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bTH MEMORY
A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS
BY

DAVID M. ROTH
LESSON ONE

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By
David M. Roth

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reserved,

including that of translation into languages, including the Scandinavian

foreign

y^

Roth Memory Course

and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power
a
simft^e

By

DAVID M. ROTH
^

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
mental filing

Three
names and faces

how

to read and

Four abc
Five
Six

memory code

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York

DAVID M. ROTH

THE
BRIGHAi..
.

rRARY
.

Ur;iVZRSITY

PROVO, UTAH

founding of a Memory Course is a fitting part of The Independent's program for national, business and personal efficiency* In giving its name to the course, a name which for 70 years has stood for service and upbuilding, The
Independent
is

THE

fortunate in being able

to present a course, created

.foremost expert in this

the scientific use of the

its

by the country, on memory and

appUcation to the everyday needs

of

men and women.

THE ROTH MEMORY

COURSE
Just a Word as
HIS

We

Start

course will equip your memory, and there-

fore your mind, to accomplish greater things

with
sible.

less effort

than you ever dreamed pos-

or any other tool in a an extension of the hand, so your better memory will be an^xtension of your mind^ Like any other tool, whether it be a hammer or a battleship, your mental power is largely wasted unless you learn

Just as a

hammer

man's hand

is

really

how to use it. To learn my method

so free from hard

is

so easy, so swift, so certain

and

work that it is like a fascinating game. Any man, woman, boy or girl of average intelligence can possess quickly an accurate memory. It does not take a genius to be a master of the memory. It is all very simple, as I shall show you. I am going to show this to you in the first lesson. We will now jump into practical work without further introduction so that you may grasp right at the start the
simple basic principle of

my

method.

In one hour or

less

you

will

be speeding pleasantly along the road to Better

Memory.

We

are cleared for action!

DAVID M. ROTH

LESSON ONE

How to
"I forgot!"

Gain a Good Memory

The Unreliable Memory

You have said it thousands of times with embarrassment,
vexation,

and

self-reproach.
lists,

In attempting to remember

speeches, price

studies, statistics,

names, and faces

you have depended on the old,- tiresome method of repetition to stamp them on your memory and it went back on you at the critical moment. * This is all unnecessary. You have the proper mental equipment, but neglect and wrong methods have caused it

to deteriorate.

Your memory
in the world.

is actually the

most wonderful instrujuent

You need
you a

only to

do things that^appear marvelous.

lessons
is

know how to use it to The purpose of these

improve-

to aSord

real opportunity for

ment.

The Use
We

of the

Law

of Association

can remember only through relation, through asis

sociation of ideas, because that

the

way

the normal

human mind

works, and no one can change

it.

Practically all mental action

the Association of Ideas

and development are based on

is

and

the use of the visual facidty.

You know how

the talking machine record

made.

sound presses a needle into moving wax, forming a path.

Page Six

Lesson One

Later,

when another
is

needle passes through this recorded

is

path, the

same sound

dupHcated.

Your brain
brain paths.

a record.

The

five senses are needles that

carry impressions to the brain and form what are called

When these When they are

you how
to

paths are deep enough, you remember.

too faint,

you

forget.

am

going to show

make

these idea paths deep enough so that

they will co-operate with one another.

able to recall

Then you
in

will

be
to

what you now have trouble

you are going
to

remembering.

In

other words,

learn to associate

and

visualize your ideas.

You Have

the Necessary Faculty

of

your senses with a greater capacity for impressing the brain than any of the others. * An impression made on the brain by the sense of sight is many times stronger than one made there by any of the other
senses.

Nature has endowed one

The
if

use of the sense of sight

is

by

far the

most

necessary

you are

to

make

strong, lasting impressions

upon your

brain.

The Mind's Eye

Eye-pictures are the most accurate of mental impressions.

And

because the mind has this wonderful ability to see

pictures long after the disappearance of the original pictures that the real eye

made on

mind's

eye,

and

of seeing in

we speak of the our mind's eye. The scientific

the mind,

name

for the mind's eye is Visualization,

is

and the

ability to

use this wonderful faculty

invaluable to you.

Lesson

One

Page Seven

Through Visualization You Will Learn to

Remember

In these lessons I shall teach you how to visualize By using these mind pictures to make mind pictures at will. in a definite, systematic way you will learn to remember.
This visual faculty
is

developed easily by following the

natural methods in these lessons.

Visual Imagination Strengthened

In these lessons I ask you to imagine some things that at first may strike you as unusual. Yet they are not, and they would not seem so to the average child because he
has been using his imagination and giving
I ask
it

free play.

want you to begin by awakening your imagination, if you have allowed it to lie dormant. By its invaluable aid you will learn to form. pictures that will be impressed on the memory.

you

to

do the same.

Memory

is

the ability to recall at will impressions

upon the mind. If we cannot said to have forgotten them.

recall impressions

made we are

In

order to revive your impressions

recall.

you must make them

Hrong enough for ready

There are three natural principles of mental operation :o which I now call your attention, and by which you will nake visual impressions strong enough to recall easily.
This will be to remember.
I.

The

First Aid Is Exaggeration

is

Exaggeration

mentally to enlarge, or magnify the

bjects or incidents to

more than

their actual proportions.

Page Eight

Lesson One

For

instance,

if

you

see a

cow

in
if

field

you

will

be more

likely to hold the impression,

your imagination makes

you

see the

cow as

large as

an elephant.

This

is

the idea used

in advertising,

by the cartoonist. You see it used on billboards and in many different ways

and take

it

as a matter of course.

You

are so accustomed

to seeing these distorted pictures that even the artistes

extreme exaggeration does not strike you as unusual.

is

This

what you must

learn to do with your imagination.

to

Afl

times be a cartoonist with the things you wish

remember.
if

Enlarge them to unusual and unnatural proportions

necessary.

Exaggeration
of it

a most practical principle, and the use enables us to make lasting impressions on the mind.
is

II.

The Second Aid

Is

Motion
attracted to

Motion

The mind has always been strongly

by waving your hand.

motion of every kind. Children like to see the wheels go( around. If you have a friend in a crowd you can get his
attention

Something moving

ir.

aj

Lesson One

Page Nine

show-window
attention

will

always attract the passers-by.

object.

A person

lacking in the power of concentration will focus his closest

upon a moving picture or

Just as motion

pictures are

more

attractive than the old style stereopticoti

views, so motion

put into the pictures that you are going increase the power of the mind to to learn to form
will

retain

and

to recall them.

III.

The Thiid Aid

Is
is

Unusual Associations
the occurrence's in
life

Unusual Associations

It

that

are out of the ordinary, unusual, and different from v/hat

we are in the habit of seeing, that impress us strongly. At night v/e relate to those at home the unusual happenings
of the day.

Take advantage of the fact that things out of the ordinary impress us more than those that are commonplace. In order

to retain your visual associations

you must make them

to

unusual.

Some of us find it necessary

and
this.

make

these associ-

ations grotesque

ludicrous, although I

do not recom-

mend

the extreme use of

is

There

no limit

to the

use of Exaggeration, Motion or the

^

Unusual, in forming your mental views.


Page Ten
Lesson One.

You- can realize

papers.

this fully

by glancing over

the advertis-

ing illustrations in magazines, and the cartoons in the daily

You
tain,

can picture a

HAT or a HIVE

the size of a

mouncan
the

NAIL
it

the height of a telephone pole.

falling, or flying.

You
new

picture

moving, swinging,

You
visual

are

now

going to use your mind in the

way.
quickly with a series of objects that
difficult to

You will be familiar

it

would be

remember through ordinary forms

of association.

most instances they do not form ready associations with one another. But now see what the picture-making power of your mind will do for you.
selected because in

They have been

The
The
first

First Visual Picture

you to see is a HAT. Pay no H-A-T, but call before the mind^s

object I wish

attention to the letters

eye the visual

image

of the

Let

it

be a

large, black,
silk,

HAT. Actually shiny HAT. See

see this

HAT.
the
it

it clearly,

sheen of the

the ribbon, the upturned brim.

See

in a definite place in midair.

on the floor, chair or

table, or

suspended

Lesson One

Page Eleven

The

visual ability will

if

discouraged

at

first

come to you quickly do not feel you do not see the HAT clearly in

your mind. It will probably help you to close your eyes while forming these Mental pictures. Draw or outline the HAT or do
anything that
mind's
eye.

will assist

you

to see the

HAT

with the

Need
If

of Exaggeration
to recall your picture of the

you

find

it difficult

HAT^

you can strengthen the impression by exaggerating the

size of the

HAT.

See

it,

not in normal

size,

but three or

four times as large.

You can enlarge it to still greater proportions if you need to. You can see the HAT the size of a house. The larger
your imagination pictures the
pression will be.

HAT

the stronger the im-

Also Use Motion

As you watch the HAT see it move up and down as if controlled by some hidden thread. You may see it blown about by the wind. This is a common sight in city streets.
See the

HAT

in motion.
will fix the picture of the

These methods

HAT in

and enable you

choose.

to

make

the impression as

mind strong as you

To Impress Many Objects

To
use

mind a list of objects it is merely necessary to the same principle, except that you will apply it now to
fix in

'

Page Twelve

Lesson One

two objects instead of one.

picture of the two

You

will

make a

mind'' s-eye

objects together.

Attend carefully while I describe for you a series of pictures that will include words selected with care for definite
purposes, as explained in this

Do

and following lessons. not merely read these descriptions. Your mind's

eye

should see every picture clearly.

I.

The

First

Combination Picture

HAT which we have pictured, we will now add a HEN. You must see the HAT and the
To
the

HEN together. See both objects clearly. Enlarge them. See a large HEN strutting about wearing the

HAT. Here
these

is

an

illustration

combining

two

objects.

Probably your imagination has formed

a picture of your own.
If not,

impress

the drawing on this page on your mind's

moving about, very proud of her new possession, the HAT. Or see the HEN making her nest in the HAT. But be sure and see a picture of some kind in your mind's eye, combining the HAT and the HEN.
eye.

See the

HEN

11.

Hen and Ham

See a big

Add
yard.

to the

HEN, HAM.

HAM

out in the

The

large

HEN
see

runs and jumps on the

the picture

HAM

and

dances a

jig there.

Work with
it

by the above

methods

until

you

clearly.

Lesson One

Page Thirteen

See the objects larger than usual.

gerated out of proportion.
See,
color,
if

Have them

exag-

Actually see the motion.

possible, a

HEN of some distinct

HEN, and
a
defi-

a red or a white

nite picture of

a whole

HAM

or a sHce

of

HAM.

See only two objects

HEN and HAM

in this picture.

do you
HEN
Add
drop the
first

not see the

HAT

See two objects and only two in each

picture.

As you add the new one HAM object HAT and see only the

and the
III.
to the

HAM.

Ham and

Hare HAM, HARE. See the

on the ground being pushed and rolled along by the HARE. It IS hard work for the HARE. See him
exerting all his strength to

HAM

move

the

HAM.

See clearly

the

HAM

and the

HARE.

^
Add
down
lowed.
to ^he

IV.

Hare and

Hill

the

HARE, HILL. HILL as fast as he

See the

HARE scampering
Every now and if he is being fol-

can run.
running

then he turns his head in fright to see

See clearly the

HARE

down

the

HILL.

Make
The abihty now

Clear Pictures
upon Try

to retain visual impressions depends

the clearness with which you actually see the objects.

to increase the vividness of every visual impression.

Page Fourteen

Lesson

One

Important

^You must see only two of these objects in

V.
Hill

every picture.

and Shoe

See a steep
consider

HILL, or a mountainside which you will a HILL. As you watch the top of the HILL an
It
is

object appears to drop fronl the sky, alighting on the

HILL.

large,

dilapidated

SMOEv-a
Use a

giant's

SHOE. You
the "old lady
size in

readily recall the big shoe in the picture of

who

lived in a shoe."

SHOE

of this

your picture.

See

it

sliding

down

the

HILL.

VI.
See the

Shoe and Cow

is

SHOE

which

moving rapidly

strike

COW

grazing in a pasture.

The poor

COW is badly frightened.

Cow and
Hive COW, HIVE.

She throws up her heels and runs away.

VII.

Add
the
the

to the

See

COW, either a new COW, or same COW, as in the previous

She
is still

picture.

running, and

spies a large

HIVE.
it

With lowered

head she charges the HIVE, striking

with her horns.

Vin.
To HIVE add APE.

Hive and Ape

See the upturned

HIVE

rolhag

about, until finally a large

in a dazed sort of way.

APE

comes out and looks about

lesson One

^^^-^
IX.

Page Fifteen

Ape and Woods

a WOODS near by. See him climb the trees and swing from one branch to another. Now go back and see again your first mind's-eye picture. Name aloud the objects that this picture Contains. Thus:

The APE

sees

Hat and Hen

You have two
pictures with the

HEN in them,

and the

HEN

in the first picture will easily

and naturally bring

the
all

to your

mind the
picture

Your

HEN of the second picture. of HEN will then bring to mind

new
the

object, the

HAM.

Close your book and go over

other pictures in the same manner, naming both objects

in each picture.

Our Memory Movies

Nine Pictures
If

Ten

Objects

you have
v)f

clearly visualized the pictures as I

have

described them, you have without difficulty recalled this

list

ten objects, thus;

IHAT 2HEN

and and

HEN

HAM

^HAM ^ndHARE 4HARS^ndHILL SHn.L and SHOE 6SHOE and COW

7--C0W and HIVE 8HIVE and APE

9APE
Review
before:

and

WOODS
method a numquickly, and accurately

this list of

words by

this picture

ber of times until they

come

easily,

you.

Page Sixteen

Lesson

One

If

you
the

find that one picture does not

If

come

as easily as

the others, stop a moment.

you do not

see the

COW

and

HIVE as quickly and as readily as you can see the SHOE and the COW, introduce into this picture of COW and HIVE more exaggeration or motion.
See a huge

HIVE. Let it be moved rapidly or fly through

space after the

COW

has struck
will

it.

See

it

more

clearly.

Then

review,

and you

probably

recall this picture as

easily as any.

The

pictures that I

suggestions to

have described have been merely give your imagination a start. Should other

pictures present themselves to you, either imaginative or

actual scenes from the past,

by

all

own

pictures

if

they appeal to

means use them your you but do not make

them too commonplace. Throughout this and subsequent lessons always follow the pictures suggested by your own mind provided you are able to recall them successfully. No two minds operate alike. Every individual will form different pictures.

It is important to

visualize will

start. Learning to have a direct bearing on your future progress.

make a proper

I will describe briefly other pictures that

might be as good

as the original illustration of

better.

HAM

and

HARE,

or even

Select

Some

Picture
ha's^e

You may
culty

choose any of the pictures that I

If

de-

scribed or, preferably, one of your own.

you

have;

diffi-

some one

of the following suggestions

may

aid >'0U

in forming

your pictures.

Lesson One

Page Seventeen

Five
See the

Ways to Link Ham and Hare HARE with the HAM tied to its back, like

pack horse.

The The
can
is

HARE may be seen dragging or pulling the HAM. HARE may have the HAM tied to its tail as a tin tied to a dog's tail. The HARE may be pictured
seen
out, or the

much larger than the HAM, or vice versa. The HAM may be hollow and the HARE may be
hiding in

and timidly peeping be hiding back of the HAM.

it

HARE may
HAM.

The
first

HARE may be

seen eating a
if

slice of

Use any

of these pictures

you

prefer, instead of the rolling the

described picture of the

HARE

HAM.

Complete the List

In the same manner as before form pictures of the
lowing objects.
fol-

Use your imagination. Make the scenes unusual. Form moving pictures. Enlarge the objects. See but two objects in every picture.

Woods and Tide See the WOODS on the edge of a body of water that we
picture as the
'shore,

TIDE.

See tk? waves breaking along the

trees of the

and the spray dashing on the

WOODS.

Tide and Tin

See a large sheet of TIN, or a large

TIN

Stop a moment until you have visualized the

picture clearly

can, floating on the

TIDE.

and accurately.

Page Eighteen

Lesson One

Tin and
it

Team
This

Bring exaggeration into play.

takes a

TIN

is

so heavy-

TEAM

to

move

it.

Try and

see the

TEAM

clearly

and note

their color.

Team and
See the

Tire
large

TEAM
how

frightened

by a

toward them.
panies and see

Note the advertisements

successfully the artists
of imagination

TIRE rolling of TIRE com-

have used these

same elements

and exaggeration.

Form Your Own

Now
tures.

Pictures

and make your own picStop a moment between every pair of words and
proceed through the
list

see the picture clearly.

Make

one clear mind's eye picture

two objects and pass on. Do not wonder whether these pictures will revive continue along with me. See each one clearly moment, then on to the next.
of the

just
for

TIRE

HOTEL
DISH

DOG
DOVE TUB

and and and and and and

HOTEL
DISH

DOG DOVE
TUB NOSE

Review again the pictures that you made, beginning with WOODS, calling aloud the names of the two objects
in every picture.

See them clearly.

Try, until you can recall them ven^

Lesson One

PcLg^ Nineteen

improving your pictures or putting in more exaggeration or motion, if they prove difficult to recall.
clearly,

Without looking at the

call the

list

go back now to

HAT

and

words* in pairs.

IHAT 2HEN 3HAM

Having repeated
all

and
and and

HEN

HAM
HARE

manner from HAT to NOSE, go over the list again, omitting the word and. Be sure to see your pictures and to call every word from
the words in this

HAT to NOSE singly,

thus:

HAT, HEN, HAM, HARE,

etc.

HILL, SHOE, COW, HIVE, APE, WOODS, TIDE,

You Can Go Backward

I

or Forward

After doing this a few times, you will be able to

reverse the process.

Go

slowly from

NOSE backward NOSE TUB

and

to

HAT.

First say

TUB and DOVE

recall the

DOVE and DOG

Then go back again from NOSE, and as you
pictures repeat the words singly,

NOSE, TUB, DOVE,

and go
either

DOG, DISH, HOTEL,

You can
wish.
/

etc.

also begin in the middle

way you

Begin at

TIN

and go backward,

recalling every picture

Page Twenty

Lesson One
^

until

you reach HAT.

Then, again, starting with TIN,

go forward to

NOSE.
is

This Practice

Valuable

Continue

It

Proceed as before to add to your picture gallery.

NOSE

WINDOW NUN GNOME

SNARE
Here
is

and and and and and

WINDOW NUN GNOME

SNARE
NAIL
See the

a good opportunity for exaggeration.

NAIL

of

huge

size.

Then
and and and and and

NAIL

HINGE
INK KNIFE
;

HINGE
INK KNIFE

KNOB
Be
tion.

KNOB MOOSE
combina-

sure that

you form a you

clear picture of every

See the objects large and in motion

can.

make your

pictures as unusual as

Now review your pictures.

First in pairs, beginning with

NOSE
Then
repeat

INOSE 2WINDOW
them
as a
list

and and

WINDOW
NUN,
etc.

without the repetition, thus:

Nose, Window, Nun,

Now

repeat them backward,

to

Gnome, Snare beginning wath MOOSE

and back

NOSE.

Lesson One

Page Twenty-one

Another Ten Words

MOOSE

MUD MOON

MUMMY
HAMMER
MULE MATCH

HAMMOCK
MUFF MOP
You

and and and and and and and and and and

MUD MOON

MUMMY
HAMMER
MUtE MATCH

HAMMOCK
MUFF MOP
ROSE
form
visual impressions of
to

will soon be able to

kind instantaneously, but take enough time now

clear picture in every instance.

any make a

Stop here and review forward and backward, as before.

Another Series

ROSE

RAT

RAIN

RAM
WARRIOR
RAIL

ROACH RAKE ROOF ROPE

and RAT and RAIN and RAM and WARRIOR and RAIL and ROACH and RAKE and ROOF and ROPE and LACE

Review your scenes from LACE backward to ROSE.

ROSE

to

LACE,

then from

Page Twenty-two

Lesson One

Now recall every picture, beginning with HAT and ending with

LACE.

See the Picture before

Do
not repeat the words by heart.
tures to gain real benefit

You Speak
You must
see the pic-

from this practice. After you have gone from HAT to LACE begin with LACE and trace your scenes backward to HAT, calling
every word as you see the object.

Important
Do not form new pictures every time you go through the
list.

See the ones you

it

first

made.
distinct.

Every time you

recall

your picture make

more

Code Words

WINDOW MUD MOON NUN HAM TEAM GNOME MUMMY HARE TIRE SNARE HAMMER HTTL HOTEL NAIL MULE SHOE DISH HINGE MATCH COW DOG INK HAMMOCK HIVE DOVE KNIFE MUFF APE TUB KNOB MOP
HAT HEN
TIDE TIN

RAT
RAIN

RAM
WARRIOR
RAIL

ROACH RAKE ROOF ROPE

LACE

WOODS NOSE
Now
let

MOOSE

ROSE
Start

A Good
accomplished.

us take a bird's-eye view of what you have

Lesson One

Page Twenty-three

You have

learned a series of fifty words that you can

repeat forward and backward.

learned the words in a

They are all

unassociated,

yet you have formed a chain of pictures whereby you have

by the old, Having learned

goal of a better

new and interesting way cumbersome method of repetition.

instead of

these fifty words in picture form,

you

may compliment yourself on an excellent start

memory.

towards the

A New Way
You have begun
fifty

to

remember

in a

new way. You have

really learned the alphabet of

my

method.

