Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1903 — A Prolific Family. [ARTICLE]

A Prolific Family.

There has just died at the age of ninety-four years, at Berwick-on-Tweed, England, Mrs. Elliot, the widow of a fishermhn, who was the mother of twelve children, and had seventy-six grandchildren, 122 greatgrandchildren, and eleven great greatgrandchildren, making her total direct descendants 221. Among that vast array of books generally classified as New Thought Literature, certain volumes stand forth preeminently as combining both the philosophy of this teaching and its practical application. While the value of the New Thought as a philosophy and system of ethics is generally conceded, even by the orthodox, its practical value is but little realized, indeed is hardly perceived by the majority. Books, therefore, that apply these principles to the various problems and incidents of daily life are particularly valuable, and more so when they present their illustrations in a simple, homely manner, easily understood by all, and so portrayed as not to arouse the antagonism even of prejudice. Such books are “How We Master Our Fate” and “How to Control Circumstances,” by Ursula N. Gestefeld. Published by the Gestefeld Pub. Co Pelham, N. Y.