Synthesized answer
"The Nautilus" magazine aims to help individuals "do what they will to do" by providing practical ideas and inspiration that impel readers to use these ideas [2]. The magazine teaches "Constructive Science" and how to think in a way that promotes oneself [2]. It also inspires health, wealth, and happiness in all departments of life [1].
Specific contributors mentioned include Wallace D. Wattles, who teaches "Constructive Science" and how to think to promote yourself. Elizabeth and William E. Towne, the editors and owners, also teach these principles and their success is presented as something to learn from. Thomas Dreier of the Sheldon School of Salesmanship writes on business growing, and Frank Andrews Fall of the University of New York also contributes [2]. The magazine also features a Success Department where individuals can share their thoughts, with prizes awarded for the best letters [1, 2].
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Then there is our Success Department, where everybody is invited to say his say, and prizes are given for best letters. THE NAUTILUS teaches and inspires health, wealth, and happiness in ALL departments of life. Don’t miss Wallace D. Wattles’ great new serial story, “As a Grain of Mustard Seed,” which will begin in an early number of the magazine. Send $1.00 for a year’s subscription to THE NAUTILUS, with a copy of “Making The Man Who Can,” and “Marital Unrest: a New Remedy,” both by Wallace D. Wattles. Or, send 10 cents for a three months’ trial and a copy of “Marital Unrest.” Do you want…
← Chapter 17 The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles Advert → 3931957 The Science of Getting Rich — Advert Wallace D. Wattles FURTHER AIDS TOWARD GETTING RICH RIGHT THE NAUTILUS is published monthly for the express purpose of making Men and Women Who Can Do What They Will To Do. It abounds in practical ideas and in the bright inspiration that impels you to USE the ideas. Use it as first aid! Wallace D. Wattles, who wrote this book, teaches “Constructive Science” in every number of the magazine. How to think so as to PROMOTE YOURSELF is what you want to know. He teaches it!…
“The Eternal News,” a very excellent pamphlet published by J. J. Brown, 300 Cathcart Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland. He may also find some help in a series of articles written by the author, which were published in Nautilus (Holyoke, Mass.) during the spring and summer of 1909, under the title “What is Truth?” In writing this book I have sacrificed all other considerations to plainness and simplicity of style, so that all might understand. The plan of action laid down herein was deduced from the conclusions of philosophy; it has been thoroughly tested, and bears the supreme test of…
feel the power of purpose radiating from you; so that every one will get the sense of advancement and increase from you. Men will be attracted to you, and if there is no possibility for advancement in your present job, you will very soon see an opportunity to take another job. There is a Power which never fails to present opportunity to the Advancing Man who is moving in obedience to law. God cannot help helping you, if you act in a Certain Way; He must do so in order to help Himself. There is nothing in your circumstances or in the industrial situation that can keep you down. If you cannot…
in the hope that he, or those above you, will see your good work and advance you; it is not likely that they will do so. The man who is merely a “good” workman, filling his place to the very best of his ability, and satisfied with that, is valuable to his employer; and it is not to the employer’s interest to promote him; he is worth more where he is. To secure advancement, something more is necessary than to be too large for your place. The man who is certain to advance is the one who is too big for his place, and who has a clear concept of what he wants to be; who knows that he can become…
More questions about this book
- Explain Wattles' "Science of Getting Rich" and its connection to "Mental Science" or "Constructive Science" as if to someone completely unfamiliar with these concepts, using only the information presented.
- How might Wattles' work, published in 1910 amidst other "self-help founders" and preceding the "New Thought movement," both align with and distinguish itself from the broader self-improvement landscape of his era?
- If "thinking" is presented as a "science" that can be taught "to PROMOTE YOURSELF," what are the implications for personal agency and the perceived role of the mind in achieving success according to Wattles' philosophy?
- Given its 1910 publication date, what aspects of "The Science of Getting Rich" (as revealed through this excerpt and the Nautilus ad) appear to have a timeless appeal, and what elements seem distinctly characteristic of its historical period?