Make

these

words just as much a part of your mental equipment

read pages 8 to i6 several times until you

as the alphabet.

Go back and
mind.

are thoroughly familiar with this

method

of using

your

Be

sure not to form

list.

new

pictures every time

you

go over the

Review the same pictures every

time.

Form Large

Pictures

In the beginning learn to see things in large proportions.

Introduce motion even into pictures of inanimate objects.

This requires what you

imagination, but
it

may

consider a stretch of your

results,

and is necessary only in the beginning. It revives a mental faculty that, before long, will operate with rapidity and accuracy. You must have two objects in every picture. Do not make
will

accomplish

the mistake of forming

a picture of only one

object at

a time^

Page Twenty-four

Lesson One

Two

Objects in Every Picture

progress this way, as

it will be from one picture to the next. impossible for you to pass Always associate two, and only two, objects in every picall in the ture. Do not have the HAT, HEN and

You cannot make any

HAM

same picture. Your first picture

is

one of the

HAT

Then a

picture of the

HEN and a HAM.

and the HEN. Next the

HAM

and a HARE. Every picture will recall the next, because every object 'is part of two pictures, with the exception of the HAT and the LACE. Review these pictures several times every day, for a few
days.

You

will

then be able to retain the

list

as long as

wanted, an

occasional recall being all that is necessary.

Visualization Appliied
The
visual principle has been applied by
first lesson.

many

students

immediately after the

One

business

man

testified that

he had never remem-

bered the simple errands for his wife.

The day after his first lesson she requested him to bring home two cans of milk, some toothpicks, and a file. He
pictured two large cans of milk in front of the grocery,
built
file

a barricade of toothpicks around them, and

couldn^t forget
this.

laid

over the top.

He

department store owner wanted to order a special table from a factory, and also to speak to one of his buyers.

Lesson One

Page Twenty-five

He formed

a mental picture of the table, on which the

office.

buyer was seated, blocking the door of his

pictures usually do the work.

Such

Learn the Fifty Words Thoroughly

you are naturally a good visualizer, it has been necessary to make some effort to form some of these pictures. You have the ability. A little practice daily is all that is required. You will remember you did not learn to write, to add, to subtract, or to multiply in a day or a week. You built all your knowledge a bit at a time.
I realize that unless

Rewards in Store
So I caution you again to learn these fifty words thoroughly so that you will have a good foundation for the rest of the lessons. It will bring you as great a reward as the
ability to read or to figure.

Your memory

will

improve

faster all the time,

and you

will

understand the truth cbn-

tained in Dr. James's statement that the average business

man

uses but a small percentage of his. normal mental ca-

pacity.

Application

now

will

make your mind pay cash

dividends.

Put Some Fun into Your Practice

Don't make a grind out
chance for recreation.
of this practice.
list

After you have learned your

of fifty w^ords there is

more words. Tell him to write down a list of objects in the room and to tell you every word as he writes it. Later on you can take longer and more difficult words as easily.
friend to give

Ask a

you a

list

of ten, fifteen, or

Page Twenty-six

Lesson One

Surprise
As the
list is

Your Friends

given to you, visualize every two objects

you did HAT and HEN. Make large Then repeat the list to pictures and see them clearly. him, forward and backward. It will surprise your friend and exercise your mind.
together, just as

// you have children, give them in simple language a knowltdge of the principles of this lesson.

No Limit
Improving
is

to

Memory
On
it

Capacity
it.

the

memory

does not

mean burdening
remember.

There

no

limit to its capacity.

the contrary, use and exer-

cise of the

memory make

easier to

The memory is not a storehouse whose contents are The memory is simply one use of the mind. The mind contains billions of brain cells, only a part of
limited.

Put the dormant operation. That is^what these lessons will do

which
is

actually used.

tracts into
for you.

Importance of the Code Words

In" the

lessons

to

follow,

you

will

make

practical

use of the code words.

You
They

will

be surprised at the help these words

will

give you, so learn

will

them thoroughly.

be of aid in remembering telephone numbers,

lists,

addresses, price

and

figures of all kinds.

They

also

have many

other valuable uses, as you will see.

Lesson One

Page Twenty-seven

SUMMARY
1.

Use

of Association

2.

The Mind's Eye

Visual Imagination

3.

4.

Three Natural
1.

Memory

Aids

Exaggeration

2.

Motion
Unusual Associations

3.

5.

Our Mental Movies

6.

Form

Clear Pictures

7.

Fifty Pictorial

Code Words

8.

Review the Pictures Forward and Backward

See Your Pictures Before

9.

You Speak

the

Words

10.

Two

Objects in Every Picture

to

11.

How

Put Some Fun Into Your Practice

Useful.

12.

Code Words Will be

Learn

Them


Page Twent y-eight
Lesson One

HOW

DISCOVERED AN EASY

WAY

TO REMEMBER
How
When I was
a young
I

Began

man my memory was below normal. It was because my memory was so wretched that I determined to find some way to cure the trouble. It did not take me long to discover that a bad memory is iiot so much a matter of forgetting as of not getting at all.
In other words, the pictures made on the brain were
blurred, indistinct, foggy.

This applied to

facts, figures,

names, and faces

all

of

which slipped from my mind because really taken a firm hold on them.
I might be introduced to a

my
in

mind had never

man and
his

would

realize that I

had forgotten
the

twenty seconds name.

My ears had heard

his face,

name spoken,

my eyes

had seen
of

but

my brain had failed

to register

any picture

either or to connect the

two permanently.

So with my work in high school I seemed to grasp what I heard and read, without trouble ^perhaps too easily
but I did not grip
It
it fast.

went into one ear and out

of the other.
lenses of

Here, then, was the trouble

the

my senses did

not focus sharp pictures on

my

brain.

mental images were so weak, shallow, diffused or confused that they would not reproduce when I called for them.

My

Lesson One

P(^g^ Twenty-nine

How
The memory systems

Succeeded

that have been taught seemed to

me

too complex, too difficult, too

lacking in practical

muth like drudgery, and Some of them were effectiveness.

and educaIt

valuable to
tion,

men

of exceptional" brain capacity

but I had no exceptional brain.

was

just average,

nothing more.

But I had to do something, because my poor memory was too heavy a handicap for me to succeed.
So I
set

about evolving a method of

I

my own

to supply

my own
It

great need.

worked along simple, natural, yet

scientific lines.

proved effective. I was astounded at the progress I made in improving my memory.

I explained this

method

to

my

friends.

It helped

them

as

much
It

as

it

did me.

was through the enthusiasm and insistence of my friends that I was practically forced into making memory
training

my

hfe work.

As I said before, I do not believe that any normal man had a worse memory than I, particularly in the matter of
names.

Now,
rise,

fifty or

a hundred persons in an audience

telling
all

may

one after the other, every one

me
call

his

name.

While

my

back

is

turned, they

may
I

change seats to
each

different parts of the hall.

Then

can

man

by name.
People gasp when I do such things; yet, with the

Page Thirty

Lesson One

simple

memory system

with a Httle
I have

have devised, any one of them, application, can learn to accomplish even more
I

difficult feats.

met more than ten thousand people in the last few years, from Seattle to New York, and believe that I could meet almost any one of them unexpectedly and call him by name.

How You Can

that mastery

Succeed

You can do the same things if you will apply yourself to my memory method. You master it in a few lessons, and
is

not a matter of knitted brows and throbfun, like an exciting game;

it

bing temples;

it is

quickens

your whole being while you are teaching your memory to

work.
I often ask the audience to call out twenty or

more

numbers of three them down where

repeat the entire

figures

each while somebody writes

.

I cannot see them.

Then

I not only

backward or forward, but tell instantly which is the eighth or seventeenth or any other number, and I give the figures located at any point in the
list

Ust.

You can shuffle a deck of cards to me quite rapidly;

order,

cards and call out the fifty-two

I will recite the cards in their

without an

backward or forward. I not only will repeat error, but will give the number of any card, counting from the top, or the card for any number. There is no trick about this at all. It is the straightforward work of the trained memory, and you can do it aa
successfully as
I.

Lesson One

Page Thirty-one

any date for two hundred years back, or in the coming centuries. Give me your birth date and I will tell you at once the day of the week on which you were born. You can learn to perform this amazing feat in a few hours' time, and by occasional rehearsals can become so skilled that you can give the answer almost instantly. So you see it is not amazing at all except that the human mind is amazing if used correctly. The remarkable thing is that so few persons come anywhere near to a full realization of their mental possiI

can

tell

you the day

of the

week

for

bilities.

It

is

simply a matter of knowing how.

Why You
An
accurate, retentive
success.

Should Succeed
is the basis

memory

of all business

Without it one may count pretty surely on failure from the start, no matter what university diploma one may have on one's wall. Business men realize this or are beginning to and that is why I have been invited to address the leading business men's organizations in the largest cities, from Seattle

to

New

York.
it

I count

a privilege indeed to join with the Indein a

pendent Corporation

country-wide distribution of

my
to-

Memory
have

Course, especially

when

the nation so needs

its citizens in full

possession of their natural faculties.

Remember
the standing

that

if

my Memory

Course were confined to

the teaching of

memory feats it would never have secured among practical business and professional

men

that

it

has.

Page Thirty -two

Lesson One

The Importance
The

of a Reliable

Memory
tremendous

business world has

awakened

to the

importance of memory. It has reahzed that an unreliable memory is a great handicap.

Memory is the basis of education, progress, and success. The most necessary intellectual qualities of the business

and imagination. Without memory there could be no judgment or constructive planning power.

man

are judgment

Judgment Based on Memory

A
sound judgment
is

the result of weighing the knowl-

edge and evidence stored in the mind.

will

The more knowl-

edge you bring to bear on the subject the more accurate

be the judgment.

The success/id
file

man

is the

one who

is able to classify

and

away

in the
is

mind

his experiences

and

the experiences of

others.

He

able to recall these experiences

when needed
of our past

in reaching conclusions.

Thus we
experiences

see that only

is

what we remember

of

any value

in winning success.

Cause of Failures
The majority
of failures in the business world are

due to

poor judgment on the part of business men. The cause back of these failures is the inability of the mind to retain
the facts and experiences necessary to lead the

mind

to

sound judgment.

Memory
The
tirely

Training Neglected
toward education
is

effect of all efforts

limited en-

by the capacity

of the student's

memory.

Despite

Lesson One

Ph^

Thirty-three

its

importance, improving the memory, has been sadly

Although it is the basis of all learning, little attempt has been made by our educational institutions
neglected.
to strengthen this faculty.

Memory Can Be Improved

This
a
gift.
is

due largely to the mistaken idea that memory is On the contrary, a good memory is usually the
based upon correct principles.
the past

result of training

Within

jew years

it

has been proved that

training is necessary to satisfactory progress in

memor^^^ ^r learning,

Memory

can be depended upon to an amazing degree.

of its possibilities

The average man has no conception

because he rarely gives
it

a chance to serve him.

You Can Be the

Progress can be
of letting

Exceptional

Man

made only by the trained mind. Instead your unreliable memory hold you back, you

should control your mental powers and advance to big

achievements.

The

business world pays the large salary to the

man

with the trained mind.

Train your mind

ceptional

to

remember

and you can

be the ex-

man.

An

Exceptional

Memory Not
but the Rule

the Exception

An army maxim says that a good captain will not ask his men to do anything he will not do. I have developed


P age
Thirty-four

Lesson

One

my own memory and

the memories of thousands of stu-

dents from an average or sub-average quality up to what The apthe business world calls an exceptional memory.
plication of the principles of these lessons results in a mental

development beyond

belief.

Indeed

many

pupils bid fair

to outstrip their teacher.

Endorsements
Business and professional
this

men

enthusiastically endorse
it

Memory

Course, and are using

daily.

They knov/

that the information in these lessons, confidently applied, makes an exceptional memory not the exception but the
and you can know
rule.

With
be able

the aid of the practical

to

method I have

evolved,

you

will

do wonderful things in the course of a few weeks.

to

You will be able

facts,

remember names and faces,

statistics,

and other information.

in these

Every statement, every suggestion, every hint lessons is Experience boiled down.

Follow the suggestions in this

practical applications in
life.

first lesson.

it

that

you can use

in

There are your daily

Grasp them and you

will learn

will at

once begin to underst,nd

the wonderful chance for the development of your

memory.

You

how

quickly information can be recorded

"and how certainly

it

can be retained.

A
*The

Great Authority
is

Professor William James, in his great Psychology, says:

moare other facts a fact

associated with in the

Lesson One

Page

Thirty-five

mind, the better possession of

. . .

it

our

memory

retains.

The one who thinks over his

experiences most,

and

weaves them into systematic relations with each other, will be the one with the best memory.^' You have noticed that a voice, or a scene, will often recall a train of events that carry your mind back to childhood days. A song brings up the scene where you first heard it.

A scent may recall a face. A

The sound,
time, although

book, or an old picture, bring

back something long forgotten.

or the picture,

you did mind have remained. Like a your

made a deep path at the not know it. These impressions on

flash of lightning

your mental operations go back along these impressions from now to then and you remember.

The Eye and the Brain

The
pictures that pass through the eye

nerves to be impressed upon the brain

along the eye

the most en-

^are

during of

all

the sensations that reach the brain through

any

of the five senses.

You remember what you see much

hear, feel, taste, or smell.

longer than

what you

From your earliest childhood, probably without knowing it, you have been learning and remembering by what you
saw.

In childhood your mind was more ready for impressions.

And

of all impressions, the eyes

made

the deepest brain

paths.

Old people who cannot remember the happenings of yesterday can tell you in detail the stories of their youth. Such stories are almost invariably of things they saw.

Page Thirty-six

Lesson One

There are people who are born with exceptional ability to form mental pictures. History tells of many who could read a page and then repeat, word for word, line for line,
everything printed on the page.

You may remember some

could read their
fect recitation.

your schoolmates who lesson once and then make an almost perof

They were
reading.
lips

able to record the page on the

mind

at one

Later, the mind's eye could see the text while the
it.

were repeating

They were
do
their

excellent visualizers.

utmost to develop the faculty it is priceless. But those who lack it need not despair, for it can be developed. This you will prove for yourself as you make progress with this lesson, and with
visualizers should

Good

those to follow,

do not intend to teach you to photograph the page mentally, but rather to impress certain pictures on your mind by the use of your imagination.
I

Your Imagination
Speaking frankly, I believe that

many

people

are

ashamed
us

of

one of the greatest

Or,
if

gifts the

Creator has given

the imagination.
is

not actually ashamed, they

are reluctant about using

it.

Every
genius.

child naturally has a

good imagination.

Parents frequently throw cold water

fire of

on what
child,
"

perhaps the

They say
is

*'0h, he is

always imagining things!" or ''She

not at
all practical.'*

a dreamy sort of

Common

sense

is

a 'good thing.

But no one ever

in-

Lesson One

Page Thirty-seven

vented, made, or
tion
first.

won anything
sense
is

unless he used his imagina-

Common
it is

the fuel.

Imagination

is

the

match that makes

Efficiency

flame into deeds.

a necessity

one

of the great things that

has come into modern business.

But the big man of the future must be more than a super-efficient man. He must

be a

man

of great vision

Every great
wireless, the

of trained imagination. invention the steam engine, the

cotton
to be

gin, the telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the

submarine, the aeroplane

it

had

first

imagined before

came

into being.

And

every one of these, almost every step in

human

progress,

was

ridiculed as a silly absurdity.

Co-operate
Learn every step as I
it

1.

Take
it

these lessons seriously.

outline
2.

not as you think

ought to be learned.

Practice.

Be sincere with me. But, more important,

Unless you supply the will I

be sincere with yourself.

cannot supply the way.
doing that.
3.

And

am

sincerely desirous of

Follow instructions carefully

is

sonal proof that this course

have pera pleasure-giving, moneywill

and you

making education

for you.

Code Words Are a Valuable Key

I have told

you

several times that

it is

important for

you

to learn the code words.

In addition to giving you

Page Thirty-eight

Lesson One

needed
retain.

exercise,

they are the basis for a mental

to store

file

that

will enable

you

any information you wish to

The code words

for
esting, easy and,

also will furnish

you an

infallible

key

remembering numbers.
above
all,

You

will find all this inter-

absolutely practical.

As
words
will

We Go

Forward

In the next lesson the tremendous value of the code be brought home to you.
will begin to

Immediately you

make

use of them.
ideas in your

You

will see

how

easily

you can hang up

mind as

easily, as neatly, as conveniently, as

you hang up

your hat.

Remembering unusual anything you should do

activities,

engagements, errands,
habit.

will

be as easy as remembering

to open your mail or anything

you do from

Then comes the ^11 important remembering of names and faces. This is one of the biggest lessons and the
practical value of
it

cannot be over-estimated.

It does not matter

how

treacherous your

memory

is

for

names.

It

can be no worse than mine was^ for remember

I could scarcely retain a

name

for

twenty seconds.

Now
Seattle,

there are

I can call

more than 10,000 men and women whom by name on sight, whether I meet them in New York or any other place.

PRACTICE CHART
^ords.

Recall your picture associations for the following code

To

the

left,

write the

word which precedes the code

^ord
t^ote

to the right, the word which follows the code word,

example:

Dish precedes
Dove

DOG

Dove follows DOG.

Dish
_

Dog

Cow

Ham
Rat

Roof Muff Hare Tide

_ _

Mud
Tub
Ape

Rake

Team
Mule Rope

Mop
Nun

_ Ink

Moon
Nose Hinge
=

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ Tin

Ram
Hen
Rail

Snare Hotel Knife

Dish Hive Rose

Hill

Roach

Nail Tire

Gnome Woods M^tch Moose

_ _ _

Mummy_
WindowHammer.
Warrior__

Shoe

Dove Knob
Rain

Hammock.

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTinC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS

DAVIDM.ROTH
LESSON
t

TWO

Copyrisrbt, 1918

By
David M. Roth

All Tights reserved, includingr that of translation into forit

laneuases. including the Scandinavian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power

By

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
MENTAL FILING T HREE names and faces

how

to read

and

Four abc
Five
Six

memory code

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York


LESSON

TWO

How

to Train the

Memory
Training

for

Every-Day Needs
Everybody Needs
The methods in

Memory

these lessons will give

you a useful memory.

The

simplest facts slip

away from

the average

memory

facts that

have been learned time and time again. We need some sort of memory help to tie these facts down. Most people cannot tell you which is the port and which
is

the starboard side of a boat.

Perhaps you have learned

and forgotten it repeatedly. Here is a simple way by which you can fix this fact indelibly in mind. P-O-R-T is a word of four letters. So is the word
this

L-E-F-T.
Again, port wine
is red.

So

is

the port light.

Weak Memory Strengthened

The weakest memory can he strengthened by methods just as natural and simple as these. If It all depends upon what sort of memory you have. yours is strong enough to remember by merely remembering well and good. But you will find, as you grow older,

that the brain cells

become
will

less plastic

that brain paths

when
need

form

less easily.

The

slight impressions that served

you were younger

stronger means.

no longer

suffice.

You

will

Steadily Improve

Your Mind's Eye

All that
to grasp

Some minds need more coaching than others. the ordinary memory needs to operate better is

Page Two

Lesson

Two

the principle of visualization.

help,

Others require additional

some

of

which

is

outlined in this lesson.

lose sight of this fact.
it

As we go forward, do not
learn the

It is
is

just as important to improve your mind^s eye as

to

word

lists.

Important Work Already Done

Although you have learned but
lesson, this
fifty

words

in the first

more importance than you realize. If you have done it conscientiously and well, you are now spinning along the highway of success to a far better memory than you ever had before. These picture words, with some additional ones in this
is

work

of

lesson, will not only give

it

your imagination the exercise

needs but will also be of practical use to you.

Value of the
In this
first fifty.
list

New Words

to

Come
in

there are one hundred words, including the

To

those of

you who are interested

remem-

bering numbers
sires to

and
his

this

should include every one

improve

memory

I suggest learning

who dethe new

words in the same manner as you have learned the others. This list is formed in accordance with a figure code that
I will explain in Lesson Five.

These one hundred words are valuable in other way.s, too. Take my advice, and visualize these word-pictures so that they will never be erased from your mind. Before going further, recall your words from HAT to

LACE, and backward from LACE

to

HAT.

Lesson

Two
Fifty we will add

Page Three

The

New Words
the

To LACE

word LIGHT.

See the

LACE

decorating an electric

LIGHT.

Make

deep, strong impressions,

motion into your pictures.

and continue to introduce Later your memory will retain

pictures that are not unusual.

Mental Cartooning Soon Becomes Automatic Now picture LIGHT and LION. The LIGHT is shining in the LION'S eyes and blinding
him.

He

is

moving about
in

restlessly to avoid the

it is

LIGHT.

As explained

Lesson One,

not necessary to follow

my

pictures.

It is far better for

you

to

form your own

picture combinations.

Now
antics

and LIME. Some one has thrown LIME at the LION.

see

LION

Picture his

when he

tastes the

LIME.
his shoes.

