says:
“It is now nearly six months since I left the Institute and in that time I have not stammered a word. What do you think about that? It surely is fine. But you know that. I was in Chicago last week and visited friends and saw a doctor friend of mine who did not know that I had been away, so he just stood there and looked at me, and said, ‘You are talking fine. How did you learn that?’
“I told him and then talked to him for four hours and he said it was the best thing that had ever happened to me.” Another letter, this time from Honolulu and from a man who attended the Institute a number of years ago, says:
“Just to let you know that I am still alive and enjoying life as I never have before. I have forgotten that I ever stammered. Sincere thanks to you.”
This young man is now an engineer in the employ of the United Shipping Board.
These letters give the answer better than I can—better than any scientist can because they tell the real truth taken from the experience of those who have tried and know—
First—That stammering can be cured by the Bogue Unit Method!
Second—That the cure is a permanent cure!
There is no gift that can take the place of perfect speech. It is beyond price—and the person who talks after stammering would give all his possessions to keep from going back again to stammering.
But Freedom-of-Speech is more than a priceless gift—it is a wonderful investment. Should you ask: “Does it pay to be cured of stammering?” the answer could be nothing but “Yes”—and there is evidence aplenty to prove it.
One young man writes:
“I have never enjoyed life as I have since I left the Institute, both in a business and social way. I am to get a 25% increase in my salary the first of the month, which is at least partially due to my wonderful perfection of speech.”
Does it pay—? Does a 25 per cent. increase in salary pay? Here is the case of a young woman who was about to lose her position because of her imperfection in speech—yet when she returned home after being cured at the Institute, she wrote:
“I was very much surprised when I went down to the office yesterday to find that I was going to get my place back again. This evening, Mr.—told me that I was to get a 33 1/3% raise at the end of next week, so my stay with you has already begun to pay dividends.”
Freedom-from-Stammering PAYS—in dollars and cents. On a cold business basis, it is one of the best investments to be made. One man who attended here a few years ago was a fireman in a large factory, stoking boilers all day long. Today he is salesman—and the head salesman at that—for the same firm—he makes as much as the President of the firm. He works on commission—and he knows how to talk so as to sell.
Another man was section foreman when he took his course at the Bogue Institute. Today he is manager of one of a great chain of big retail stores and makes more in one day than he used to make in two weeks.
Another case is that of a young man from New York State, who gave up his position to come to the Bogue Institute and be free from stammering. Six weeks later he went home. Like the other young man mentioned above, he met with a success—surprise—he was re-employed by his old employers—and he, too, was given a 25 per cent. increase in salary.
So, you see, freedom from stammering pays—pays splendidly and continuously for all the rest of your life. It pays in satisfaction, in contentment, in happiness and ability to associate with others on a plane of speech-equality.
It pays in better salaries and bigger earning power—in opportunities opened and chances made possible to you that are closed to the one who stammers.
The world’s successful men and women do not stammer. The happy, contented people do not stammer. The money-makers do not stumble and stick and stutter when they talk.
To be successful you must know how to talk. If you stammer today, make your plans to get out from under the handicap—remember that it will pay you and pay you well.
The Bogue Institute of Indianapolis is truly the home of perfect speech. For in no other place can be found the things that are found here. Nowhere else is there that silent sympathy with the moods of the one who stammers. Nowhere else is there that home-like atmosphere, that all-prevading spirit of helpfulness and cheerfulness and good-will.
No matter how discouraged the stammerer may be, no matter how tired or nervous or self-conscious—no matter how shy or shrinking from the gaze of others—no matter how timid or filled-with-fear the mind, the attitude begins to change within an hour after his arrival.
For this is the home of perfect speech. Success is in the air. Every step I take counteracts the tendency to fear and worry and strain. I know what the stammerer needs. I know the things that need to be done to quiet the hyper-nervous case. I know what to do to banish that intense self-consciousness and make the student self-forgetful. These things have been learned by experience. And these gained-by-experience methods start the student in the right way from the very first hour.
Pupils Are Met at the Train: We are glad to meet pupils at the Union Station, where all trains over steam roads arrive, if the student informs us beforehand (either by letter or telegram) the road over which he is coming and the time he will arrive in this city. There is no charge for this, it being merely a part of the courtesy extended to students who are unfamiliar with the location of the Institute. A small bow of blue ribbon should be worn as a means of identification.
