by Napoleon Hill
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When the sales manager went through the clinic, he was told what was wrong with him. The doctor said, "Your difficulty is that you breathe in too much oxygen." He laughed and said, "That's silly!" The doctor responded, "Jump up and down fifty times as if you were jumping rope." He became short of breath; his heart beat rapidly; and his throat choked up.
"What can I do about it?" the young man asked. The doctor responded, "When you feel this condition coming on, you can: (1) breathe into a paper bag, or (2) just hold your breath for a little while," and the doctor banded the patient a paper bag. The patient followed instructions. His heart stopped beating rapidly,
breathing became normal, and his throat didn't bother him. He left the clinic a happy man.
Whenever the symptoms of his illness occurred, he would just hold his breath for a short time, and his body would function normally. After a few months he lost his fears, and his symptoms disappeared. This happened more than 30 years ago. He hasn't required medical attention since.
Of course, not all cures are so easily effected. There are times when you may have to use all your resources before aid is found. However, it is wise to continue the search with persistence and a positive mental attitude. Such determination and optimism usually pay off. It did for another sales manager. Let us tell you about him.
There is always a cure ? find it. This particular sales manager registered in a small town hotel and fell and broke a leg as he entered the room assigned to him. The hotel manager took our sales manager to the nearest hospital where an attending physician set his leg. A few days later it was considered safe for him to be moved, and he returned to his home.
He convalesced for several weeks under the attention of his family physician. But while he seemed to improve, the fracture did not heal. After many weeks, the doctor told him that he would get progressively worse: he would become a cripple. This sales manager was very much disturbed because his work required that he be on his feet.
He discussed the matter with one of the authors who said, "Don't believe it! There is always a cure ? find it! Take the guesswork out of it. Do It Now!" He was told the story of the automobile sales manager as it has been told to you, and it was suggested that he make arrangements to go to Mayo Brothers Clinic.
He also left the clinic a happy man. Why? He was told, "Your system needs calcium. We could load you with it, but the calcium would wear off. Just drink a quart of milk a day." He did. In time the injured leg became as strong as the sound one.
A positive mental attitude applied to health takes into consideration the possibility of accidents. In fact, Safety first is a PMA symbol. From it you receive the suggestion to become alert and enforce your desire to live ? to save life and property.
Be sure you're not driving to your own funeral. A newspaper article carried a headline reading: "Late for a Funeral, Six Die in 105 MPH Blowout" The lead read:
Six funerals were precipitated Sunday by the crash of an automobile whose driver was stepping on the gas in fear he and his relatives would be late for one funeral.
Drive carefully if you want to be physically and mentally healthy, and if you want to live longer. As a pedestrian, be alerted to the hazards and obey traffic laws. And when you ride with another person at the wheel of the automobile, remember you are at the mercy of his physical and mental weaknesses, if any, as well as the mechanical condition of his car. Have the courage to refuse to ride with an intoxicated driver, or in an automobile in which the brakes don't operate properly ? even if you own the car. "The life you save may be your own!"
Safety first saves lives with PMA. Although it cost one million dollars a floor for each of its forty-one stories, the Prudential Building in Chicago was the most inexpensive office building of its kind ever constructed. Why?
It didn't cost a single life! There were no serious accidents. Safety factors were installed because of PMA.
In comparison, negative mental attitudes comprising ignorance and carelessness, caused in tragic accidents:
One death for every one hundred feet of height of the Empire State Building!
One hundred and ten deaths in the construction of Hoover Dam!
One life for every one hundred and ten feet in the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge!
Eighty deaths in the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct!