Now

visualize

See the

LAWYER. LAWYER rubbing LIME from

and

LIME

Next combine LAWYER and LILY

LILY

"
" "

LODGE LAKE
LOAF LAP

LODGE LAKE
LOAF LAP CHEESE
v^

"
"

Review every group of mental pictures forward and backward as before. If you have difficulty in recalling a picture quickly, it will be because you have not made proper use of the principles laid down.

Page Four

Lesson

Two

You

can overcome

this

by making your

visual picture

clearer, or

by strengthening it through further exaggeration

and more motion.

Another Ten-Word Series

Make
retain
it

every picture as strong

and as

vivid as possible;

before your mind's eye a

moment; then

dismiss

it

while forming the next picture.

Picture

Cheese and Sheet Sheet Chain

'

Chain

'

Jam
Chair
Jail

Jam
Chair
Jail

'

'

Judge Check
Chief Ship
t series of
1

'

Judge Check
Chief Ship

'

'

'

Goose
more
(

ten

Goose anc Kite

Kite
*

Can

Can

Comb
Car
Coal

Comb
Car
Coal

Cage Cake
Cuff

Cage Cake
Cuff

Cab
Vase

Cab

Lesson

Two

Page Five

This Completes the List

Here
is

the final series of twenty words.

See

if

you can

impress the pictures they suggest on your mind in seven minutes or less. Accomplish this in five minutes, forming pictures that you can
recall,

and you

will

do

well.

Vase and Foot Foot " Fan

Bus and Boat

Boat Piano
'

'

Piano

Fan

'' ''

Foam
Fire
File

'

Bomb
Bear
Bell

Foam
Fire
File

Bomb
Bear
Bell
* '

'

"

'

"
''

Fish Fig
Fife

Fish Fig
Fife

'

"

Bush Bag
Beef

"
*

Bush Bag
Beef Pipe
Daisies

"
'*

Fob
First

Fob Bus

'

Pipe

''

combine

VASE

and FOOT.
this series,

Then proceed through

which completes the
the pictures from

ending with DAISIES,

list.

After having mastered this last Hst of words, review

LACE

to

DAISIES, forward and back-

ward.

Good
An
excellent

Practice

Methods
your one hundred

method

for impressing

words will be to review them in groups of ten, selecting

jwords here and there, and running through them.

For example, begin with

WINDOW

and review to
to

MOOSE. Then RAT

to

LACE. Next TIDE

NOSE.

Page Six

Lesson

Two

In the same
of ten.

way begin with

the

first

word

of every series

The

list is

printed in series of ten words each to

help you in this practice.

Your Code Words

First Fifty

Hat

Hen

Tide Tin

Window

Mud
Moon

Ham
Hare
Hill

Team
Tire

Nun Gnome
Snare
Nail

Rat Rain

Mummy
Hammer
Mule Match

Ram
Warrioi
Rail

Shoe

Hotel Dish

Cow
Hive

Dog
Dove

Hinge Ink
Knife

Hammock
Muff

Roach Rake
Roof

Ape

Tub
Nose

kIi'^
Moose

Mop
Rose

Rope
Lace

Woods

Your Code Words

9

Second Fifty

Light Lion

Sheet

Kite

Foot

Chain

Can

Fan

Boat Piano

Lime
Lawyer
Lily

Jam
Chair
Jail

Comb
Car
Coal

Foam
Fire
File

Bomb
Bear
Bell

Lodge Lake
Loaf

Judge Check
Chief Ship

Cage Cake
Cuff

Fish Fig
Ftftj
hii^'f

Bush Bag
oii>

Lap
Cheese

Cab
Vase

Ei&b

Beef Pipe
Daisies

Goose

Bus

Lesson

Two
Practice Healthful

P^?,^ Seven

Make
t
relief

and Interesting
The tense mind by a few moments,
Fill

Reviewing these mental pictures has proved a welcome

from business to many students.

needs the complete relaxation afiforded

devoted to visualization.

Open

the window.
air.

Breathe deeply and often.

your

lungs with fresh

Make a game

out of your practice.

Give your

list

to a second person.

Tell

any word at random and you will name the either side of it. For example-^if he mentions KNIFE you willknow that INK comes before, and KNOB after it. This you can do readily. Yet your friend, not in the secret, will be mystified and puzzled at the ease with which you do this. But do not explain how you do it. You can. have more fun by not telling.

him to word on

select

^
Read
gone
I

A Semi-Summary
this carefully.

It contains in

a nutshell what we have

^You are eager to better your memory. Everybody needs a memory and index. 3 Here onenot only easily learnedbut natural. 4Learn to make these word-pictures quickly. 5 one-hundred-word of pictures of
2
file

over,

is

logical and:

^A

list

fifty

Lesson-

One and

fifty

new
it

ones.

A
7

knowledge
tant.

of this

one-hundred- word
is

list is

impor-

Attain

Strong

and your progress

,

assured.
clear thinking,

imaginationy concentration
of

and

make you master

any

situation.

Page Eight

Lesson

Two

Real Concentration
In going over your mental pictures from

HAT

to

DAISIES your mind

thought at a time.
attention,

is

entirely occupied.

It holds

no

other thoughts, because the mind can handle only one

You

are concentrating your entire

trains

and

this

routine

your concentrative

powers for other things as well. The review of this list at night has enabled many of
Mtidents
to

my

overcome insomnia.

It is just

enough

of a task to take the

mind away from

thoughts of business, or to prevent worry.

The Code

Is of

Great Value

These code words once learned will be no more of a burden to your mind than the A B C's. They are just as important in many ways as your alphabet.

My
and

experience with thousands of business executives

professional

men

has proved that the student

who

follows instructions implicitly secures the best results.

Follow Instructions
You may
But
I

think that

some

of this drill

is

superfluous.
is

can assure you that the improvement you desire

dependent upon a thorough familiarity with the exercises in Lessons One and Two.
Just follow instructions.

A
There are

Big Reason
of effort
is

Why
memory
fix

definite uses for these lists in

training.

certain

amount

needed to

these words

Lesson

Two
This very effort
')t^
is

Page Nine

in the mind.

of the greatest value to

you:
I

It creates It

a strong imagination. makes you the master of your mind; that

your reasoning powers, which

is, it

gives

concentration.

It increases

is

another

way
4
and,

of saying

you think more

clearly.

Recalling your mind-pictures affords mental relaxation

when
necessary, takes your thoughts

away from

troublesome subjects.

To Forget
We
that

can often reduce the acuteness of bitter thoughts

like to forget

we should

by

visualization of pleasant

pictures.

To forget

think constantly of something

The Mental
Filing

else.

Code
you

The

practice with your word-lists has prepared

for the next step.

away, and to go to

You are now many definite

ready to march boldly

places in

Memoryland.

and hand your hat to the boy in the checkroom you know you will get it when you call for it. It is not tossed into a corner, but hung on a numbered hook. The boy is systematic in his work. You can do the same thing with a thought. Put it on a hook a mental hook; file it in a mental pigeonhole. In other words, you associate the thought with one of your
step into a hotel

When you

code words.

This plan

will

now be

explained.

Page Ten

Lesson

Two

Use of the One Hundred Words to Fix Ideas Permanently

The code words
a
series of

HAT to DAISIES

will

now

serve as
store,

mental pigeonholes in which you can

for instant use, ideas, facts

and other things

difficult

to

remember.
Ideas

come

to us frequently at

moments when we

are

busy with other thoughts.

The

ideas

may

be so clear that

we feel

sure

we shall

recall

them later. Then, when we wish

way.

to refer to them, they

have vanished.
lost in this

Many

good ideas are

times when

They may come

to us at night, during

an auto
it is

trip,

while playing golf,

or at other

inconvenient or impossible for

us to -make written notes.

Good Ideas Retained

Here
value.
is

where our Mental Filing Code

is

of

extreme

you prevent an occasional good idea from being lost, or if you get a mental grasp on some important engagement that you might otherwise miss, you will be
If

repaid richly for the time devoted to this subject.

But you
is

will

be repaid in

many

other ways.

Things

learned in an interesting

way

are always retained best. This

one of the great factors in these memory lessons.

Practical Use of
This plan
is

Mental Pigeonholes
you
in

so simple, yet so important to

it

many
by

ways, that I want you to grasp

clearly.

I can illus

trate the application of the mental pigeonholes best


Lesson

Two

Page Eleven

having you put them into immediate use and

ten grocery items.

file

away

For All Purposes

Bear in mind that this method enables you to remember the merest trifle and the most important things with equal certainty.
I

The

first article is butter.

Instead of merely think-

you must picture it. But picturing it alone There may be nothing later on to recall is not sufficient. to you this picture of butter. You must as we shall express it from now on file it
ing of butter,

in the first pigeonhole of

your mental

filing cabinet.

Using the First Ten Code Words

Our
to

old friend
first

HAT the
you

picture

you learned

first

is

be your

pigeonhole.
will recall butter

To make
See the

sure

when

necessary,

merely form a picture of

HAT
it

and

butter.

HAT

and

into

drop a large brick of butter.

See the butter

fall

into the

HAT.

have now bound together the two objects, and butter, in a new mental picture.
2

We

HAT
your

^Your next grocery item

is

is

sugar.

File this in

second pigeonhole, which

HEN.

See the

HEN picking
third pigeon-

and clawing a hole

3
hole

in

Toothpicks
is

is

a bag of sugar. next on the list.

The

HAM.

Stick a lot of toothpicks into a

HAM.

You can now

following items:

proceed in the same manner with the

Bread.

File this in the next pigeonhole,

which

is


Page Twelve
Lesson

Two
and

HARE.
bread.
5

Make

a clear picture combining

HARE

Soap.
is,

File this in its proper place.

The pigeon-

hole

of course,

HILL. See

the bar of soap balanced on

the top of the HILL or sliding down its slope. 6 Cocoa. The pigeonhole is SHOE. Form a picture
of a
7

SHOE

and a can

of cocoa.

Macaroni.
Raisins.

File this in

the

COW

pigeonhole in a

clear picture.

8
bole.

Mentally store

this in the

HIVE

pigeon-

Can the APE.

9

of corn.

File this with the next pigeonhole

lo

Oranges.

Picture these in the

series

WOODS.
of

You have now formed a

similar to the

mental pictures

accompanying

illustrations:

10

Lesson

Two

Page Thirteen

NowRemember
Go back
I

to your

first

pigeonhole

you put Recall the picture of the HAT. It was the sugar. HEN 3 ^HAM brings back the picture of the 4HARE reminds you of HILL makes you think of soap. 6 SHOE suggests the COW suggests macaroni. 8HIVE 9 APE reminds you loWOODS enables you to remember oranges.
article
butter,

the HAT.

in the

will recall

toothp'cks.

bread.

cocoa.

recalls raisins.

of corn.

You
makes

see
it

now how
and

familiarity with your

Code Words

easy for your mind to go from one pigeonhole

in this

to the next

way

recall all

your errands.

Any
I
Any
idea

Idea

Can Be Thus
filed

Filed

by making a combination picture of the pigeonhole code-word and the idea you desire to keep in mind. Some pictures combine more
can be
naturally than others, but your previous training will
it

make

easily possible for

you

to

form the combinations.

have been careful to point out to you, it is essential to develop a smoothly running imagination so that you can form the unusual picture-combinations quickly.
I

As

Remembering Ten Errands

File the following errands mentally

by placing them

in

your next
easy
to

series of Picture-Pigeonholes. It is surprisingly

remember things when you proceed systematically.

Page Fourteen

Lesson

Two

Pigeonhole

Errand
Buy
a trunk
See the Printer
Dentist Appointment

TIDE TIN

TEAM
TIRE

.Buy stamps

HOTEL
DISH

Pay

light bill

Buy

gloves

DOG DOVE
TUB NOSE
that
is

Reserve berth

Buy book
Order flowers
Druggist

Associate in picture form the pigeonhole and the item

to be

remembered.

Form a

picture that will recall

the errand, the place, or the thing

you wish

to do.

You
away
then

are putting every one of these items, or errands,

in

a definite mental location.

The

pigeonholes will

recall

your errands, as:

TIDE recalls buy a trunk. TIN suggests printer.

TEAM
TIRE
DISH

reminds you of

dentist.

brings back stamps.

will recall light
bill.

HOTEL

brings

up

gloves.

DOG is to reserve berth. DOVE recaUs the book.

TUB suggests ordtr flowers. NOSE reminds you of druggist.

Lesson

Two

Page Fifteen

Having placed these

pictures once or twice.

associations in mind, review the

If

thoughts
find that

filed in

you have trouble in recalling the one or more of the pigeonholes, you will

you did not make the picture definite enough. In such cases, make more of an impression by forming a larger, or more unusual picture, or by making the objects
more animated.

To Clear the Records

The question
is

asked frequently whether the butter will

not persist in being associated with the

HAT, and

the

HEN with the sugar.

interfere
It
is

The

fear

is

expressed that this will

with the

filing of

other items in these pigeonholes.

quite true that in the beginning the butter

and the

HAT are going to stick

together for a while, as well as the

HEN
This

and the sugar or the

is

due, however, to the fact that the

one

for

and the toothpicks. method is a new you and that you are making a stronger effort, and
first

HAM

reviewing these

pictures

many

times.

After you have practiced with your mental pigeonholes

a few more times these pictures that you no longer wish to use will pass away quickly//le slate wipes itself clean.

Even
a while,

if

the butter persists in sticking with the

this does not interfere

with using the

HAT for HAT for

other purposes at the same time.

Two More
auto
list

Practice Lists
lists

For example, here are two additional practice

the
it

and the day^s

schedule.

Many

students find

Lesson

Two

easy to

file lists

like these in the

one shortly after the other,

same series of pigeonholes, and without confusion:

Day^s Schedule
i

Auto List
I

Batteries. Clutch.

Pay insurance. Telephone doctor.

life

Tubes. Basket. 6 Horn. Sparkplug. 8 Gloves. 9 Robe. 10Wrench.

4
5
.

3 Grease.

3 Go
4

to bank.

Order stationery. 5 Telephone White. 6 Scissors sharpened. Buy golf

7
balls.

10 See
9

S^Select Buy wedding present.

furniture.
tailor.

away the auto list by associating batteries with HAT, clutch with HEN, and grease with HAM. In the same way continue through the list. Wrench,
File

the

last

item

will

be pictured with

WOODS.

Recall these items, in regular order, then select any

code word and see

if

you can

recall the associated object.

Later in the day proceed in the same

Picture

way with

the day's

schedule, filing the items with your first ten code words.

life

insurance and HAT, doctor with

HEN, and

so on.

Recall
Then
recall

Your Associations
You
will find that while the

them.

two

lists

may
in

conflict at times, it is entirely practical to carry th ^xn

mind without serious confusion. If more than ten items are to be

filed at

one

.ie,

Lesson

Two

Page Seventeen

begin with

HAT

and

in regular order, use as

many

code

words as necessary. Let us suppose you are through with one list and wish to file away a new list in the same pigeonholes you
have recently used, say HAT to WOODS. Before starting on the new list that you plan to file, thus: it is well to run over your pigeonholes a few times

HAT, HEN, HAM, HARE, HILL, SHOE, COW, HIVE, APE, WOODS. By doing this you will weaken the impression of the previous
list,

and your code words

will

be

ready for the new associations.

Use Your
But the
practice
is

Own
It
is

Lists
are for practice only.
necessary, at
first,

Please understand that these

valuable.

lists

to

take simple things, such as, perhaps, you never have to

bother with, in order to become familiar with the process.

It is not intended that

you should

retain these lists

file

for

any length

of time.

You

are to

them away

for

temporary use only.

practice

on them

either your own

list

// you have any

list

lisls

of your own,

of errands

and en-

gagements, or any

that

you may have occasion to

remember.

Thirty Pigeonholes for Mental Filing

The. words
the
first

HAT

to

DAISIES

furnish

you with one

There-

hundred mental pigeonholes. For most

fore, I

practical purposes

twenty, or perhaps thirty, are sufiScient.

urge you, to pay careful attention to the words

Pa^e Eighteen

Lesson

Two

from

HAT

to

MOOSE. Take

time to learn and to review

them thoroughly.

Add This Method

// is not
ical

to

Your
an

Own
mechan-

my

intention to develop

artificial or

memory for you. I do not recommend that you discard as worthless the making of memoranda, nor do I wish you to give up any helpful method of remembering that you But I do wish you may have worked out for yourself. to add to those methods the means I have suggested.

A
Many
tight.

Sure Method
or,

times during the day,

perhaps, more often at

to nail

night, ideas

may come

to

you that you wish

Perhaps you find

I

it

impossible to write

down them down

at the time,

Now
lash
it,

and so they are forgotten. have shown you how to visualize the idea and
it

either temporarily or permanently, to the code

word

you can recall no written memoranda.

so that

at will, even though

you have

Hat Our Daily Reminder

Here
is

a valuable suggestion for remembering the vari-

ous things you

may

wish to do during the day.

One of my students had no difficulty in making and filing mental pictures. But he needed something definite to remind him to do things before he started for home. I suggested that he make the hat he wore remind him of his code words. Every time he put on or took off his hat it made him think of HAT, HEN, HAM.

Lesson

Two
he had anything

Bage Nineteen

In this manner,
sure to recall
it.

if

filed

away, he was
with ex-

He

put

this idea into practice

cellent-results.

You can
do them.

use the same niethod to good advantage, and

list,

go through your code

checking

off

the things as you

Some people make written memoranda and then forget them. Your HAT reminder will help you if you are one of those who depend upon the memorandum pad.

To Pigeonhole Temporarily or Permanently

The
come
question
is

often asked

by

students,

when they

first

to this idea of pigeonholing ideas,

"How

should I

handle those ideas that I wish to pigeonhole temporarily,

such as the
to

list

of errands, in

comparison with those I wish

as the talking points of a

remember permanently, such

selling proposition?"

For permanent retention every picture must be reviewed a

^

number of

Every time the picture is revisualized the impression upon the brain is deepened. For temporary use, one or two reviews will be sufficient. For the list of errands, or any temporary things, do not
times.

make

the mistake of reviewing frequently the visual im-

pressions.

Just see the pictures clearly a few times.

Then
for

you will have the code word free and clear tomorrow an entirely different list of temporary things.

Lasting Impressions
For permanent record
it is

necessary that our mind^s-eye

pictures be reviewed from time to time.

Page Twenty

Lesson

Two

Recall them occasionally and they will remain with you.

The mental file and code

or social
life.

is

useful in business, professional,

It

is

used by public speakers, sales man-

agers, storekeepers,

and by a host of other people who must remember quickly and correctly.

Note This Important Fact

An unlimited number of ideas can be stored permanently
in every

You
conflict

one of your pigeonholes. can file many things permanently with every code
there will be no confusion.

word and

These ideas

will

not

with one another.

Neither will they interfere with

file

other ideas that you

may

temporarily.

Practical Applications
The mental pigeonholes can be used in every business or profession. Again let me m^ke it clear that I do not expect

who is at times flooded with details, to store them all away mentally. There are times when information, business engagements, and many details may swamp
the student,

you.

Under such circumstances

written
list

it

may

be advisable to

make a
*

of these things.

Memory
But keep
is

Training Develops Will Power

thought in mind:

this

Mental

filing

practiced

regularly

a great

mind

stimulant.

It develops Will

Fewer.

The mind does not

take kindly to restraint.

It tries to
easiest

follow the path oi least resistance

to take the

way.

Make

it

obey your commands.

Lesson

Two

Page Twenty-one

Form Mental
greatest power.

Pictures on every occasion

and you

will

acquire a firmness and ability to control the source of your

Understand clearly that the simple exercises

in these lessons accomplish

laid

down

much more

for

you than a
that

better

they strengthen your mind. mindan imagination // you have a

memory
strong^ creative

may

be used at willy the power of concentrationy the power of

logical reason

and an accurate memory you are

^

at all times

Master of the Situation.

Exercises

That Work Wonders for You

The value of Lessons One and Two cannot be overestimated. Read them carefully and often. Follow every
exercise as outlined.

By

all

means

practice

lists

Mental Pigeonholing with the on page i6 as well as with lists of your own.
practice
this practice entertaining as well as bener-

You can make

ficial.

Show

others

how

easily

you can

retain

and

recall

any simple

lists

which they

may

give you.
is

Remember always
mental control and
success in

that this practice

giving that

will

power which

is

so necessary for

any

field:

You

time fight

cannot run away from a weakness; you must someit out or perish, and if that be so why not now

and where you stand.

Robert Louis Stecenson.

Page Twenty-two

Lesson

Two

Sales Talks

A man
talk.

cannot refer to notes when he

his

He must depend upon

making a sales memory. A salesman

is

frequently thinks of excellent arguments after he has

his ''prospect."

left

In

many

lines of business the

salesman must be fully

Inability

conversant with sales points and specifications.

to learn these has retarded

many

a man's progress.

The man who

applies the principles in these lessons can

learn quickly sales points

and information, which would

otherwise overwhelm him.

