July 4, 1918 
Land & Water 
19 
Pre=War and Pre=Pelman 
By Edward Anton 
I am being frequently asked, by all sorts of people, what 
is the actual difference which Pelmanism makes in a man 
or woman. 
The question is best answered by simile. '"Pre-war" is 
a term, of which, unfortunately, all of us recognise the signi- 
cance ; it refers to a standard of values and ti state of affairs 
which has completely passed away— most of it beyond the 
possibility of recall. 
■' Pre-Pelman " indicates a similarly complete change in 
the individual. Of no other system of training, of no other 
experience can it be so surely said that it re-creates the 
individual and opens up an entirely j^ew view of life. ''In 
my pre-Pelman days" is a phrase which one often hears, and 
it refers to a condition of mind which — compared with the 
present— can only be termed embryonic. 
Few people have truly realised — prior to taking a Pelman 
Course — what boundless possibilities lay ready to their hands. 
I have seen letters from Pelmanists telling of positions 
occupied by them and salaries gained by them which far 
transcends the wildest dreams of their "pre-Pelman days." 
I think that those who adopted Pelmanism years ago 
deserve especial praise for their enterprise and broad-minded- 
ness. Nowadays the sheer force of evidence or testimony 
or the weight of public opinion (which has become enthusi- 
astically Pelmanistic) almost compels every progressive man 
or woman to take a Pelman Course. ^ 
But these earlier Pelmanists — these pioneers of the new 
movement — these experimenters with a new idea (as it then 
was) — these were clear-sighted beyond the normal. Even 
before the stress of war made the demand for efficiency so 
insistent, they had apparently grasped the vital fact that 
training was an essential to efficiency of mind as to efficiency 
of body. 
And they Were right. Subsequent events proved it ; 
scientists agreed with it ; and — most important of all- — their 
own experiences endorsed it. And to-day the value of mind- 
training is a matter which is no longer open to question. 
Two Years' Progress. 
In the last two \ears — largely owing to the courage with 
which Truth boldly advocated the new movement — Pelmanism 
has won national recognition. In the whole of the Empire 
there is not a class of the community which has not adopted 
Pelmanism. Brain-workers, manual-workers, soldiers, sailors, 
and civilians, men and women, tutors and students, 
scientists and society leaders — each class has found in Pel- 
manism a source of new strength, a key to new opportunities, 
an avenue leading to new possibilities. 
"Too marvellous to be true," says the sceptic. But once 
he begins his study of "the little grey books "his scepticism 
is quickly dispelled. One such sceptic, to the writer's own 
knowledge, declared that each of the twelve books of the 
Pelman Course was worth £100 to him ! And this in a few 
weeks after declaring that the claims made for Pelmanism 
were fantastic. 
" N(jthing in the world would make me willingly part from 
my Pelman books," writes another one-time sceptic. Mr. 
George R. Sims and Sir. James Yoxall, M.P., both own that 
ihey viewed Pelmanism with suspicion, until actual acquaint- 
ance with its principles opened their eyes and made them 
enthusiasts. 
Look at the list of prominent men who have written in 
warm praise of the System and of the results achieved by its 
aid by all classes of men and women. In addition to Mr. 
George R. Sims and Sir James Yoxall, there are Sir W. 
Robertson Nicoll, the veteran editor of The British Weekly, 
and one of the most eminent liiteratettrs of the present day. 
Sir H. Rider Haggard, a writer whose fame is literally world- 
wide ; Sir Robert S. S. Baden Powell, the brilliant soldier, 
defender of Mafeking, and founder of the Boy Scout move- 
ment ; Mr. H. Greenhough Smith, life-long editor of The 
Strand Magazine ; Mr. Max Pemberton, the gifted noveUst, 
who says in hisiarticlc 
"The Romance of Pelmanism" 
that '' I do not know that there is, or is going to be, any greater 
real romance in this 20th Century than the romance of 
Pelmanism." 
Every day Pelmanism is attracting more and more atten- 
tion. The masters, and tutors of our great public schools 
are taking it uj) ; officers of the Army and Navy discuss it 
at mess and in the ward-room ; men study it in the trenches 
in the ver\' firing lines ; business men and women con their 
''little grey books" upon every chance occasion. 
''Pelmanism," in fact, is no longer a mysterious ''cult" 
known only to a select few ; its students are numbered by 
the hundred thousand, and there is not a remote corner of 
the Empire in which you will not find a startingly large 
number of Pelmanists. 
The results are as varied as the vocations of the studeiits. 
Salaries doubled (and in many cases trebled) ; professional 
and social advancement ; promotion for military and naval 
officers and men ; war distinctions ; educational honours ; 
and a tremendous gain in the interests and pleasures which 
go to make life desirable and worthy. E. A. 
38,000 New Enrolments. 
In five months more than 38,000 men and women have 
enrolled for a Pelman Course ! Nothing could show more 
plainly the growing strength of this new movement — a 
movement which is of infinite importance both to the in- 
dividual and to the nation. 
Clerks, typists, salesmen, tradesmen, and artisans axe 
benefiting in the form of increased salaries and wages. 
Increases of 100 per cent., and 200 per cent, in salary are 
quite frequently reported ; in several cases 300 per cent, 
is mentioned as the increase of salary due to Pelmanism ! 
Professional men find that "Pelmanising" results not only 
in an immense economy of time and effort, but also in vastly 
more efficient' work. It says something for Pelmanism when^ 
members of such different professions as solicitors, doctors,, 
barristers, clergymen, architects, journalists, accountants^ 
musicians, and schoolmasters have all expressed their em- 
phatic appreciation of the value of Pelmanism as a means of 
professional advancement. 
Members of Parliament (both Houses), Peers and Peeresses, 
m^n and women high in social and political life, famous 
ndveUsts, actors, and artists, scientists, professors and 
University graduates and tutors — the ''little grey books" 
have ardent admirers amongst all these. Even Royalty is 
represented — and by several enrolments. 
Truth has just published a fourth supplement on Pelmanism. 
The sensation caused by the first three extended reports on 
the Pelman System published by Truth in 1916 wUl still be 
remembered. In its. fourth report. Truth reviews the pro- 
gress of Pelmanism in 1918. 
"Pelmanism," it says,- "is to-day a household word. 
The little grey books which contain its teaching are 
being carried all over the world wherever the English 
language is spoken. In Mesopotamia and Macedonia, 
on mine sweepers and battle cruisers, men of all ranks 
are busy in their leisure moments training their minds 
to a higher efficiency. And at home, men and women 
of all classes are just as earnestly striving to make 
themselves mentalh' fit. A roll of a quaiter of a million 
students' is something to boast about, a roll of a quarter 
of a million contented students is a matter of justifiable 
pride." 
A full explanation of Pelmanism (with a description of 
the Pelman Course and a complete Synopsis of the lessons) 
is given in the pages of Mind and Memory. A copy of this 
fascinating booklet, together with a reprint of Truth's sen- 
sational article on Pelmanism, and particulars showing how 
you may, at present, secure the full Course for one-third less 
than the usual fees, will be sent gratis and post free upon • 
apphcation to The Pelman Institute, 39, Pelman House, 
BJoomsbury Street, London, W.C. i. 
Overseas A ddresses : 46- 48, Market Street, Melbourne ; 
15, Toronto Street, Toronto; Club Arcade, Durban. 