When You Arrive: If you have not written or telegraphed us to meet you at the railway station, as soon as you arrive go to the telephone booth and call the Bogue Institute and a representative of the institute will be sent for you promptly.
Your Baggage: The transfer of baggage from the station to the Institute will be attended to by our office. The Baggage Transfer makes regular trips to the Institute for the purpose of looking after the baggage of new students as well as those who have completed the course and are leaving for home.
Entrance Requirements: It is necessary that every student entering the Institute be of normal intelligence and at least eight years of age. Every student must also be of good moral character and must be able to speak the English language sufficiently well to take the instruction. When a stammerer has been cured in one language, however, he is cured in all languages. Rich and poor are here treated with equal kindness, courtesy and respect. We believe in those who are here to be cured, regardless of their station in life, and we believe in helping them accomplish that purpose in as short a time as is consistent with the results which they desire.
Grounds and Buildings: The Institute Building and Dormitory stand in a large lot, ideally located, in a desirable residential neighborhood away from the dirt, dust, noise and clamor of the city and yet not so far out as to be in the least removed from the city’s activities.
Board and Room for Students: The Institute maintains its own Dormitory and Boarding Department under the direct and immediate supervision of the Institute authorities. To the right of the Main Dormitory Building as you enter will be found the Dormitory for girls and women, while on the left are located the General Offices and the Dormitory for boys and men. Every facility has been provided for the comfort and happiness of our pupils while at the Institute. Room, board, heat, light, hot and cold baths and all other comforts and conveniences are provided.
Sleeping Rooms: The pupils’ sleeping rooms and apartments are large, well-lighted, and well-ventilated. They are comfortable both summer and winter, ample facilities being provided to heat the entire building comfortably at all times.
All of the sleeping rooms as well as the entire Dormitory and class-room are lighted with electricity. Each room contains furnishings necessary to make the room comfortable and home-like. Bath and face towels are furnished without extra cost, as is all necessary bedding and linen. Commodious and spacious bathrooms, with running water, and modern equipment are furnished for the exclusive use of pupils.
Dining Room: Two large, airy and well-ventilated dining rooms are located in the Main Dormitory Building. Here are served all meals, made up in the most appetizing manner—wholesome menus planned for the special needs of the type of students who come here. There is no dieting, but meals are carefully balanced and highly seasoned dishes or injurious food combinations are eliminated.
Every meal is prepared under the direct supervision of an experienced chef. Under this direction our pupils are served with some of the most delicious and healthful viands which can be put together—all of which is evidenced by the students’ enthusiastic approbation of the Institute table fare.
Scrupulous Cleanliness: Every part of the Institute Buildings is kept scrupulously clean—every day in the year. In this respect the Bogue Institute surpasses many of the best hotels.
Library: The leading papers and magazines are constantly available and we encourage students to keep in touch with the world of events by regular reading.
How the Time is Spent: The order of the day is as follows:
6:30 AM………………………………..Arise 7 to 8 AM…………………………..Breakfast 8 to 9 AM……………………….Special Study 9 to 11 AM…………….Morning Treatment Period 11 to 12 AM….Progress Tests, Special Examination and Personal Instruction 12 to 2 PM…………………….Luncheon Period 2 to 4 PM……………………Class Instruction 4 to 6 PM………………………….Recreation 6 PM………………………………….Dinner 8 PM………Children’s Junior Class Retiring Hour 9 PM………Children’s Senior Class Retiring Hour 10 PM……………….Adults’ Last Retiring Hour
There are no classes on Saturday afternoon nor on Sundays or holidays. There are no evening or night classes at any time and no student may enroll who is not in a position to devote all the needed time to the pursuit of the work. There is no part-time course, permitting the student to work or go to public or high school while attending the Bogue Institute. The work here is too important to become a “side-issue.” We insist that it be the student’s regular and only absorbing activity.
LECTURES: From time to time during the year, open lectures are given by myself and assistant instructors dealing with the fundamentals of speech or kindred subjects aimed to make for the students’ rapid progress. These lectures are important and must be attended by every student.
A CAREFULLY-PLANNED COURSE: Every step of the student’s course from the time of arising in the morning to the time of retiring at night, is planned for the best results. Experience has taught
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