Increase

Your Earning Power

have increased their ability, and their

Many
holing.
If

of

my stttdents

earning capacity, by applying this method of mental pigeon-

you need

to learn a sales talk, every subject should

represent a definite picture,

a code word.
in

and must be associated with These are permanent impressions, and they

should be recalled repeatedly to be sure they are well fixed

mind.
If

you need information

mind, learn your

of this kind,

and have been

fix

handicapped in the past because you could not

it in

HAT, HEN,
and
offers

HAM

list of

words.

Then

practice pigeonholing

recalling the points

you

wish to retain. This method

for the
If
is

a wonderful opportunity

man

with a faulty memory.

familiar with part of a talk there
for that section of
it.

you are thoroughly

no need to use your pigeonholes

Lesson

Two
new

Page Twenty-three

But you can always be sure them with the code words.

of

topics

by

associating

Certainty Instead of Uncertainty Many men present their sales talk in a hit-and-miss way,
never following the same presentation twice.
always one
best

There

is

arrangement for most propositions.

little

thought
with

will outline the

most

logical

and

effective
first

way.
point

Fix this arrangement in mind by linking the

HAT,
good

the second with

is priceless

HEN, and

so on.

memory

in business.
after, completing the

One student made quick advance

lessons.

He

told

me
in

he had never taken the time previ-

ously to do any planning.

Now

he uses a few minutes

formerly

spent

rushing

thoughts, duties and calls

tally pigeonholes

and arranges his systematically. He then menaround,

^

them, and, as a

result,

he has practically

doubled his capacity.

Remembering Wants
It is of ten convenient

and at times necessary

ordered.

to carry in

mind items that should be

When

the

number

is

limited the pigeonhole plan can be used.

Later the items

may

be

listed in the

want book.

The pigeon holes are also convenient at times for receiving orders when conditions render it impossible to write

Public Speaking

brief outline will

show how the mental pigeonholes

will serve the public speaker, lawyer, minister, teacher,

business or professional man.

Page Twenty-four

Lesson

Two

Let

me

again emphasize this important fact:

is not de-

This method of mental pigeonholing

signed to take the

place of any means you have used

successfully heretofore.

you can get along without the necessity of pigeonholing, by all means do so. But if you have trouble in remembering the things you wish to do, or say, then you are making a great mistake if you neglect this method. A better impression is always made by the speaker who Given some time for preparation, dispenses with notes. there is little need for written memoranda. They can be
If

held in reserve for reference

if

needed.

This

is

especially advisable for the

in the past,

man who

has de-

pended upon notes

of this habit.

and

is

now breaking himself

Notes for a Five-Minute Talk

Here are seven points
product.
of

a brief talk on a commercial

They

are as difficult to picture as

any that we

meet

ordinarily.

Economical. Quick. 3 Convenient. 4 Well advertised. 5 Interchangeable. 6Service. 7 Guaranteed.

I

..

Page Twenty-five

Lesson

Two

Suggestions
Following are suggestions for the visual association of

every topic, and for the pigeonhole:

I

HATEconomical
A picture of some
or repairing an old

one carefully brushing, cleaning

HAT

to avoid the necessity of

buying a new one

economical,

2HENQuick.
See a

HEN running.

Recalling this picture a few

times will impress the idea of quick.

3

HAM Convenient.
Picture of a hungry
convenient to cut off a

man
slice.

with a

HAM

finding

it

4HAREWell advertised. See a HARE sitting

5

up and

carefully perusing
well advertised.

large billboard or advertisement

HILLInterchangeable.
See a party of tourists carefully changing positions

on a steep

HILL

or mountain trail

interchangeable.

6 SHOE Service. Picture a SHOE

7

that has given extra good service.

COW Guaranteed
Picture a food
label

inspector pasting a guaranteed

on a

COW.
of Confusion
interruptions, questions, or
lose the thread oj

No Danger
number of times, thoughts will not make you
sufficient

// you will impress your pictures by recalling them a

new

your remarks.

Page Twenty-six

Lesson

Two

When you
feature that
is

are through talking about the convenient

associated with

HAM, you know your next

pigeonhole

is

HARE.

This brings to mind the picture of

the advertisement, suggesting your next theme: well advertised.

How
them.

to

Remember

Stories

People usually forget stories as quickly as they hear

The

stories

were clear and impressive when heard,

and you believed that you would always remember a few of the best ones. Yet in a day or two you found it impossible to recall them.

The code words will enable you always to keep in mind a goodly number of stories. There is always a feature of every story that can be associated with a code word. By using this plan you can readily file away fifteen or twenty anecdotes. Recall every association a few times, and you will have them all ready for use when needed.

Code Words
When you have
code words

for Stories

occasion to use stories, a review of your

will give instant access to the several anecdotes,

from which you can make your

selection.

In

this lesson

we
If

shall

not consider the actual memorizing of the story.

in this respect

you have difficulty Four helpful.

you

will find

Lesson

Use Your Code Words

We
story,

shall

now

see

how

the point, or the subject of the

can be kept in mind

if

most of us have no
recall the subject.

difficulty

in telling the story

we can


Lesson

Page Twenty-seven.
J

Two ^^i

Here are a few good stories selected at random to illustrate the principle by which they can be kept in mind,

and

recalled

when needed.

Lesson Four contains additional aid on the subject of

public speaking".

A
ton Jones.
"It's

Wonderful Gift

"Who-all sick up to yo' house, Mis' Smif?" asked George Washing-

mah

brudder 'Lige," replied Mrs. Smith.

tell.

"What's he done got de mattah wif him?"

"Dey

cain't

He

eats an' he sleeps all right, an' he stays out

all

in de veranda in de sun

day, but he cain't do no

wuhk

at

all.'*

cain't wuhk?" "Not a bit." Mr. Jones raised his eyes to heaven. "Law, Mis' Smif, dat no disease what yo' brudder's got. Dat air am a gift."

"He

ain't

The

point of the

first

story

is gift.

Associate gift and

HAT by forming a picture of some one making you a gift

of a hat.
self try it

See the hat as

it is

presented to you and see yourLater, your code

on, with a pleased smile.

word

HAT

will serve to recall the point of the story

gift.

No
"I told your
Stradivarius,

Free Ads for Stradivarius

the account of his recital

A violinist was bitterly disappointed with

printed in the paper of a small town.

man

three or four times," complained the musician

to the owner of the paper, "that the instrument I used

and

in his story there

was a genuine was not a word about it, not a

word."

Whereupon the owner

said with a laugh:

Page Twenty-eight
"That
and
let

Lesson

Two

is

as

it

should be.

When Mr.

Stradivarius gets his fiddles

line,

advertised in

my

paper under ten cents a

you come around

me know."
foregoing story can be filed

The

mental picture of a

HEN playing a violina Stradivarius,

away by forming a

Considerable Effort
A country man drifted into a little village drug store in Georgia and asked for a nickel's worth of Eucalyptus. The clerk proceeded to wrap it up and, on handing it to the customer, was told to "charge "What name?" said the clerk. "Honey funckel," said the it."
customer.

Whereupon the

clerk remarked,
for

"Take

it

wouldn't

write Eucalyptus

and Honeyfunckel

a nickel."

The above anecdote may be

forming an association of a

associated with

HAM

by

HAM covered with Eticalyptus.

Pleasant Neighbors
Uncle Josh
Africa,

from Nephew Harry that's gone to and says that within twenty rods of his house there's a family
letter

Here's a

of laughing hyenas.

His Wife "Well, I that's something."

am glad he's got pleasant neighbors, anyway

This story can be kept in mind by forming a picture of

HARE

being chased by a family of laughing hyenas.

line.

Views of His Own Ticket Agent "Here are some post-card views along our railroad Would you them?" Cynical Patron "Thanks, no. Since I have gone over the
like

line

have views of

my own

on

it."

This brisk bit of repartee can be associated with HH.L by picturing yourself viewing a railroad from the top of a

HILL,

or with a camera taking views of your owni

Lesson

Two

Page Twenty-nine

These five illustrations show the way in which stories can be linked with any code word. By following this plan when you hear stories you can recall many of them
later.
'*

Constant use of Imagination Visualization and Associa^

y

Hon

will

work wonders for your memory.

Bits of

Wisdom
mind by
linking

The The

following epigrams can be kept in

each one with a code word.

trouble with the average

bring these

memory is the inability thoughts back when they are wanted.

to carry in

to

The code words enable you number of helpful suggestions.

mind a large These must be recalled from time to time. Before long these and similar thoughts will become as familiar to you as the alphabet.

System and Regularity Work Wonders

Learn one
quently.
of the following every day.

Recall

it

fre-

Every day review the previous thoughts and at the end of twenty days you will have mastered twenty
Great results follow systematic

helpful suggestions.
effort.

You can

see

readily that a few minutes every day, applied properly,

will
I

soon enrich your mental storehouse.

the most of your time.

Make

The minutes

that are lost

lean never be regained.


Page Thirty
Lesson

Two

Learn One Bit Every Day

1"All

men

are born
is

equalbut that

is

where the equality ends."

2 "The man who

-3

without an idea has generally the greatest

"In
"It

idea of himself."

the orchard of Opportunity

it is

better to pick the fruit

than to wait for

is

it

to fall."

-4

better to say a good

word about a bad

fellow than a

bad

word about a good

fellow."

5 "Today
day

is

the tomorrow that

it

you were worrying about

yester-

6"When we sigh about our trouble grows doubleevery day. When we laugh about a trouble a bubbleblown away." "Smile a while
It
It's
7

and

didn't happen."

And And And

while you smile, another smiles,

soon there's miles and miles of smiles,

life's

worth while, because you smile."

but thinking about
it

"It's not the load,

that makes you tired."

is

10 "When you find the best way, aboHsh

9"When you

can find nothing to do, your case

all

desperate."

others."

"11 "A

Httle of the

smihng

bluff
stuff.

Oft proves to be the winning

A
12 "It

little

laugh or honest grin

full

Has

pulled

many

a prospect in."
it is

is not enough to know, we must also apply; enough to will, we must also do."

not

13

"There's a vast difference between having a carload of miscellaneous facts sloshing around loose in your head and getting
all

mixed up

in transit,

properly boxed and crated

and carrying the same assortment for. convenient handling and im-

mediate delivery."

Lesson

Two
rest is greater
is

Page Thirty-one

14 15

"He that can take

than he that can take

cities."

"He that speaks much much mistaken." *16 "To be humble to superiors duty; to equals,
is

courtesy; to

inferiors, nobleness."

"Breathe 17

deeply, eat slowly, be cheerful and go to sleep with

strong, healthy thoughts."

18 "One today
19

is

worth two tomorrows."

first

" 'Tis easier

to suppress the

desire than to satisfy all that

follow it." - h.

pr^\<U%f
will

20

"The eye of the master

do more work than both

his

hands."

Other Applications
I

wish to impress upon you that there are

in

many

other

ways

which these principles can be applied

ingenuity and practice will

effectively.

little

make

it

easy,

and

will

help you pleasantly over

many a

difficult road.
list,

test

every day, similar to the grocery

activity.

stimulates mental

Mental filing, practiced

power that
later enables

regularly, brings increased

to

memory

you

remember

details without the

use of the code words.

Page Thirty-two

Lesson

Two

A FINAL SUMMARY
I

Here The

is

memory file in which

of this

to store ideas.
file

basis

mental

is

one

hundred

word-pictures.
3

For practical use

tures quickly.

it' is

necessary to

make mental

pic-

Practice toward
of

this

end

will

develop strong imagina-

tion, concentration,

and clear thinking a triangle brain power that must win recognition for its
this

possessor.
5'

Knowing

code of word-pictures, we have one

hundred pigeonholes in which ideas we wish to remember can be stored for either temporary or permanent use.
6
7

thirty code words A quick grasp at Items to be remembered should be visualized with the
of least
is

essential.

code words in regular order.

8

To
For

recall

such

lists,

start with the first code

word and

go through the
9

series of visualized pictures.

temporary use the visual impressions should be dismissed as soon as their need is over. For per-

manent retention, make deep, strong impressions and review them regularly.
% 10

Practical
and

applications

sales talks,

public

speaking

stories.

PRACTICE CHART
ords.

Recall your picture associations for the following code

To

the

left,

write the

word which precedes the code

Fife follows FIG.

ord

to the right, the word which follows the code word,

Fish precedes FIG
Fife

ote example:

Fish

Fig

Fish

Car

Bomb
Jail
'.

_ _
__ __

Bus

_ _ _ _ _ _

_
__

_ _ _ _
__

Can Fob Cab Fan Lap Bag

Fife
. .

Bush Cake
Vase
Fire

'

Ship

_
_

Jam
Cuff
Bell

Lake
File

_
_

Foot

Lime
Bear
Lily

Chain.
Goose.

_ _ _ _

Kite

Coal
_

__ Lion

_-,

Boat

L_
,

Comb
Foam
Cage
Loaf
.,

-. Beef
-.

,,

Judge. Sheet. Light. Chair. Lodge. Chief _ PianoCheck. CheeseLawyer.

PRACTICE CHART
^

Daily tests for exercise.

Form

picture associations be-

tween the following words and your code words as indicated

1st

Day

2nd Day

'

1 |

HAT
Ice

to

WOODS:
Navy
'

TIDE
Coffee

to

NOSE:
Wire
Stone

1 1
1

Desk
Pencil

Steam Board
Flower Engine

Watch Camera

Ledger Rubber Preacher Shipment

4th

Euchre
Postage General

3rd Day

Day

WINDOW
Stove

to

MOOSE:
Frog
Pick

HAT
Ferry
Toast

to

WOODS:
Salt

Badge Huron Turkey

Tractor
5th

Bank
Violin

Ribbon
Baltimore

Whale Honey
6th

Paddle Cashier St. Louis Michigan

Day

Day
to

TIDE
Bark
China
Quail Indiana

to

NOSE:
Clerk

WINDOW
Pin
Sister

MOOSE:

Grant
Illinois

Garage Mexico
Invoice C. 0. D.

Telegram
See

Bubble Buckeye Mackenzie

how
correctly

Forgive
Revolution Treacherous
you can
recall

how

quickly you can form and

your

pictures.

your visualizing and associative power. Do not make any attempt to store these pictures for permanent record. They are intended for exercise only. Continue taking tests similar to these.
exercises quicken

These

MHHMMAMBMiaiMUIMaiftli

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS
BY

DAVID M. ROTH
LESSON THREE

Copyright, 1918

By
David M. Rotb

Ail risrhto reserved, includinsr that of translation into forcigD

lansruasres. includinsr the

Scandinavian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power

By

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
'

MENTAL FILING T H REE names and faces

Four
how
to read

and a

b c

memory code

Five
NUMBERS

Six
memory
aids for study

Seven
practical applications

DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York

LESSON THREE

How to Remember Names

and Faces
Every One

Can Acquire This

Ability

Faces and names are the doorplates and doorknobs of

business and social success.

Until

we can read

the one and grasp the other

we

are
it

shut
is

off

from intimate intercourse with the very people

essential

we should meet,

greet,

and know

familiarly.

Doubtless you are acquainted with people

who seem

to

have a

remembering the names and faces of those they meet. Perhaps you have fallen into the common error of believing this ability is always a gift a natural accomplishment. If so, you are mistaken, and I shall give you, in the following lesson, some valuable suggestions on the matter of remembering names and faces, so that you will be able to remember as well as your friends, and very
gift of

much

better.
is

This prediction
business
life

based on
I set

my own experience.
this

began

with an unusually poor ability to remember

names and

faces.

about overcoming

handicap

with the result that when introduced to

every person by name.

fifty

or a hundred

strangers at a business or social meeting I can call alroost

Easy and Practical

Many young
ories, but, as

people have exceptionally retentive

mem-

they grow older, this natural abiUty leaves

feel

them, and they

alarmed over their

loss of

mental


Lesson Three

Page Three

power.

This

failing is easily corrected

by

following the

simple, practical principles

by which

improved

my own

memory. However, do not expect a miracle to happen. You have neglected remembering names so long that you cannot now recall them at will. You will have to strive for gradual
improvement.
// you will couple the desire
suggestionSy
to

remember

names with my
quickly.

vast

improvement can be made

is

You know

that anything worth having

worth
fault.

striving for.

When you
It
is

forget a

name, the memory

is

not at

due to

failure

on your part to observe the principles

by which the name could have been retained. You do not expect a stamp to stick without moistening it. Neither will a name stick without some effort on your part to help the memory.

Your ability
of the right

to recall the face proves that the application to retain the

methods should enable you

name.

The General Rules

If

you wish

to

make quick

progress you must be familiar

with the previous lessons and observe the following principles:

you hear the name correctly. If you are not certain about it, ask to have it repeated. You cannot remember the name if you do
I

You must pay attention.

it

Be

sure

not hear
II

clearly.

You must

observe closely the appearance of the person

whom you

are meeting.


Pa^e Four
Lesson Three

III

You must make some

association of the

name and

the

appearance of the person.

These are cardinal principles and should always be borne

in

mind when you

are introduced to strangers.

Attention
by observing the principles of Visualization Imagination^ and Association, and by the review of your words in Lessons One and Two, that every repetition makes it easier for you to see the pictures you have created in your mind's eye. This was done by paying
discovered
y

You 'have

close attention to every word.

You first heard the word

upon the memory.

so you had a Sound impression

Through the use of imagination you created the object that the word represented. Then, by the use of visualization^ you saw it in your mind's eye. Every one of the hundred words suggested a distinct picture.

Now if you will pay attention and use your imagination,

meet many people whose names will also suggest something that you can grasp and picture. Endeavor to make the name you hear really represent some distinct object or idea in addition to the mere sound as you

you

will

store
I

it

in your memory.

For instance:
in

Baer can be imagined and seen

the mind's eye as a

bear.
in

Hogg can be imagined and seen

the mind's eye as a

hog.


Lesson Three

Page Five

Lyon can be imagined and seen

the mind's eye
3iS sl

in

lion.

Rhoades can be imagined and seen in

the mind's eye
2iS o,

road.
s t

Stohne can be imagined and seen in

the mind's
e>'e

as a

o ne

You

will

selves to

meet with many names that do not lend themvisualization as readily as the foregoing, which

are selected because of their simplicity to illustrate the

method.

But a
to

little

practice will

make many

difficult

names easy

remember.

Observation
The average person does not
is

retain in the

memory

over

forty per cent of the things he hears or sees, because he

power of observation. To develop this power you must train yourself to see more closely than has been your habit. You must note if the stranger whom you meet is tall or short, thin or stout, dark or fair, weak or strong. Note the color of the eyes, eyebrows, face, and hair. See the shape of the head, mouth, chin, nose, ears, and so on.
deficient in the

Mere Looking
In other words, SEE.

Is

Not Observation
at the

Merely looking
is

person and

not recording a distinct impression

not observing.

Begin to take notice

of these things

among your

friends

and new acquaintances.

You

will usually observe

some*

Page Six

Lesson Three

thing about the appearance of the individual that will

enable you to

make a mind^s

eye picture that can be linked

with the name.

The

following are a few of

many

people I have met

whose appearance gave a distinct clue to the name. Although instances such as these are not general yet they are far more common than the unobservant person would
believe.

Mr. Baldwin was

was formed.
Mr. Eysler had a

bald, so the suggestion of

bald one
me
of

fixed look in his eyes, reminding

eye stare.
Mr. Lipps had
large thick lips, suggesting

lips.

Mr. Sharpe had a pointed nose, suggesting

sharp.

A Pleasant Pastime
A
little

application of this principle will give you

much

enjoyment and will soon become a pleasant pastime. // you will combine your observation of faces with what you know of the character of the individual you willy in time,
become a good judge of

human
can^t

nature.
I

Most people say

forget a face."

**I

remember names, but

seldom

This

is

not strange, for

memory

of the face is entirely

a visual impression, which comes to you through the eye. You have learned that this is the strongest kind of impression.

The name

is

registered through the ear

an

auditory impression.

Lesson Three

Page Seven

Use Your Mind's Eye

your miryTs eye into action to n>ake a visual impression of the meaning of the name.
It is necessary to bring
If
is

you read a story, or hear a speech, and the word pike mentioned, you readily see the pike in your mind's eye.
a Mr. Pike probably no thought of the

When you meet

pike enters your mind.

But the two words

idea.

are identical

and have the same meaning.

A name may
a turnpike, a

convey more than one

Pike suggests

/)/^e-poIe,

and a

pike-fish.

Mr. Pike, pictured

panying
the face

in

your mind's eye as in the accombe recalled

illustration, will

and the

entire illustration as

Try to see you look away from

easily.

the page.

To

be sticcessful in remembering

names you must

cultivate

Page Eight

Lesson Three

the habit of noting the

EYE

meaning, and of making your register for you a picture of this meaning.
this

MIND'S

Follow

plan whenever possible.

Convert the auditory

impression you receive when

you hear a name into a visual record which is more* lasting

J

and more

readily recalled.

be pleased at the number of names that can

will

You

be indelibly impressed in this

manner.
!.ir.

Shepard

is

pictured

Think of this as shepherd and form a mind^s-eye picture. See how easily you
nere.
will

recall

his

name when
Mr.

the face appears later on.

shepard

Association
Without association of some kind there can be no memory. When a name recurs to you without effort on your part there has been association, although you may not realize it.
Understand
this thoroughly:

Association is the foundation of all memory.

