There is a present day need of knowledge concerning a certain contagion of emotions. Strong feeling sometimes vibrates that which is hostile and selfish. One fretful, scolding woman can upset a neighborhood, to say nothing of a household.
One's thoughts should be of love and peace, instead of worry and fear, lest she may harm others. A woman should be unafraid to conquer life's problems. She should have faith in herself or she will be a dreamer instead of a doer. She must be positive instead of negative, but be positive in the right way which includes the thought and help for others.
Voices reflect the mind and soul, so the colored woman should control the speaking voice.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has said,
"Some voices affect us like music,
Some voices arouse to action and ambition.
Some voices fill you with despondency.
Some voices irritate like a buzz-saw.
Some voices snap like turtles, and some hiss like serpents."
Control of the speaking voice is one of the most admired evidences of self control.
The power of the mind over the body is said to be greater than any germ. Compelling the mind to perform some one useful disagreeable act each day is a splendid habit trainer. The influences that we exert over others will depend to a great extent upon the control over our own habits as well as the resistance to influence that others might exert over us.
One must conquer habits of laziness, untidiness, extravagance, voice, gestures, clothing, to gain power to concentrate Thought.