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May 20, 1905
Passaic City Record
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
In a Boston home, during a discussion on mental phenomena where it's noted no one can do one thing while thinking of another, a 10-year-old girl claims she recites the Lord's Prayer nightly while thinking of other things, humorously questioning prayer's efficacy.
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The Efficacy of Prayer.
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott tells of a conversation that once took place in a friend's house in Boston in which there were discussed certain phenomena of the mind. Some one observed that it was a curious fact that no man could do one thing and think of another.
During the discussion a little girl of ten, the daughter of the host, was listening attentively.
"I can do one thing and think of another," she said.
"What is it?" asked her father.
"Well," she said, "it is very easy for me to say the Lord's Prayer and think of almost anything else I want to. I do it every night."—Harper's Weekly.
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott tells of a conversation that once took place in a friend's house in Boston in which there were discussed certain phenomena of the mind. Some one observed that it was a curious fact that no man could do one thing and think of another.
During the discussion a little girl of ten, the daughter of the host, was listening attentively.
"I can do one thing and think of another," she said.
"What is it?" asked her father.
"Well," she said, "it is very easy for me to say the Lord's Prayer and think of almost anything else I want to. I do it every night."—Harper's Weekly.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Prayer
Childhood Anecdote
Mental Phenomena
Boston
Lord's Prayer
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott
Little Girl Of Ten
Her Father
Where did it happen?
A Friend's House In Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott
Little Girl Of Ten
Her Father
Location
A Friend's House In Boston
Story Details
During a discussion on mental phenomena in a Boston home, a 10-year-old girl states she can recite the Lord's Prayer while thinking of other things, which she does every night.