^^
>
t

Memory is based on several definite impressions recorded

mind
same time, and in such manner that the one impression brings back the other. This is
at the

in the

I
[1

recall of

association.

B**' Whenever one of two things that have been associated

Lesson Three

Page Nine

in the

mind
is

recurs, it tends to recall the other.

This

is

the

very basis of memory. This

why you remember a name

effort,

that flashes into your

see the face.

mind, seemingly without

when you

Association of Face and

Name

The visual impression of the face, and the sound of the name reached the mind at the same time and formed a definite association. The reappearance of the face revived
its

associated impression

the sound of the name.

is

Such association

the most simple and natural sort

is to

not sufficient for the recall of most names.

strengthen your mental records in other ways.

You must

The

strongest

bond you can forpi

have an association

between the face impression and some picture that the

suggests.

name

See them together in your mind's eye.

There are other means by which the memory of names and faces can be strengthened. These I shall treat in the
order of their relative importance.
associating the

Anything done toward

to

name

with something familiar

you

will be

of aid.

You
you

will

be able now, even without further instruction,

to improve your ability to

will

remember names and

faces.

If

make

use of the various suggestions in the suc-

ceeding pages the subject will become most interesting and

helpful.

The
ciations

following

some of the assothat may be formed when you meet a Mr,

sketch
illustrates

Campbell.

Page Ten

Lesson Three

The Natural Method

As you
power
exercise

and
to

train your

memory you

will find its

to retain

information greatly increases.

It

may

be

possible soon for

remember many names and faces in the natural way -simply by seeing the face and hearing the name spoken. Very few people possess this natural
you
ability.

For the present, when meeting strangers, you must follow my suggestions for remembering names. Regular use of these methods will develop quickly the habit of r emembering names as well as faces.

Lesson Three

Page Eleven

You

will find

much

of interest in the subject, as all

names

originally

had a meaning.

large part of

them can be ascribed

to the occupation,
of our ancestors.

residence,

and virtues or imperfections

Others have derived their meaning from the names of

birds, beasts, colors, location, seasons, or accidental cir-

cumstances that created a nickname that became a per-

manent family name.

The
idea of

following poem,

by James Smith,
found

will give

you an

many

peculiarities

in the subject of

names

and

faces:

Men

once were surnamed from their shape or estate (You all may from history worm it;) There was Lewis the Bulky, and Henry the Great, John Lackland, and Peter the Hermit. But now, when the doorplates of misters and dames Are read, each so constantly varies From the owner's trade, figure, mnd calling, surnames Seem given by the rule of contraries.

Mr. Box, though provoked, never doubles his fist, Mr. Burns, in his grate, has no fuel; Mr. Playfair won't catch me at hazard or whist, Mr. Coward was winged in a duel. Mr. Wise is a dunce, Mr. King is a whig, Mr. Coffin*s uncommonly sprightly, And huge Mr. Little broke down in a gig While driving fat Mrs. Golightly.
Miss Joy, wretched maid, when she chose Mr. Love, Found nothing but sorrow await her; She now holds in wedlock, as true as a dove, That fondest of mates, Mr. Hayter. Mrs. Drinkwater^s apt to indulge in a dram, Mrs. AngeVs an absolute fury, And meek Mr. Lyon let fierce Mr. Lamb Tweak his nose in the lobby of Drury.

Page Twelve

Lesson Three

Mr. Child, in a passion, knocked down Mr. Rockt Mr. Stone like an aspen leaf shivers; Miss Pvole used to dance, but she stands .like a stock Ever since she became Mrs. Rivers. Mr. Smft hobbles onward, no mortal knows how, He moves as though cords had entwined him; Mr. Metcalf ran off, upon meeting a cow, With pale Mr. Turnbull behind him.

Mr. Barker^ s as mute as a fish in the sea, Mr. Miles never moves on a journey; Mr. Early sits up till half after three, Mr. Makepeace was bred an attorney. Mr. Gardiner can't tell a flower from a root, Mr. Wilde with timidity draws back, Mr. Ryder performs all his journeys on foot, Mr. FooU all his journeys on horseback.

The
names

sketches

shown

will also call

your attention to

especially fitting, or

most inappropriate.

Mr. Long Mr. Short

Mr. Poor

Mr. Rich Mr. Gladden Mr. Madden

Common Names
It

Full of

Meaning

would be easy to mention many ordinary names that suggest clear cut 1111116/ s-eye pictures. A few such names are presented here. As you read this list picture every

Lesson Three
'

Page Thirteen
\

object.

You

will find it possible to enlarge this list to

an

unlimited extent.

Stone

Bell

Brooks Root

Hoe
Forest

Cotton Light
Starr

Walker

River

Lake

Graves Thorn Water Branch

names, which you hear frequently, have These can be impressed upon your definite meanings.
of the

Many

mind by forming
name, and you

pictures of the objects suggested.

Follow this plan of picturing the meaning conveyed by a

will at once

improve your memory.

in civic life-

One

of
it

my

students

a man prominent

him to remember names. After his lesson on names, he met three strangers Mr. Baer, Mr. Rohr, and Mr. Spencer. These names now meant something to him and were
thought
impossible for

readily recalled.

Mr.
Mr. Mr.

Baer
bear,
r

suggested

a grizzly

o h

a roaring

waterfall.

Spencer

the

Spencerizxi pen.

The
is

picture on this page

that of

Mr.

Flower.
You
will

Form a
Mr.

mind's-eye image of a

flower ox flour.

be

FLOWER

askcd to name him

later.

Page Fourteen

Lesson Three

Other Suggestive Names

Names
are interesting

and often amusing.

A short time

ago a football game was won by the kicking of Bill Boote. The newspaper writer said "There must be something in a

name

after

all,

since Bill Boote, the big lanky left halfhis

back twice lived up to

the goal posts.''

name by booting

the ball over

Another bright scribe comments on names as follows:

*The Willys-Overland agent in Paris, Texas, named Briscoe Dodge Chandler, ought to go into partnership
with A. Ford Carr, of Chicago."
Instances such as these are not at
all

unusual.

Names

seem to have no

limit.

They have been drawn from every

still

conceivable source and are

coming.

Orchard and Farm

Here are a few examples:
Baldwin suggests apple.
Crawford suggests peach.

Hubbard

"

squash.

Murphy

*'

potato.

Animals, Birds, Fish

We

meet them daily

names
Wolf

like the following:

Fox
Bear
Partridge

Hogg
Martin

Lyons
Robbins
Sturgeon

Wrenn
Herring

Salmon

Lesson Three

Page

Fifteenr-

Colors, Fruits, Flowers, Metals

Brown
Gray White
Green

Berry

Rose
Astor
Laurel

Gold
Silver

Apple Cherry Mellon

Irons

Elder

Nichol
as:
is-

The names

of seasons are quite

common,

Spring, Sommers, and Winter, and even Mr. Fall

encountered occasionally.

Characteristics

Names like the following are heard often. You can im press many such names upon your mind by giving them momentary thought. They convey a definite idea:
Small
Biggs
Bright
Close

Olds
Best

Early

Young
Worst Lucke
Swift

Meek
Strong

Coy
Sly

Savage

Occupations, Trades, Professions

There are many such names, but I will present only a. few. Grasp the significance in names of this kind, when^ you hear them

Baker Barber Butcher Cooper

Carpenter

Mason
Miller

Doctor
Fisher

Gardner
is

Sawyer Shepherd

Mr. Weaver^s picture

shown on the next page.

Page Sixteen

Lesson Three

Advertised

Names

can be fixed in the mind by linking them with something with which

Many names

you

are well acquainted.

in

your mind a large group of names which

You have

have become known to you

through advertisements. You are familiar with the name

and the
with
it.

article

advertised

Ford suggests immediately a mind^s-eye picture of an automobile. When you read the name Gillette you picture
a safety razor.
Mr.

WEAVER

So when you meet a man with a name that has become well known to you through
advertising,

make

use of this familiarity.

Picture Mr. Ford with a Ford auto, or Mr. Gillette using

safety razor, or

Mr. Kellogg holding a package

of corn-

fakes.

Weil-Known

Articles

The name of a well-known article frequently flashes into your mind upon hearing a stranger's name For example, Mr. Waterman may have reminded you of the fountain
pen.

As you

are

now paying more

attention to names, similar

experiences will occur more frequently.

realizatipn of

Lesson Three-

Page Seventeen

this

familiarity

this

association

in

itself

will

go far

towards fixing the name in

mind.

The accompanying
is

picture

that of Mr. Eaton,

You can
picture.

recall

his

nam<

when you again meet the

Other Examples
Armour
Heinz Wilton
Snider
Mr.

suggests meat. Remington " typewriter,

pickles,
((

rugs,
it

catsup,

EATON

Welch

grape juice*

Geographical
You meet many
For example:
people

Names
the

who have

name

of

some

country, state, city, street, or geographical location.

Mr. Ireland suggests Ireland.

Mr. Paris Mr. Patterson Mr. Richmond

Paris y France,
Paterson,

N.

J.

Richmond, Va,
Billings,

Mr.

Billings

Mont.

Mr. Bleeker

Bleecker Street.
different,

At times the spelling is slightly of the two names are similar.

but the sounds

Page Eighteen

Lesson Three

you meet a stranger by the name of Cleveland, you can associate him with the city of the same name. If familiar with Cleveland, Ohio, you can picture the man
If

in

some

definite part of

the city.

These geographical
to

reminders, however, do not require

location.

you

know

the exact

The

fact that
is

you

associate the stranger with

something- definite

of great help.

Do
you
of

not form the idea that you will be confused when

recall the

name.

little

practice with the process

described in this lesson will prove of

much

value, regardless

any experience you may have had

in the past

with an

occasional use of similar methods.

practice brings results.

Regular application and

Historical

and

Political

Names
many
others that

You frequently meet

are well known.

strangers with familiar names, such

as Lincoln, Grant, Bryan, Wilson, or

Impress upon your mind the fact that the stranger's

name

is

the

same

as that of the well

known

personage.
for ex-

As you
Grant.

see the face of the stranger,

Mr. Grant,

ample, your mind^s eye should form a picture of General This process
will fix the

two faces

in

your mind,

and

later will help to recall the stranger's alert

name.
eye

But you must be

and actually form the mind's

picture of the historical or political personage at the time

when you

see the stranger's face.

Lesson Three

Page Nineteen

Here we have Mr. Lawrence.

You will meet him later and

be asked to
recall his

name.

Other Names Have a Double Reminder

Cleveland

may

suggest

Cleveland, Ohio, and former

President Cleveland.

Jackson may suggest,

Jackson, Michigan, and also
Mr.

LAWRENCE

Stonewall Jackson.

Lincoln may suggest Lincoln, Nebraska, and also Abraham Lincoln. Every added reminder or link in your association makes
it

easier to recall the

It
is

name.

quite possible that these

names may convey

entirely

different thoughts to you.

Lincoln

may bring

to

your mind

whose given or family name may be Lincoln. Patterson may remind you of the president of the National Cash Register Company, or of some acquaintance by the same name. The main thing is to make names remind you of something definite and to picture the idea suggested. Then you will have a known image in your mind associated with the face.

some

friend or relative

Familiar

Names

Many names will immediately bring to your mind the Jaces of friends or acquaintances. You can see them clearly in

Page Twenty

Lesson Three

your mind^s

you one
mind.

of

names are mentioned. This affords the best means you have for fixing names in
eye^ as the

You may meet

will

a stranger named Johnson.

The name
of think-

remind you of a Johnson you know. The act

ing and picturing the familiar Johnson, while looking at the stranger, links the two names.

In other words, you

ated in your mind's

will

eye.

have the two Johnsons associThe next time you meet the new
will

Mr. Johnson, the original man by that name be recalled and give you the name.

probably

Form
will

the habit of associating the stranger with your

friends or acquaintances

who

bear 'the same name.

You

soon employ this means with scarcely any conscious

effort.

mental

Transforming Names
There are many names in which a few imaginary changes will produce striking results.

Mr. Boyle becomes Mr. Boil Mr. Barbour Mr. Howell

*'

Mr. Barber
Mr. Howl
Mr. Nailer Mr. Coal

"

Mr. Nayler
Mr. Cole

"
*'

Mr. Holloday Mr. Hyde Mr. Stahl

'*

Mr. Holiday Mr. Hide Mr.

Stall

"
"

Lesson Three

Page Twenty-one

This
ber a

is

Mr. Rohr,

It is far easier to

rememfind

name

if

we can

a likeness to something

we

know.

Reminders
The mind grasps and retains
things

we understand. Many names devoid of meaning will

if

suggest familiar words

we

make an
tion.
Mr.

effort in this direc-

ROHR

With a
of imagination,

slight

change in
the

spelling,

and the use

we change

name

Bassett

to basket

Cameron " camera

Parshley " parsley Seymour " see more
Schaefer " shaver

Buckley to buckle Quigley " quickly

" sardine Siebertz " sea birds Skelton " skeleton

Sarden

When you meet Mr.

similar to basket,

and note that the name is you have something in mind that helps
Bassett

you you

to recall the
of Bassett.

name.
It is

In other words, basket reminds

what

I term

name.
reminds

Camera

is

a reminder for

a reminder for the Cameron and parsley

me

of a

man named

Parshley.

Making Reminders
The use

Is

a Natural Process
with
all

of reminders is natural

minds.

Many

people do not realize that they ever use this simple principle.

Page Twenty-two

Lesson Three

You
This

can find reminders for

effort

all

names.

It all

depends

upon the
is

and the imagination you put

forth.

Mr. Bauer.

Merely reading the suggestions I have given you, without putting them into practical use, will not

be

sufficient

overcome a poor memory for names. But these printo

ciples,

plus proper thought

will

and

application,

bring

about a wonderful improvement.

Just remember this

always
Mr.

make names suggest definite ideas. Then you will find it possible to remember many names you for years.

BAUER

that have bothered

Make Reminders
Woodward
Ferrin

for the Following

Names

Townsend McBride
Strickland

Walter

Mulford

Koelbel

First Syllable

Reminders

names by the use of the alphabet. In trying to recall a name, they start with A 'and run through the alphabet rapidly until they come to the letter that sounds familiar. Through this letter they are able to recall
recall

Some men

Lesson Three

Page Twenty-three

the name.

This method

is

crude and unreHable, though

the
first syllable is

helpful at times.

While the

first letter is of aid,

strong reminder.

Take advantage of this fact and you will find many apparently difficult names that can be fixed in mind
readily.

The
ly

first syllable

frequent-

has a definite meaning.

This can

be pictured and
first

associated with the face.

For example, hay^ the

to recall the
Mr.

syllable, will help materially

name Hay don.

WALTER

This

is

a valuable principle

and should be applied whenever

possible.

Other First Syllable Reminders

Allison suggests Alice

Bernida

Chernook Dineen n Eaton II Funston

Burn Churn Din Eat

Noonan
Pittock

**

Noon
Pit

"
*!

Raney
Sandvall
*

"

Rain Sand
Tall

Grimshaw Hegberg The above picture

Fun Grim Egg

is

Talbot

"
''

Whipple Lambert that of Mr. Walter.

Whip

"

Lamb
first

Use the
mind.

syllable, wallf to assist in fixing the

name

in

Page Twenty-four

Lesson Three

Use the Method Best Fitted for Your Memory

Try the various means, and find those best suited for your memory. It is well always to link a name with some one or something you know. This mental
Minds
differ.

effort,

though usually very

for

slight, will

go far to impress the

name. Reminders
suggest.

names

as you have already seenare a

.

valuable help.

Practice on names.

See what they will

It is quite easy with

Make

reminders for them.

many names. Here are a few more illustrations. You can

increase your ability to

remember names if you will analyze

them

in

a manner similar to these.

Additional Reminders
Alban suggests Albany Bank and Ship Bankenship " (C Copenhafer Copenhagen
Disston
a
ii
ii

Distant

Eshelman Forek
Gleason
Herzinger

Ashman
Fork GUsten Hurt Singer
Alaska

<(
ic

Laskar

Cl

Mallon
Padgit

((
(i it

Melon
Patch it Reckoner Charming
Thirsty

Regnor

Sharman
Thurston
Sackett

li ({ (C it

Wolcott

Sack it Wall Cot


Lesson Three
P<J'g^

Twenty-five

Difficult
Difficult

Names
of foreign extraction.

names are usually

They

should prove easier to those

or

who

are acquainted with one

alert

more

foreign languages.

An

imagination will

make many

foreign

mind and a good names easy to grasp.

Use your imagination and make reminders through similarity of sound for names that do not convey any meaning.

Migliavacca sounds like Milwaukee^ with an added g before the / of Milwaukee.

Darowitch suggests Dervishes,

The simple name Carey was

Chickens,

easily

remembered when the

Mother Carey's

student thought of the sailor^s phrase

Capek recalled a familiar trademark

Apex.

Quartermas suggested porterhouse to one of

my students,

although quartermaster would have been better.

remember the name McHenry until he thought of a man named Henry, who worked for a man known as Mac. This proved a good reminder for McHenry. Another difficulty was in remembering the name Percheron, the breed of a horse owned by a man named
pupil could not

Rohhins.

The

picture of a rohin perched on the horse

in other words,

a percher-on

fixed the name in mind.

Another student had trouble with the name of the French General, Humbert, until he associated the name with the hum of bullets and a friend named Bert.

The following article which touches on a few Irish names

Page Twenty-six

Lesson Thrte

may

prove of interest and open up a new

line of

thought

for you:

Origin of Irish

Names

If your name is Murphy it means that you are "superior," for that is the derivation of the word, just as Kelly came from O'Kelly, ICiely, Keeley,. meaning "for war;" O'Connor

from Connors, Conerty, meaning' "helper;" and Dougherty from O'Doherty, Doherty, Daughaday, meaning "destroyer." Nearly all Irish names at the first stage in their history had "O" before them, the first change consisting of dropping that "O." Sullivan was originally Sillifant and O'Donnell and Sullivant, meaning "quick-sighted;" McDonnell and all combinations of that name were Donald, Daniel, Dona, meaning "dark chief;" Maloney was O'MuUowney, Meloney, Mullany, meaning "thoughtful;" McCormack was O'Cormac, McCormac, McCormick, meaning "sons of the crown;" Flynn was Flann, meaning "red;" Flannigan was Finnegan, meaning "Druid;" Boyle was Boylan, Boland, Bolan, BoyUn, meaning "benign;" O'Brien was Bryan, Bryant, Brines, Byron, meaning
"author."

This

is

Mr. McBride.

Fear of Ridicule Spoils a Good Method

Do

not be afraid of form-

ing reminders

because you
oc-

may happen

to knov^ of cases

where laughable mistakes

curred by this method.
instance, calling:

For

Mr. l^oxviblovftr yBlowhard Mr. Woodhead, Blockhead Mr. Cassell, Palace Mr. Sturgeon, Fish Mr. Philbert, Nut

Mr.

mcbride


Lesson Three

Page Twenty-seven

Such mistakes have happened. The trouble was not with the method but with the lack of practice. Regular use of the common-sense method of reminders will soon overcome any such -difficulty. Every memory needs re*
minders.

Business Reminders

man's business

is usually easier to

remember than

his

name.

The business or profession suggests a definite idea, while the name frequently means nothing. Names and occupations

sometimes present huniorous combinations.

following are of this nature:

The

Mr. Shearer and Mr. Shaver operate a barber shop,

Mr. Drew and Mr. McCash are Mr. Burns Mr. Condit
is is

in the

same bank,

a fireman,

an

electrician, suggesting conduit,

Mr.

Fitz

is

clothier,

Mr. Gallup owns a

livery stable,

Mr. Heady

is

a barber,
is
3.

Mr. Ketchum Mr. Lindsay

truant

officer,

is

in the oil business, suggesting linseed oil,

is

Mr. Abel Crook Mr.

Seitz is

an

attorney,
cites cases.

an attorney
sells

Mr. Wildhack

automobiles.

While examples of

this nature are

somewhat uncommon,

many

similar combinations

may

occur.

Page Twenty-eight

Lesson Three

The Business Suggests the Name

The ease with which a man's business is recalled can be made the basis for remembering his name. The following illustrations show how such associations can be of help.
These are
all

practical applications that

have been made

His

by myself
office,

or

by
is

students.
little

Mr. Booth
a

the buyer in a large company.

booth, suggested his

name.
electric
cool.

Mr. Cooley represents an

electric fans that

company.

He

sells

make one

Mr. Merrill
papers

is

the publisher of a comic paper. merry,

Comic

make us

Mr. Walker is a reporter. It is natural reporter must be quite a walker. Mr. McLean
city engineer
is is
is

to think that a

a city engineer.

One

of the duties of

to

make

lanes.

a baker suggesting the thought that he bakes nice brown loaves of bread.

