The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

3/5 ( ratings)

I take pleasure in presenting to many American students who will acquire possession
of copies of this book, these practical lessons on the art and science of
Personal Magnetism. These chapters contain the gist of the lessons taught be me,
in classes, and to individuals, in my courses of personal instruction conducted by
me, here in Paris, for the past eighteen years.
In my personal class work, of course, I adapt the instruction to the special requirements
of my individual students, which I cannot do in the case of general
lessons in printed form. But, notwithstanding this, I feel that I have condensed
into these pages the essence of my methods, and principles of practice, so that
any student of average intelligence may readily grasp, assimilate, and apply the
same with success, at least, I feel that if the student does not accomplish this, it
will be his or her own fault, not that of myself.
In introducing this book, I with to express my obligations to Mr. L. N. D., an
American student of mine, here in Paris, who has kindly transformed my rather
stilted “guidebook English” into the plain, simple form desirable for a book designed
for the general public. I feel particularly indebted to him for supplying the
idiomatic, American “man on the street” terms, thus reproducing the conversational
style which I use in all my lessons in French, but which my “book English”
rendered impossible in this case without the kindly assistance of this worthy gentleman.
With hand on heart, I send to my new American audience the sincere regards,
and most earnest wishes for success, of
Their solicitous teacher,
Theron Q. Dumont -- Paris, France, August 26, 1913