Mr. Brown

Mr. Cook was succeeded by Mr. Camp in the Icy Hot There is a natural association between cook, camp Co. and hot which was helpful to a student.
Mr. Furnas is an ice cream manufacturer. The name was associated with his business by thinking that z, furnace is no place for ice cream.

momentary thought fixed the name in mind. The foregoing give you the idea. Apply this method when possible.
I could cite hundreds of similar cases where a

Lesson Three

Page Twenty-nine

Circumstances of Meeting
You can
y

sometimes remember names through the circum-

Were you to meet Mr. Parsons Mr. Sexton^ or Mr. Pugh at church, the place of meeting would serve to fix the name in mind. Meeting Mr. Morgan, Mr. Rich, or Mr. Gould at a bank might later suggest the name if you noted the association. At a party where the guests wore Indian costumes, a student met Mr. Pownell. The Indian party naturally suggested Pow Wow. This served to fix the name indelibly in mind, although the student^s memory for names had
stances attending the meeting.

been wretched.

Rhymes
Many
impressions.

as Aids

simple devices can be used to strengthen

name

Some minds
Mr. Hicks
kicks J
^

are specially impressed by rhymes.

in the shoe business, suggested
^^

Hicks

sells

Mr. Scruggs, a Mr. Spence,

Rents.**

druggist, suggested '^Scruggs sells Drugs.**

in the rental business, suggests ^'Spence

Mr. Heath was met at Keith*s theatre. Later larity of sound served to bring back the name.

this simi-

Descriptive Reminders
Descriptive words beginning with the

same

letter

as the

name may

be helpful.

Page Thirty

Lesson Three

Mr. Smith may not suggest anything

Smith or Smiling Smith
the individual.

definite,

but Sober

may

help to describe and identify

Descriptive reminders like the following

may

suggest

other ways in which you can

Jovial Johnston

fix

names.

Banker Bloss
Spare Sperry

Courteous Culberson

Good Gorman

Watchful Watt

Remembering
Initials are

Initials

harder to keep in mind than names.

They

form no definite picture. There is, however, a simple way by which they can be fixed in mind. Initials that occur in alphabetical order such as A, B
express nothing, as a rule,
of themselves
^

and

Carson, R. S. Thomas, G. H, Ingalls, are easily remembered.

Words from
Initials

Initials

and the

first letter

of the

name

frequently spell

words that make excellent reminders.

B. A.

For example:

Graham

Bag
Cob
Delight

C. O. branch..

D. E. Zight

M. U.
S,

Z)uncan

Mud
Star

T.

Arndt

Y.

E. Sinclair
further,

Yes

Bag

You may go even

is

and note that B.

A Graham
,

quite a talker

a wind-bag.

Lesson Three

Page Thirty-one

an automobile dealer in Indianapolis. GO Wild Hack will be kept in mind readily. G, W. Thompson suggests George Washington Thompson.
George 0. Wildhack
is

Uncertainty Overcome
One
of

my

instructors
of Gaf!ney.

had

in his class

a father and son

were C. B.
recalled as

by the name

The

father

was a

large

man and

his initials

suggested See,

suggested Big.

He was

See Big Gaffney

C. B.
was a smaller

The

son's initials were C. L., and, as he

man, he was designated as See Little Gaffney. An attorney had two brothers as clients. Their names were G. Barton and L. Barton. Upon meeting either one it was difficult for him to teU whether it was G. or L. He finally was able to distinguish them by noting that
their occupations suggested their initials.

G, Barton sold grain.

L. Barton sold /umber.

Initial
Initials

Reminders

may

also suggest phrases, as:

C L. C K. C
E.

Easy
Elsie

Casey

H.N
G.
P.

How

nice

Good boy
.Pretty good

Page Thirty-two

Lesso n Three

Other combinations of initials

breviations, as:

may

suggest familiar ab-

M.

D
F

Doctor
Post Script

P. S

N.J
S.

New

Jersey

San Francisco
Civil Engineer

C. B.
P.

E A

Bachelor of Arts

M A. M
Names
Many

Postmaster or Afternoon

Ante Meridian or Morning

Associated with Appearance

people have prominent features or characteristics.

This gives the observant student a helpful means for associate

in^ the name.
tice only.

The method

requires observation

and practhink

It

can be applied oftener than you

may

possible.

you meet Mr. Short ^zxid. he is a short man, note this fact. You may meet Mr. Browne and observe that h)> hair is
If

decidedly brown.

Mr. White may have white hair or moustache, or have blond hair, which can be made the means of recalling the name. The following are a few of many illustrations that I have
noted:

Mr. Post is unusually tall, suggesting a large Mr. Biggar is also above normal height. He
than the others.

post.
is

bigger

Mr. Long

is

very

tall

a long man, and

is

the subject of

many

jokes because of his name.

Lesson Three
.J

Page Thirty-three

me introduce the following gentlemen. Make strong reminders and associations. You will meet them again.
Let

Mr.

KOELBEL

Mr.

WOODWARD

Mr.

TOWNSEND

Mr.

STRICKLAND


Page Thirty-four
Lesson Three

Contrast Also Effective

The appearance of the person is frequently in direct contrast io the implied meaning of the name. This contrast, if noted, makes a forcible impression upon the mind.

Mr. Small Mr. Stout

is

tall

man.

\s slender jXiotstxiwt, is

Mr. Day
Mr. Gay

dark as night.
decidedly solemn.
is

is

Mr. Withers

stout

not

withered.

You will find many opportunities for associations

such as

these,

and the ones

to follow.

Be

alert

and observant. and

Use
your
Mr.

your imagination
mind's
eye.

sparks

Characteristics
The appearance or characteristics of many people may suggestive of the name.
he

We have all met a Mr.

also

Young who looked old. We have met Mr. Young who was young looking.
<j(mtt jolly.

Mr. Stern may have looked Mr. Jolly

may have
is

looked

stern.

Mr. Frazier

cold looking, suggesting freezer.

Mr, Friendly has a /rfewJ/y appearance.

Mr. Hart

is

big

and kind-hearted

hearty.


Lesson Three

Page
curt in speech.

Thirty-five

Mr. Kurtz Mr. Sauers

is

is
is

a scowling, sour looking person.

a loud talker
noisy.

Mr. Noyes
Another

"M^v. is

Noyes

may be

unusually quiet.

Mr. Begg

prosperous looking

does not
If

heg,

Hanson and Hansen

sound much
ask yourself
like
*^Is

are .names heard frequently.

They

handsome.

you

will stop an/d

he really handsome?'^ your hold on the

name

will

be quite secure.

The important
something

thing

is

to

take a second or two and do

definite

with the

name.
This
is

Mr.

Ferrin.

Names Frequently
Suggest a Joking

Remark
Mr. Younger may be
greetit."

ed with ^'You surely look

Mr.

FERRIN

Mr. Cross will be met with "You seem pleasant enough." Mr. Baer frequently hears
"He's a bear."

Associ(ting
While
all

Name and

Personal Appearance
names and appearances

people do not lend themselves readily to as-

sociation, opportunities for linking

are abundant.

Take advantage

of them.

Page Thirty-six

Lesson Three

Every
there are
carefully,
tration.

illustration

used

is

an actual case from

life,

and
all

many more
and form a

that could be given.

definite

Read them

mental picture of each

illus-

Associating
The name
Mr.
Cole,
in

Name,

Color, Complexion, or Characteristics

instances
is

many

directly suggested

by the
coal

appearance, such as Mr. Gray having noticeably gray hair.

colored.

Mr. Coleman may be dark, almost Mr. Dyer has black hair, suggesting dye.
or
,

Color Illustrations
Mr. Bailey
is

unusually pale, suggesting p at

ey

Mr.
Mr.
a

Leitz

is

dark

by contrast,
of hair.

light,

Redfield has a

sandy beard, suggesting

red field

Mr. Ruddiman has pink cheeks, suggesting

a

ruddy man

Mr. Schwartz has a dark complexion

is

swarthy.

Blemishes, Scars, and Wrinkles

Mr. Pierce has a deep
scar, suggesting

Mr. Nicholson has a deep dimple,

pierced, suggesting nick

.

Mr. Lyons has many wrinkles, suggesting lines

Beard and Hair

Mr. Baldridge
Mr.
Bristol
is

bald, suggesting a h

aid ridge,

has

bristly

moustache,

suggesting

bristle.


Lesson Three

Page

Thirty-seven^-

Mr. Harrison

the hair is gone wearing Mr. Waring has thin hair

is

bald

it is

off.

It is not

a good idea

to associate the

name

or face with^

clothing or dress.
attire,

When you

see the person in different

you will miss the former association. When you use a personal feature or characteristic are on the safe side.

yoifc

We

can link a name

like Hartley

with the fact that he-

has hardly any hair

recall the

left.

The observant person on next

which
it

meeting Mr. Hartley

covered by the hat.

will recognize the face,

will

appearance of his hair, even though

may

bc-

Forehead and Eyes

Mr. Bickford has a prominent forehead,
suggesting

big forehead.
This
is

Mr. Mtdford,
doll-like

Mr.

Dolley has

eyes, suggesting

dolly
good
large,,

Mr. Goodnow has a large

forehead, suggesting

know.
Mr. Pearson
piercing eyes

has

p ier ce

Mr. Keene has sharp eyes

k een.
Use
the

means you find

Instcad
of

the

Mr.

MULFORD

casicst,

noting.


Page
Thirty-eight

Lesson Three

Mr. Keene^s bright

appearing keen.

eyes,

you may remember him as

Chin, Nose, and

Mouth
fisher,

Mr. Fischer has a hook nose, suggesting^

Mr. Furmah has a firm mouth/ ir

Mr. Hill has a large nose, suggesting Mr. Monteith has gold teeth

m man
.

hilL

m o n(ey) teeth

Mr. Phillips has

full

hps, suggesting

Mr. Wilson has a firm chin,

full lips. suggesting will

Ear Associations
// is interesting to notice ears. for identification,

They

are excellent

means

No

two pairs are

alike.

The

confusion

of mistaking strangers for acquaintances

may

be avoided

by

carefully noting the ears.

ears, suggesting

Mr. Hurd had large

heard, Mr. Turner^ s ears curled over, suggesting turn ear Mr. Finn had large ears, suggesting fins
,

Mr. Rodenbach^s ears were

far

Mr.
Let
times.

Littler

had

large ears,

back,r ode in back ittler by contrast

me

repeat that these means cannot be used at

for

all

Looking
is

be associated

something with which the name may of great help. It improves your power of

observation and the ability to

make

associations.

Double Associations
When you form
hold on the
several associations
it

will give

you a

better

name and face.

Lesson Three

Page Thirty-nine

Mr. Lacy may appear

his hair, eyelashes or
J

lazy

or

energetic^

not lazy

and

Mr. Silver Mr. BelVs face may be &e//-shaped, and his voice as clear as a hell. Mr. Stumpp is short and stout, stumpy and his mous^

eyebrows may suggest lacy, a jeweler may have silvery hair.

tache

is

cropped

off close,

looks stumpy.

Dismiss any idea that you

may have formed

as to the

danger of mistaking names when associated in

this

way.

Making Names Stick

Some people have a way
their
self:

of

making others remember

names.

certain salesman always introduces him-

*'My name is Cable not a ropeJ^ Another impresses his name, saying "Cawthorne

is

my

name

just think of Hawthorn.'^

A former student, years ago, met a man named Barfield,

whose name he could not remember. Finally Mr. Barfield My name is said, "I'll fix it so you never can forget it. think oi Garfield.'* From that day to this, he has Barfield never forgotten the name. Mr. Strickland says "Think of strychnine.'* Mr. Harnecker impresses his name by telling you to
think of arnica.

Help people to remember your namCy them some reminder for it.

if necessary,

by giving

Thousands of my students have already improved their memories for names as well as faces by following the suggestions in these lessons.

The

use of the suggestions will

accomplish wonders for you.

It requires only

momentary

Page Forty

Lesson Three

thought upon meeting strangers, and the reward in

faction
great.

satisis

not to say anything about the business value

Memory
for Faces

To remember names you must of necessity remember people. To remember people you must have a good memory for faces.
// your face-memory is poor, you must observe faces careTry to note every feature. Look away from the fully.

person for a

moment and

see

if

you can form a mind's-eye

with the actual appearleft

picture of the face.

Then compare
ance of the
ally recall
face.

this impression

After you have

the person, occasion-

your mental image

of the face.

Form

this habit of observing carefully

and

recalling the

appearance of people.

Use your faculties as they should be used, and actually see faces and features. Your improvement will be marked.

Collect Pictures
It is
better

a good plan

to cut illustrations of

people

from

the

grade of magazines, and to use them for practice.

In-

crease the size of your collection as your ability improves.

Put the name on the back

definite associations.

of the clipping,

and make

Review these pictures frequently, especially those with which you experience difficulty. Some of my students have gradually enlarged their collections to five hundred pictures, upon which they practice regularly. In this way

Lesson Three

Page Forty-one

they have developed remarkable ability for remembering

names and

faces.

See the
If possible,

Name

always try to see in the mind^s eye just how

if

the

name would appear

written or printed.

Writing the
Writing the name and looking at

Name
it

car efidly y while recalling

the face of the person, is also of value.

One

of

my

students

always prints the name, for he

printing helps to place the

say-s

the effort involved in

name
left

firmly in mind.

Another
re-

student writes

it

with his
fix

hand, and the attention

quired helps him

the name.

Repetition as an Aid
/ suggest
the
that after having heard the

name

of

a stranger

name

he used as frequently as consistent in the conversa-

tion.

It helps to fix the name in your own mind and at the same time conveys a favorable impression upon the other

person.

Keep a Record
The
names
principle of recall
is

of the greatest importance in

remembering names.
of people

You

rarely

have trouble with the

frequently.

whom you meet

An

occasional mind's eye recall of people serves

the

same purpose as actually meeting them. It keeps the names in mind, even though you do not meet these people
for years.

Page Forty-two

Lesson Three

Many students carry a

people met every day.
eye

card for writing the names of the

close of the

At the

day the mind^s*

image of every person is recalled. This is exceptionally good practice, and will work wohders for you in increased ability. Recalling the name and face is like meeting the person

many

times.

Soon such names and faces

will

be

like old

friends.

Lesson Three

Page Forty-three

SUMMARY OF LESSON THREE

I

The visual impression of the face

through the ear
principles
is

is

a strong one.

On

the other hand, the impression of the

name coming
the

a Hght one.

By

using the various

outlined

you can convert

name-

impression into strong visual-impressions.

2

Names are so arbitrary and so widely

is

diflferent

that

it

necessary for you to strengthen the impression of

the
3

name

in as

many ways

as

you can.
that

Be sure to take advantage of every method

help you to impress a name.

may
I

Add
will

to the

means

have given you any others that

4

be of assistance.

Remember

that a mental picture will live long after

meaningless words have been forgotten.

5

When you hear a name always think whether you have

ever heard or read
helpful habit.
it

before.

This auickly becomes a

Bear these principles well in mind:

a.
h.
c.

Attention.

Observation.
Association,

d.
e.

name mean something. Last but Dot least make the efifort.
a

Make

Page Forty-four

Lesson Three

Recall These

Names

These are the sixteen men you met in the course of the lesson. Now call every one of them by name. If you have (iifficulty.with any, form new associations.

Lesson Three

Page

Forty-five

Page Forty-six

Lesson Three

Lesson Three

Page Forty-seoen

PRACTICE CHART
Write names of
five

acquaintances whose names have a meaning

Write

five

names familiar through Advertising.

Write

five

names familiar through History

or Politics.

Write

five

names familiar through Geography.

Write five names that can be associated with business or ap pearance of the person.

What reminders can you form

for the follov^^ing names'

GREASON
BIDDLE CARTER SPELLMAN. RECTOR ALLISON

GRENOBLE
ATKINS

MULDER BAXTER
Make
additional lists of your own.

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS

DAVID M.ROTH
LESSON FOUR

Copyright. 1918

By
David M. Roth

All

riflfhts

reserved, including that of trni>n-*i>n Into foreiea

lansruascs. ineluding the Scandiuttvian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and

increasing

mental
By

power

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
MENTAL FILING T H REE names and faces

how

to read

and

Four abc
Five
Six

memory code

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

iiration
DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York

LESSON FOUR

How to Remember What

You Read
Can you
read a long
article,

or a book,

and remember

it

you are an exception. Most people find it difficult. The failure is due often to light and careless reading, but generally to not knowing how to read how to visualize and connect the facts and incidents
to your satisfaction?
If so,

in orderly fashion.

The trouble can be overcome. make the right progress. Books

immediately fades away.

It must

be overcome to

are valueless except for

if

the temporary interest they afford,

what you have read

The Friendship
Pooks are
strangers.
close friends,

of

Books
entire

mere acquaintances, or
I

Those

of

you who are booklovers know what

mean

without further explanation.

book is a good deal more than paper and print sewed together and bound in boards. It comes pretty close to
being a personality.

Most readers realize that

his very
life.

into a book, that

is

worth while,
of

the author has poured his heart,

and

soul,

and a part

Those who would cultivate the habit of reading will find waiting for them in the great world of books a host of

wonderful friends
friends
fail.

who

will

stand by

when

all

ordinary

Lesson Four

Page Three

There are also acquaintances in books and newspapers that are interesting but not worthy of the close study of
the friendly books.

volumes you do not

And the know at

strangers, of course, are the

all.

In
'.

this lesson,

am going to tell you how you can remember

you can afford
to

that class of reading that is worth all the time

give
it.

am

not going to select any particular books. That

left to

may

be better

your own good judgment and

taste.

'Abraham Lincoln had but few books. His wonderful character was greatly strengthened by mastering the few that he had. One good book, well read, will give more pleasure and profit than a hundred skimmed hastily.

Few Books Well Read

wealthy American
tells

r A

who has
off

traveled

all

over the

world in his yacht,

the following story:

the Florida Keys.

He and
who

his party

were fishing

They

were hailed one

day by a middle-aged

asked them for some tobacco.

man in a small boat, He was invited on

board, and his conversation was so interesting that they

prevailed

upon him
his visit,

to stay a while.

During
quoting

he talked of the great literary

freely.

figures, of

Shakespeare

He
Scott,

spoke

familiarly

Homer, Milton, Dickens, and

from their works.

and

recited passages

on a small island nearby, was a frequent caller after that, and his wide knowledge of books became a mystery to the party. Finally several of the fishing party called on the old chap in his little
old fisherman,
lived

The

who

Page Four

Lesson Four

which consisted of one room, scarcely furnished, without a sign of a book. Puzzled at this, one of the gentlemen said to the old. man: "Pardon my curiosity, but I am wondering where you keep your library from which you have been quoting
cabin,

so interestingly."
"Library?'* chuckled the old fisherman.

"Why,

I have

no

The only book I own is my old school Reader, but I know it by heart." The old fisherman had time to read carefully, and to
library.

master every word and thought in that precious Reader of

his.

The

result

was a thorough knowledge

becoming a
lost art.

of his subject.

Sim.ilar reading is

There are
all of their

many examples

of great

men who

have obtained

education from a

few books

well read.

How

to

Remember What You Read

To remember what you read, confine your reading to what is worth remembering. Rapid and careless reading of newspapers, magazines, and light literature is responsible largely for the common failing of forgetting what we read. Our forefathers had much better memories than we have. They were obliged to use and to cultivate their memories.

Waste
Much
papers.

of Time.
This habit

time

is

wasted in superficial reading.

has been developed by our quick reading of the daily

We

read newspapers to keep abreast of the times, but

they have

made

us careless in our reading.

Lesson Four

Page Five

can be counteracted by careftd reading when you come to matters of importance. In this manner you can acquire a memory that passes over minor details
This bad
effect
-

but grasps worth while subjects.

The Quick EyeThe Delinquent Brain

How often has it been your experience
that after having

read an entire page you cannot recall a single Une?

The
As a

eye read the page but the mind did not co-operate.

consequence the message was not imparted to the brain.

The mind was on a

game, a fishing
trip,

short vacation
or

thinking
detail.

of a golf

some business

The mind

must be made

to stay

on the job.

Correct This Bad Habit

T The

tendency of the mind to wander

is

due largely
It is

to the fact that the eye scans the

page too quickly.

necessary to train both eye and

mind

The eye must be held

the printed message.

in check.

work together. The mind must picture

to
^

O
f

In

other

words we must read slowly and visualize.

^

Read Carefully

To overcome a
Always
recall

life-long habit of superficial readings it is

necessary to read slowly ^

and a little at- a time. the main points, or thoughts of every

If
it is

sentence or paragraph, beforeproceeding to the next.

the thoughts are not clear,
again.

advisable to read

them

Surely,

if

reading,

you

will

you cannot remember immediately after not be able to do so in a few weeks or

months.

Page Six

Lesson Four

Understand What You Read

Understand and
the page.

what you have read before turning Frequent pauses, with a rapid mental review of
recall

what has gone

sions

before, prevents the fading of the impres-

we have endeavored

to gain.

Follow the plan of recalling carefully the sense of paragraphs, pages, and chapters. Do not leave any paragraph

you have the meaning clearly in mind. In this manner you will experience a rapid and surprising improvement in your ability to remember what you read.
until

Use the Mind's Eye

Your previous
exercises in

mental picturing
read.

will help

greatly in remembering

what you

Many

things will

now present pictures

to the mind, with little effort.

These

you automatically. An author has certain pictures in mind when he writes. He conveys these pictures to you by the use of words, carepictures will suggest themselves to
fully arranged, either in prose or in poetry.

You must
In
this

use your mind's eye

to see clearly the pictures

or ideas that the writer

had in mind.

manner you will realize, as never before, the beauty and the meaning in many selections. Reading carefully and using the mind^s eye gives a new insight and an added interest to subjects that previously were dull and meaningless.

Read This Selection

The
following selection
is

taken from "Nature for Its

Own

Sake," by Dr. John C.

Van Dyke. Read

it

slowly.

Lesson Four

Page Seven

Stop frequently, and be sure that you picture the descriptions. See every tree, as described, in your mind's eye.

"The

spruce, for instance,

is

a straight-trunked

tree that

throws out branches that ride upward

like crescents,

and bear needles that hang downIts outline,

is

ward

like fringes.

when seen
its

in

sil-

houette against the sky,

pyramidal;

color

js

dark green, often blue-green when seen from a distance, and at twiUght it is cold-purple. * * *
''The black oak grows a straight trunk with

limbs that shoot out almost at right angles; but

the white oak and the pine oak are crooked and
twisted; their harsh trunks are often broken with
boles,

and

their limbs
like the

may

take angle lines or

prong out

horns of a deer.

"Very different from such an angular growth as the oak is the stately elm, its long limbs branching and falling so gracefully, the weeping willow that throws its branches up and over like the spray from a fountain, the round, ball-shaped horse
chestnut, or the long-armed, white-breasted birch
of the mountains.*'

Are you able now to distinguish the difference in the appearance of every tree? If not, go over the first paragraph again, and stop there until you can describe the
spruce
tree.

Continue in the same way from paragraph

to paragraph.

The

impression will be strengthened

if

you

will

take the

Page Eight

Lesson Four

time to write, in your

tion

own

words, a

summary

of the selec-

you wish
Let

to remember.

me again call your attention to the importo the next.

tance of understanding every paragraph thor-

oughly before you pass on

Now Read
The following
*

This Selection
'

from Paul Leicester Ford's introduction to 'Sayings of Poor Richard' affords good exercise for your mind's eye. Read deliberately and see every article and scene described. Follow the same plan in your daily reading and wherever possible form mental pictures.
selection

"As one handles the little brown pamphlets, so tattered, smoked, and soiled, which constitute so large a proportion of American colonial literature,
it

needs but small imagination to carry one back

into the low-ceiled kitchen, with its great, broad

around which the whole family nightly gathered seated on settles whose high backs but
fireplace,

ill

shut

off

the cold drafts that entered at doors,

windows, and the chinks in the logs or clapboards

their only
and

light the fitful flame of the

great fore-

back-logs, eked out perhaps

by a

pine knot, or in more pretentious households

tallow dip suspended in
its

by a

iron holder

by -a hook

in the mantel, the mothers and daughters knitting, spinning, or skeining,

with an eye on the

youngsters; the sons making or mending their

farming

tools, or cleaning their rifles

and traps."

Lesson Four

Page Nine

Read This
The
visualization

for Visualization
and
association.

and Association
sure

following unique selection affords good practice in

Be
it

mind's eye into play as you read

and bring your slowly and carefully*

THE MAGIC LETTER

Did you ever think what a strange
is?

letter

It is

a serpent in

disguise.

Listen

you

can hear it hiss. It gives possession and multiplies

indefinitely
trees J

by

its

touch.

It changes a tree into

and a house into houses. Sometimes it is very spiteful and will turn a pet into a pest, a pear into a spear, a word into a sword, zxid" laughter into slaughter, and it will make hot shot at any time. The farmer has to watch it closely. It will make scorn of his corn, and reduce every peck to a speck. Sometimes he finds it useful. If he needs more room for his stock, it will change a table into a stable for him, and if he is short of hay, he can It will turn them into set out a row of tcLcks. stacks. He must be careful, however, not to let his nails lie around loose. The serpent's breath will turn them into snails. If he wishes to use an engine about his. farm work, he need not buy any coal or have water to run it. Let the serpent
glide before his horses.

The team
call

will turn to

steam.

If

you ever get hurt,

it

the serpent to

your

aid.

Instantly your pain will be in Spain.

Be

sure to take

with you the next time you

if

climb a mountain

you

desire to witness

Page Ten

Lesson Four

marvel.
let it

It will

make

the peak speak.

But don't

come around while you

are reading now.

It will

make

this lale stale.

To Memorize Poetry
Poetry
is

naturally easier to learn than prose, because

we have
last

the assistance of
either

To memorize

rhythm and rhyme. poetry or prose, the main

idea, or the

word in one

line or sentence, should he associated with

the first wordy or leading idea, in the following line.

In addition to visualization, which you have already

used, notice
all

points of similarity or contrast, or anything

that will enable you to connect the ideas.

In
after

this

manner thoughts wiU follow in regular order, and a few careful readings you can repeat the exact words
is

of the writer.

more certain and beneficial than mechanical repetition. We remember the meaning and note resemblances and differences. This method of
exercise improves our mental faculties.

This manner of memorizing

Repetition alone, without the use. of these other factors,

does not stimulate mental activity.

You Can Learn This Quickly

The thoughts
in the following

poem by Jean Brooks

Burt cover a wide range of subjects. At first reading these seem difficult to remember. jThis poem may be learned quickly through the use of Visualization and Association. Note as you read, the pictures suggested by this poem:

Lesson Four

Page Eleven

THE THINGS DIVINE

I hold i^viB#4-_ y hand laid in mine, Rich brown earth and wind-tossed trees, The taste of grapes and the drone of bees,

These are the things

trusting child's

A rhythmic gallop, long June days, A rose-hedged lane and lovers' lays,
The welcome
Cool, wide smile on neighbors' faces,
hills

and open

places.

Breeze-blown fields of silver rye. The wild, sweet note of the-plov^r's cry^ Fresh spring showerXand scent of box, The soft, pale tint of the garden phlox. Lilacs blooming, a drowsy noon^

flight of geese and an autumn moon, RolUng meadows and storm-washed heights, A fountain murmur\on summer nights, A dappled fawn in the forest hush, Simple words and the song of a thrush, Rose-red dawns and a mate to share With comrade soul my gypsy fare,

A waiting fire when A gallant heart and

the twilight ends, the voice of friends.

Remember that your mind works naturally by Visualiza^

tion

and Association.

Now Apply These

To
connect the
first

Principles

and

Learn the Poem

and the second Hnes of this poem, note the natural association of thought between the words divine Siud trusting. Also form a picture of a trusting child's hand laid in mine. Your thought will pass quickly to the different meanings of the word mine. It means my owny and also an excavation in the earth.

This suggests the thought of rick brown


Page Twelve
Lesson Four

earth being taken

from the mine. See the wind beyond the heap of rich brown earth.
See yourself tasting them.

tossed trees

Picture clusters of grapes hanging on the wind-tossed

trees.

This gives you the cue

the

to the next line

the taste of grapes.

is

Readily associated and pictured with the grapes

next thought, the drone of bees. buzzing about the grapes.

See the bees and hear their

drone of bees has a rhythmic sound which will suggest to you a rhythmic gallop, from which your thought
proceeds.

The

The time

for

a rhythmic gallop

is

long June days.

June days are the time for roses, hence long June days will give you the next thought, a rose hedged lane. Form the
picture.

Lovers cause

many a

smile

among

neighbors, hence

lovers^ lays will "suggest

We

a welcome smile on neighbors^ faces. can also get the opposite thought from neighbors'
namely, cool faces.

faces,

This gives you a start on the

following line.

Open

places will suggest breeze blown fields,

fields.

which

will

suggest the plover flying over the

The

plover's cry

was caused, we may assume, by the fresh spring showers. This shows how thoughts can be associated. Every
student should follow the foregoing plan, form his
associations,

own

and learn the poem.

'The Magic Letter," on page 8, and memorize it by using the same method. See how easily you will be able to link houses and pet, pest and pear, and
Later, go back to

so on.

Lesson Four

Pcige Thirteen

Learn This Jingle

The rhyming
jingle entitled
^

'Forty Signs of Rain" will

It is full of

be of interest to both adults and children.

descriptions which your mind's eye can picture.

FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN

The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look black, the glass is low; The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, And spiders from their cobwebs peep.
Last night the sun went pale to bed,

The moon in halos hid her head; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
For, see, a rainbow spans the sky; walls are damp, the ditches smell. Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel. Hark, how the chairs and tables crack. Old Betty's joints are on the rack; Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry, The distant hills are looking nigh.

The

How
Low
The

restless are the snorting swine,

flies

The busy

disturb the kine;

o'er the grass the swallow wings, cricket, too, how sharp he sings;

Puss, on the hearth, with velvet paws, Sits, wiping o'er her whiskered jaws. Through the clear stream the fishes rise, And nimbly catch th* incautious flies;

The glow worms, numerous and bright, Illum'd the dewy dell last night. At dusk the squaUd toad was seen
Hopping and crawling o'er the green; The whirling wind the dust obeys. And in the rapid eddy plays.

Practice This Every

I wish you to learn the following

Morning
poem by applying the

methods

in this lesson.

Say

it

to yourself every mornings


Page Fourteen
Lesson Four

Get the

spirit of

it.

The* work

is

good

practice,

and the

poem has an

inspirational message.

IT

CAN BE DONE
Edward Guest

Somebody said that it couldn't be done. But he, with a chuckle, replied, That maybe it couldn't, but he'd not be one

To say so till he tried. So he buckled right in, with a bit of a grin On his face if he worried he hid it. He started to sing, as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it*

Somebody scoffed, "Oh, you'll never do that At least no one ever has done it." But he took off his coat,^and he took off his hat,. And the first thing we knew he'd begun it. With a bit of a grin and a Hft of his cWn,

He

"Without any>4ouhtj^n^^rquit-it, started to sing^as hl^^tacEled the thmg That couldn't be done/^nd he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done. There are thousands to prophesy failure. There are thousands to point out, one by one.

The dangers that wait to assaiLyiiu. But just buckle in, with a bit of a grin Take off your coat, and go to-itJust start in to sing as you tackle the thing That cannot be done, and you'll do it.

Make Your Reading

a Motion Picture

Follow the simple suggestions outlined in this lesson. You will soon find that what you read with an idea of

remembering is truly a mental moving picture. And because you can remember the pictures, you can remember
what you read.

Lesson Four

Page Fifteen

Put Your Mind in Training

and thoughtful in your reading. You can thus exercise your mind and break it of the bad habit it has acquired of forgetting what you read. Make your eyes travel more slowly, and speed up your mind's eye^ as you read.

Be

deliberate

A
The
great secret of
is

Written Review
a
satisfactory retention of

write your thoughts.

Form
the habit of

your reading

making a

brief abstract of the gist of

what you have

just read.

Make a
outline.

concise digest in your

own

language.
it

the article or chaptc

again and compare

with your

Then read own

Every time you will do better. I know many men whose good memories are due to this habit of expressing in their own words the gist of their reading. Impress this idea upon your children, or upon students with whom you may come into contact.

Ear and Motor

they hear than what they
ear-minded people
is

Memory
of so-called

There are a few people who can remember better what

see.

The proportion

small,

and

for that reason I

have

paid

little

attention to the ear

ear

memory

in these lessons.

But the

memory can be

of help to all of us, espe-

cially in reading

aid because of

Reading aloud is of the impression which is made on the ear

is

and memorizing.

memory. Making gestures our motor memory.

also helpful because

it

helps

Page Sixteen

Lesson Four

A LESSON
In
about

IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
a
talk.

my

high school and college days I was backward

It

reciting, or giving

was with dread that

looked forward to

my

turn to speak
it

my

piece.

Analyzing my reticence, I found

the thought that I

was due
for

to

two

causes.

Uncertainty of remembering the subjects for

my

talk,

and

was not intended

a speaker.

Memory Overcomes
I

Fear

have learned from

my own

experience that any one

can develop the ability to speak naturally in public. Nervousness in public speaking is usually due to the fear
of being unable to say just

what you

Arant to say at the

right time.

The

factor that goes largely to

make up

confidence is the
to express.

ability to

remember the thoughts you intend

all

Nearly
faced.

public speakers face the same difficulty I

free

Only a few with unusual memory abiHty are

this uncertainty.

from

Until you have investigated this subject you will never

know how much

Some
have the

is

omitted by speakers of what they had

originally planned to say.

speakers, under the inspiration of the

gift

of .expression

moment,

^but these are the exceptions.

Preparing on Short Notice

The
great, the successful speakers are always able to

prepare on short notice.

Lesson Four

Page Seventeen

A
nent

Chicago newspaperman told

me

this story of

a promi-

New York

speaker, who,
talk.

it is

said,

always prepares

carefully for

any

Owing

to a mistake
for

on some one's part, he came to

talk.

Chicago primed

a certain

When nearing

the city

he received a wire from his frantic secretary

telling

him

of

a mistake and informing him of his correct subject.

He
new

found that he had about two hours to prepare

this.

speech.

He

hired a cab

one of those old-fashioned

horse cabs

and

requested that he be driven about in a

in preparing his talk frightened

quiet part of the town.

His actions and gestures

the driver,
the

who thought

there

was something wrong with

man, and drove him to the police station. As it happened, the newspaper man was at the station, recognized the speaker, and straightened out the matter after a good laugh.

Banish the Fear of Forgetting

Many men,
with a natural ability for speaking, are

prevented from talking in public by the fear of forgetting

something they wish to say.

This fear

may

be readily overcome

by improving the

memory.

A successful talk is always based upon the ability

may
be learned in two ways:

to remember.

talk

By

learning

it

word

for wordy or by getting

an outline

of the points clearly in mind.

Instructions for memorizing the text verbatim have

already been given.

Page Eighteen

Lesson Four

Practical
Practical

Means

for

Remembering Points
considered.

means by which any speaker can remember the

points of his talk will

now be
is

Some speakers
noted on a card.
necessary.

use a written outline, and have the points

no harm in this, and it may prevent nervousness, as the outline can be referred to, if

There

However, I have seen so many embarrassing situations, due to dependence on written notes, that I advise doing
without them.

have watched speakers, who could not distinguish their notes, or who were unable to find the "next point, pawing over their cards or papers, to the amusement of the audience and the discomfiture of the speaker.
I

good talks are spoiled in this way. I urge every one to memorize his points if he has the time and you

Many

method requires very little time. The effect of any talk without the use of written notes is so much more striking that I advise all my students to practice keeping points in mind by the use of the pigeonwill see that

my

holes, or the

ABC method, explained in this lesson.

plenty of advance notice, and time
outline.^

Usually,
in

we have

which to prepare a mental

An
I

Easy, Dependable

Way

have evolved an easy, quick, and dependable way by which such outlines may be fixed in mind. This method has solved the only problem that was still vexing men who
were known as orators
then escape them in

would now and an embarrassing way.

their thoughts

for

Lesson Four

Page Nineteen

I have been asked frequently to assist students in

memorizing a talk just about the time they were to deliver

it.

The time was

too short for

them

to leara the

HAT,

HEN,

HAM

series of

mental pigeonholes, as taught in

Lesson Two.

Hence the
simple that
preparation.

ABC Method, which any one can learn and

five to thirty minutes.

apply in from

This method

is

so

it is

grasped easily, and requires almost no

The
Ready Made
vantage of
I

ABC Memory Code

his

Every one knows

AB
It
is

C's.

The alphabet

presents a

Outline.

necessary merely to take ad

this outline.

have used the alphabet and selected words that sound like the letters. These words suggest familiar objects and
ideas,

which are pictured

easily.

ABC Words
AHay
B Bee
'

CSea
E.

^DDeed

Ease F Effervescent G Gee (a term used in driving) HHedge I Eye

J

KKatydid

Jay


Page Twenty
Lesson Four

L L

(elevated railroad)

NInn

MEm (a measure for type)

(a bill)

O Owe
P Peas

Q Queue R Hour (clock)

Eskimo TTea UU-boat

S

V Vehicle

WDouble U (double you) XX-ray YY(Y. M. C. A.) Z ^Zebra

stooping

'

These words have been selected with a great deal of care. You can learn them in ten minutes because the sound of every letter of the alphabet suggests the word to represent that letter. And every word in turn presents a picture.

How
You must
You must
See a
letter

to Learn the

ABC

Code

actually see in your mind's eye a load of Hay,

to represent the letter A.

see a

swarm

of Bees^ to represent the letter B.

See a stormy Sea^ to represent the letter C.

man

presenting you with a Deed^ to represent the

D.

Picture yourself at Ease^ in a comfortable position, to

get the idea of Ease^ which will suggest the letter

E's.

Lesson Four

Ph^

Twenty-one

See a huge glass of seltzer

suggests the letter

full of EffervescencCf

which

(Ef). See a driver turning his horse, pulling the reins, and

shouting "Gee/* which suggests the letter G.

t}o through the
letters in the
list

and form pictures

for the rest of the

same manner.
will create pictures just as clear for

Your imagination

the other letters as have been outlined for the letters A,

B, C, D, E, F, and G.

You
The

will

observe I have suggested pictures also for the

letters L,

M,

O, R, U,

W, and Y.

other words are so clear that suggestions are un-

necessary.

You may be tempted

these words, but I
to this
list.

some of recommend strongly that you adhere

to use substitutes for

Simplicity Itself
Nothing can be simpler than the association between B and Bee, C and Sea, E and Ease (E*s), G and Gee, and Em, I and Eye, J and Jay, L and the L road, O and Owe, P and Peas (P's), Q and Queue, T and Tea, U and U-boat, and and X-ray. The sounds are identical. The other words are fixed almost as easily. After a few repetitions, A will suggest Hay, D will suggest Deed, F will suggest Effervescent, and so on. It is one of the

easiest things

you have ever

learned,

and

it is

interesting

and valuable. Learn these words.

.minutes.

They have been

learned in five

Page Twenty-two

Lesson Four

ABC Pictures Learned

ABC
quickly.

Quickly

These words may be used as mental pigeonholes in the same way as the code words are used in Lesson Two. The words is that they can be learned advantage of the
These pigeonholes retain, for instant reference, any ideas that it would be difficult to remember in any other
way.

A
Practice
is

Valuable Method
this

The importance of
words.

method cannot be over-estimated.

necessary to become familiar with your

learn also to form

ABC

You must

and

recall

your pic-

ture associations quickly.

Every

ABC picture must instantly pop into your mind.

it.

You

cannot grope for the word when you need

thing
is

The main

to see quickly in your mind^s eye the

picture that represents the letter.

Mental picturing requires regular

practice I

practice.

By

regular
pic-

mean

just a

few minutes every day. Then

tures form themselves seemingly without effort.

Enjoyable Practice
You can find real enjoyment in your practice. Ask some one to name ten or fifteen objects. As every one is named
link
it

with an

ABC
is

picture.

The method
location.

similar to that explained in Lesson

Two.

It places the object, or idea, to

be remembered in a definite

The

ABC pictures afford twenty-six definite locations.

Lesson Four

Page Twenty-three

Suppose you wish to remember a book, a

flag,

collar,

and other
hay.

items.
first

Book, the

item,

is

put in the

first location,

which

is

Form a
of hees.
is

picture of a hook

and the load

of hay.

Flag goes in the second place, by picturing diflag and the

swarm
collar

Collar

fixed in the third place,

sea.

by

picturing a large

and the stormy

The other items can be

order, in the

placed,

and

recalled in regular

same manner. The words can be used in the same manner as the code words for remembering talks, stories, and other

ABC

things.

The method is intended primarily for public speakers who have not had the time to learn the regular code words. The following example will illustrate clearly the use of
the

ABC

words.

How

to Plan

Your Talk

Supposing you are to make a talk covering the following

points in the order outHned:

Organization. Co-operation. 3 Competition. 4 Management.

I

5Distribution.
The word
organization

may

suggest a group of

men

en-

gaged in some particular occupation.

zation, being the first subject,

In this case organi-

must be pictured with the

load of hay.

Lesson Four

Page Twenty-four

Your Picture Associations

I

If

you

will see this

group of

men

organization

unloading the hayy you have your

first

picture.

To some
be
2

minds, seeing an organ on the load of hay would

sufficient to recall organization.

Co-operation

is

the second subject.

is

This must be

seen in your second picture, which

the

swarm

of bees.

See the bees on the flowers, gathering honey.

gests co-operation.
3

This sug-

Competition
race

is

associated with sea,

by picturing a
sea.

swimming
4

competition

in the

stormy

Management can be recalled by picturing yourself receiving a large, showy deed to a new home a gift from the management for your services.

Distribution

is

your

last topic.

See some one at ease,

handing out advertisements

samples.

making

distribution

of

Recall
I also direct

Your Pictures

your attention to the importance of recalling

the picture association of the

ABC word and the topic.

make a
talk based
will

Before you trust yourself to

ABC words be sure your pictures

stantly

on your come to you in-

and

accurately.

Review them a
of them.

sufficient

number

of times until

you are sure

The

ABC words will give you a memory on which you

self-confident.

can depend, and be

You can

talk as long as

you wish about your

first topic,

Lesson Four

Page Twenty-five

which you have associated with hay. You can use any new ideas that come to you under the inspiration that an audience gives you. You do not have to give thought to the topics that follow. You need have no fear of getting off the track. You know when you are through talking about the first topic that it is necessary to think of hee. This will give you your next subject. The topics considered in the previous example present a more difficult problem than the subjects of most talks. They were chosen to illustrate the way in which difficult words can be treated. Possibly it is a new experience for you to convert into definite picture form such abstract thoughts as organization, competition, co-operation, management, and distribution. This is a principle that can always be used. The sketch on page $2 shows how abstract words can be pictured.

Any

idea can be reduced to

picture.

Any two

objects

can always be combined in a picture, or a thought connection formed between two ideas.

Picturing Your Talk

In Harper's Magazine of December, 1914,
told 6i the value of pictures in
.

Mark Twain
stick.

making things

One

of

my

students said he always followed the habit of

to talk about.

picturing

what he wished
first

He never makes a

talk without

formulating his thoughts into a series of

mental pictures.
vincing speaker
I could cite

He
by

is

looked upon as an able and con-

his club

members.

many

instances illustrating the importance

Page Twenty-six

Lesson Four

of developing

your mind*s

eye.

It

is

one of the fundaIt is absolutely

mentals of oral success in any

necessary for the public speaker.
If

line.

you have neglected the

drills in

Lessons One and Two,

and are desirous of improving your ability to talk in public, close this book right now. Begin again with Lesson One and go through your words, carefully forming the mental
pictures according to instructions.

A Good
This practice
will

Investment
keen.
of

make your mind quick and

You
you

are

making an investment

will

reap a satisfactory return.

your time on which While merely reading

practice will

these lessons will be of value, a greatly to your

ability.

little

add

Note

also

and

this is

important

the

drills

you receive

in forming picture associations create the habit of remem-'

bering things definitely and distinctly.

Yoti will be able soon to dispense with this

system of mental links and in

many

instances

remember
ally,

clearly, accurately,

and automatic-

because of the exercise your faculties have

had.

Picturing Without Effort

Your memory
will

grasp the thoughts that you must go

Mr. Anson, and keep the engagement with your attorney, by picturing without effort on your part, the court house, Mr. Anson, or his location, and the attorney's office.
to the court house, telephone

Lesson Four

Page Twenty-seven

You must

not form your

own

estimate of the value of

Understand clearly that these lessons are not the theoretical product of one mind. They are the result of tried, practical, scientific, common-sense applithese exercises.
cations.

The Value

of Absolute Confidence

One of the first students to use the man who had begun recently to make

ABC method was a

public talks.

He

had always been timid and afraid to speak in public. He was memorizing a speech, but, although he had gone over it repeatedly, he was not sure of it. The method enabled him, without any previous memory training, to learn his speeches and to appear

ABC

before his audience with absolute confidence.

have the God-given power within us to master any task to which we assign ourselves.
realizes that
all

He now

we

In the past few years I have seen

believed
it

many men, who had

become

impossible for

them

to talk in public,

excellent speakers.

How
speaker

to

Be a Good Public Speaker

Not every one can become a great orator, but every one who has a voice can develop into an earnest, convincing
if

he so

wills.

Knowledge of
brings with
it

the subject is half the battle.

Knowledge
hand in

self-confidence.

EarnestnesSy knowledge^

and
is

self-confidence go

hand.

The

earnest speaker

always convincing.

Page Twenty-eight

Lesson Four

See things so clearly yourself that you can picture them

,

for the audience

to see.

The

in visuaHzation will be of

you have already had great help to you in making the

practice

other fellow see what you are seeing in your mind^s eye.

Speak Distinctly
Clear articulation
tice.

is

most necessary.

This you must pracI

al-

Pronounce your words carefully and distinctly. have found it good practice to sound the letters of the
phabet in regular order, speaking every
letter clearly.

Pronounce the sounds slowly.

you

begin,

and prolong the

letter.

Open your lips wide as sound. Take at least two

and
not

seconds for every

Form

the habit of reading or speaking aloud,

pronounce every word carefully and correctly.

say comen for coming.
'ing^

Do

Practice especially on the ending

and other endings that so many of us slur. Correct enunciation is an important factor in public speak-

ing.

Next comes the proper method

of delivery.

It

is

almost

as great a fault to be too slow as to be too fast.

Be Deliberate
The beginner usually makes the mistake of being in much of a hurry. In overcoming this fault do not go to
other extreme and become too deliberate.
too
the

My advice is
good judgment.

to try

your talk on one or more friends of

tell

They can soon

you whether you

talk

too fast or too slowly.

Lesson Four

Page Twenty-nine

If you form the habit of clearly sounding your words, you will almost automatically arrive at the correct speed.

Use Plain Language

Express yourself in plain language.

Use short sentences.

Many

talks

go over the heads of the audience because of

the habit of using long

long words or involved sentences.

Break yourself of
sentences.

words and long

Few

talks are spoiled

by being too

short.

Thousands

of

speeches are too long.

The

beginner usually makes the

mistake of speaking at too great length.

He

is

given

a subject and allotted a certain amount of time. He has prepared for twenty minutes, but he takes thirty minutes
or more.

Programs are
ticularly to the

too long.

My advice to speakers, and parto talk,

is

man unaccustomed
If

"Always

you are given twenty minutes, prepare yourself to use from twelve to fifteen minutes. If given a half hour, do not use more than twenty minutes.
discount your time.'*

The Value
You can make a
condense your matter.

of Condensation
and a
better

better talk

impression if you

Properly prepared, most thirty-

minute talks could be delivered in ten minutes. ten-minute talk always makes a hit.
Get through with your audience before they
tire

good

of you.

Leave them wishing to hear more from you. It is certainly far more gratifying to have them feel that they would like to hear more than to have them draw a relieved breath when you have finished.

Page Thirty

Lesson FdUr

Inexperienced speakers sometimes ramble on because

they cannot find a proper stopping place.

yourself against

You can

fortify

any such danger by having a few

closing

thoughts associated with the

ABC

or code words,

Let
they

this

thought sink in

make
is

your talk short^-and

will

welcome yoaback.
one of the most impor-

Brevity is the soul of wit; this

tant facts
learn
it.

a speaker can

learn.

Some

speakers never

What
A

Congregations Like Best

conceited young clergyman, more celebrated for the

length of his sermons than for their eloquence, once asked

a famous wit what he thought of the sermon just preached. ^*I liked one passage exceedingly well," said the wit.
^'Indeed!

Which passage was

that?''

*'The passage I refer to," was the dry answer, "was that

from the pulpit to the vestry room." Good stories are always helpful. They break the ice at the beginning, and they help to drive the points home.
Stories

do not

**just

time

is

spent in

happen" with most speakers. Much selecting and in preparing the proper

stories.

A friend
that
it

once complimented

Mark Twain upon

tell

the ease

with which he related an appropriate story, and remarked

was wonderful

to be able to

a story in such a

manner.
'Tndeed," said Mark, ''there was nothing easy about
I told
it*

myself the same story in twenty different ways be-

fore I found the

way

that suited

me

best."

Lesson Four

Page Thirty-one

It

Pays to Be a Good Conversationalist

ability to talk in

The

an

interesting

way has

carried

many men and women to social and business success. They may have had only a small part of the knowledge of
some
of those

an hour or so by rtierely talking about ordinary subjects, he consciously or unconsciously uses a method to do it. In order that your interest may be aroused and held, the clever conversationalist makes his points vivid and
half
clear.

When

whom they passed in lifers man holds you spellbound for

race.

A Trained Memory
Many men
write.

Helps the Tongue

think

more

interestingly than they talk or

You can

cultivate the valuable art of conversing

by the

same methods you have been studying. You must make your talk clear and vivid. You must dress old ideas perhaps in new garments of imagination. You must use memory and associated ideas. When anything of particular interest happens to you, such, for instance, as a visit to a great automobile factory, you must visualize it to remember it and make it real again in the telling. Make it all a connected series of events which you can present in an interesting way. It is difficult to tell you in detail exactly how to learn to converse fluently. But if you will think carefully of just what a real conversation is, you will see that every lesson
in this course can be profitably used to such

an end.

Page Thirty-two

Lesson Four

Anecdotes, poetry or prose, quotations and valuable

data associated in mind by some code word can

all

be

woven

into a well rounded conversation.

Picturing Abstract

Words

There is no limit to the use of mental pictures. Any word can be made the basis of a picture by using the
imagination.

The accompanying sketch shows

that

it is

possible to

convert any abstract words into pictures.

AWAKENINO-

ENGAGEMENT

EFFICIEhCV

PARADOX

SPEED
CONFIDENCE

MEMORY
SUCCESS'

PERMANENCE -m?r^^ OBSTINACY

REPORTS
POINTS

SECRET
NOISY

CURE
i.
2.

OPPORTUNITY

SUMMARY
Read Carefully Use Your Mind's Eye
Importance
tice

5.
6.
7.

Make Your Reading

a Motion Picture Make a Written Review Reading Aloud Public Speaking

9.

The A B C Code
Value of Confidence) Important Suggestions

10.

3.
4.

of Recall

11. 12.

Selections for Prac-

8.

The Art o( Converse,

ing

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIHC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS

DAVID M.ROTH
LESSON FIVE

Copyright, 1918

By
Oavid M. otb

All rights

reserved, including that of translation into forslgn languages, including the Scandinavian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power

By

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
MENTAL FILING T H REE names and faces

how

to read and

Four abc
Five
Six

memory code

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION

119

West Fortieth New York

Street

LESSON FIVE

How to Remember Figures.

Before explaining the code method for figures, I will
call

your attention to a number of ideas that in keeping figures in mind.

It
is

may

be of help

hardly possible for the average person to see numbers

in his

mind^s eye^ or to rely upon the ear-impressions for

their recall.

However some figures may be remembered by observing a

f

relationship between the individual digits.

Methods Applicable Occasionally

For example, consider number 2468.

Note that

there

is

a difference of two between every one of the digits.

Two

added to the initial figure 2 make it four; two to four make six; two to six make eight 2468. The same applies to numbers 1357 and 3579. There are similar numbers, such as 8642, 7531, and 9753. Here again there is a difference of two between every

digit, in

a descending

scale.

Then we have numbers

here that the
first

like

1236 and 1348.

Observe

make the third, make the fourth. The telephone number 7281 suggested two
and
2

two digits added together in each case and that the first three added together
gs, since 7

are 9 as are also 8

and

i.

Numerical Relationship
There
is

a certain mathematical relationship between the

digits of the following

numbers.

The mental

process in-

Page Two

Lesson Five

volved in observing these differences

may

be of help to

some persons.
1546-^1 from 5 equals
4, i
i,

4519

4 from equals 1786 and 7 equal

5
I

and 5 equal

6.

4 and 5 equal

9.

8, i

from

7 equals 6.

I have
in this

met a few

individuals

who remembered numbers

fore-

manner, but I do not consider any of the

going methods of

much

general value.

Figures like 10, 12, and 25 are used frequently, .and,

because of our familiarity with them, they are retained

with

less effort.

Familiar Combinations
Combinations of 12 impress the memory readily because 12 is a number with which we are especially familiar.

Groups like 1236, 1248, 1296, 3648, 2496 are more easily retained because they combine multiples of 12. 1296 is 12, and eight times 12. 3648 is three times 12, and four
times 12.

Again, 3256

is

composed

of 32-56.

32

is

four times

eight, 56 is seven times eight.

Also note 5472:

nine.

54

is six

times

nine 72

is

eight times

A
ened.

little

ingenuity mi your part will suggest

many

other

operations by which your grasp on numbers can be strength-

Lesson Five

Page Three

Weil-Known Figures
The number 57
is

associated with certain food products,

and suggests a distinct idea. If we had 58 to remember, we might still use the idea of "57," and add i.

Take

996.

By

noting that

it is

less

than 1000,

it will

be easy to remember.
Certain numbers present combinations of definite ideas.

For example, 2176.

21 suggests the age at which

manhood

is

attained.

76

syggests the date of the year in which the Declaration of

Independence was proclaimed

that 2176 combines
ithe

" '76."

So we discover

two familiar

ideas.

Similar figures

may

suggest names, facts, popular stories,

dates, familiar addresses, titles of

hymns, and many

other

things.

Other Definite Means

You may
bering that

wish to

recall the

sum

of $14.92.

By remem-

Columbus discovered America in 14*92 familiar date and that the decimal point separates the first two from the last two figures in the amount, the

numerals are lastingly fixed in mind.

The
feet
in

height of the Japanese volcano Fujiyama

12,365
months

in associated ideas equals 12, the

number

of

a year, followed by 365, the number of days in a year.

These methods of analysis and comparison, however, have a limited application, and are adapted for use
only by certain types of memory.

Page Four

Lesson Five

Dollars

and Cents
cents, as:

Quite a number of people remember figures, and especially

phone numbers, by converting them into dollars and

2365
1489

is

remembered as $23.65.
" " $14.89.
fix figures in
is

"

Use

this

method
is

if it

helps you to

mind.

14 dollars

definite, familiar

amount; so

89 cents.

The combination of these two familiar groups is retained more readily by the memory than the mere meaningless
figures 1489.

Some Ingenious Methods

Applications of ingenious association to remember figures

can be found readily.

student wishing to retain the phonograph record

17471, ^'The

Man

with the Hoe," impressed

it

as follows:

The man with

4 hoes.

the hoe started at the age of 17.

He

used

He was

then 71.
suggested:
(3-8).

The phone number 4838

Four ate (4-8); one went away, then three ate

The departments
figures.

in

many

stores are

numbered, and the

represent
larger

numbers are combined frequently

to

For example, a department store official remembered the telephone number 3572 by observing that 35 represented
the book department, and 72, tho jewelry department.

Lesson Five

Page Five

Common- Sense Methods

Some people
such a way.
these means.

absurd to remember numbers in But there is nothing ridiculous in the use of

think
it

It is just

common

sense.

These numbers

suggest distinct objects or pictures in the mind^s eye. This

makes

it

easy and practical to use combinations of these

objects, or departments, as reminders for larger numbers.

A
The
fallible

Better

Way
may
be applied oc-

suggestions already outlined

casionally.

But those desiring a reliable an almost inmeans for remembering numbers should learn the
code.
is

number
There

a supreme confidence

a joy
master

that

comes with a

knowledge of the code.

tion for

Ten

or fifteen minutes of daily applicato

it.

a few weeks are required

You

will then

phone mind figures of all kinds, numbers, addresses, dates, and to accomplish sur prisingJeats.
be able to carry in
statistics,

A Good
You have
in

Start

already gone far on the road.

The

exercises

Lessons One and

Two paved
it is

the

way

for you.

You

will

see

now how easy

to convert

numbers into pictures

is

and pictures into numbers. The man who can remember

fortunate

figures without the code

but

nine out of every ten need this method.

Only the man with the exceptional memory, or the man who does not care anything about figures, can afford to
ignore this process.

Page Six

Lesson Five

Interesting

and Instructive
it

You

will find the

code very interesting and instructive.

will require

Unlike the other lessons, however,

plication to be of value to you.

more approve

To

those interested in remembering figures

it will

a revelation.
figures

You

will see

how

easy

it is

to

remember

by the number

code.

To

those not interested in figures, I

make

the suggestion

that they do not devote

much time

to the

number code
this lesson

part of this lesson.

But remember that the drills and exercises in are a valuable stimulus to your mind.

Why Numbers
Numbers,
ing about
of themselves,

Are Difficult
clearly defined

do not convey

pictured impressions to the average brain.

There

is

noth-

them
sure,

to stimulate the imagination.

To be

they are duly recorded both through the

difficult to retain.

eye and the ear, but ordinarily they register themselves

merely as numbers, which are

It

becomes necessary, therefore, to devise some means by which they may become photographed on our mental films in such a way that they will mean something as definitely as does a word representing an object.

Pictures Will Recall

Numbers

We

must

find something that will represent numbers,

and then proceed to fix these substitutes in our minds by Then, when a number appears before us, we practice. shall be enabled to recall at once the picture which that particular number represents.


Lesson Five

Page Seven

For centuries attempts have been made to find means to fix numbers in mind. The code method is the perfected result of many minds that have worked on this problem. It is a practical method for you for every one who wishes to develop a sure memory for figures.

The Number Code

The number code substitutes letters for numbers. These letters are then combined into words, which readily suggest mental pictures. Most numbers look alike, but there is little danger of mistaking your pictures. So the basis of an improved memory for figures is to carry them in mind as pictures. By reading once or twice, in your usual manner, a series of numbers like the following, you will find it difficult to keep them in mind for any length of time*

1971995835376838 Using the number code you will have no trouble

numbers at will, for you will carry them by means of the following pictures:
these

recalling
in

mind

1971

9958

3537

Page Eight

Lesbon Five

Compare

the above pictures and' words with the one

i8.

hundred code words on page

See that Tub
picture of
is

word 19, Kite is word 71 hence the a Tub and a Kite represents the combination
itself

19-71.
Simplicity

when

you know the one hundred

numbers.

words and

their corresponding

The
The code
is

Basis of the Code

based on the phonetic or

sound

speUing

instead of the actual spelling of words.

Every word

is

composed
e, i, o,

of vowels

and consonants.
values

The vowels

are a,

u,

and have no figure

In addition to the vowels

which have no figure values

there are three consonants that do not represent figures,

namely h^ w, and y. Note that they form the word why which is easily remembered.
These
letters

a, e,

i,

o, w,

Wj

h,

and y

are

not used

to represent figures.

They

are used merely to help in forming words.

in

We can

combine them at any time and

with one exception.

any manner desired with

other letters without altering the figure value of the word,

Hj by

itself,

has no figure value.

It,

however, helps to
sh.

form the following combinations:

Ch, gh, ph, and

The

figure value of these combinations will

be explained

later.


Lesson Five

Page Nine

Consonants Representing Figures

represents

M
R
L
J

4
5

K
F P
S

7 8

These letters can be combined with vowels to represent any number. They have been selected because they are
similar to the figure they represent or can be readily as-

sociated with
[

it.

^The figure
Suggestion

1 is

represented
i

by the

letter T.

has

down

stroke.

The figure 2
Suggestion

is

represented by the letter N,

2

n has
is

down

strokes.

The figure 3
Suggestion

represented

by the
strokes.

letter

M,

m
is

has 3

down

The figure 4
Suggestion

represented

by the

letter

R.

r is the
is

fourth letter in four.

The figure 5
Suggestion

represented

by the

letter L.

, a pound

sterling, is

about 5 dollars;

also represents 50 in

Roman

numerals.

Page Ten

^
is

Lesson Five

The figure 6

represented
is

by the

letter /.
6.

Suggestion":/ reversed
7
is

a roughly formed
letter

The figure 7 represented by the K. Suggestion note the two forming K in the
7*s

illus-

tration above.
also follows

One

of the 7*5

is

upside down.

in the alphabet.

The figure 8

is

represented

by the

letter F.

Suggestion/ and 8 both have two

9
is

loops,
letter

'

The figure 9 represented by the P. Suggestion reverse the loop on p and we have oThe figure represented by the S. Suggestion cipher means think of as sipher. In way we associate with the Sof sipher.
9.
is

letter

it

this

Also note that the two parts of ,5 reunited as in the

drawing form

0.

The

illustration

shown above

will

impress upon your

mind's eye a similarity between certain letters and the

numbers represented by them.

Draw
Use

all

the letters, beginning with

/,

following

my

suggestions.
these, or

numerals to

any other means, to fix the letters and the which they correspond firmly in mind.

Remember clearly
ical value:

the following
I

letters

have no numer-

UW H


Lesson Five

Page Eleven

Now

review the code, and see

if

you have

well in

mind

the numerical value of the letters.

34567890 TNMRLJKFPS
12
this far, I

Having gone
is

wish to assure you that the code

to

not complicated.

The code words Hat

Daisies carry

the key.
ciples

They are formed in accordance with the prinyou are now learning. Follow me carefully, step

by

step.

Additional Letters

You
Note

will

now

learn the figure value of other consonants

having a similar sound to those previously considered.

well:

All consonants having a similar sound have the same

numerical value.
I

T and D have nearly the same sound, therefore both T and D represent 1. G as in George (known as soft g) has the / sound, therefore soft G also represents 6. Sh as in shot and
ch as in chain are similar toj in sound, so sh
also represent 6.

and ch
7, soft

Note that h by
stand for
6.

itself

has no value,
6.

but the combination sh or ch represents

g, sh,

and ch

all

C as in can {hard

c) \s

di

in sound, therefore hard c

also represents 7.

Hard

as in gay

is

similar in
A",

sound to K, so hard G also stands and hard g all represent 7.

8

for 7.

hard c

F and

F,
V

when used
stand for

in

any word, sound

alike, so

both

/ and

8.


Page Twelve

Lesson Five

and B having nearly the same sound, both are used

for 9.

C as in
soft

ice {soft c)

and

are sounded as S. 5, Z, and

represent 0.

"\

Complete Number Code 1 randZ),

2N 3 4R
5L
6

7, Soft G, Sh, Ch

7K,HardG, HardC

SF and V 9 P and 5
05,
It is

Z, Soft

C
letters

necessary to be familiar with the sounds of the

for as you have already secn^ the sound determines the figure
value.

C C C G
G
J
y

is

either k or

5,

viz:
c. c.

Cat

{kat)y city {sity),

in cat {kat) is

hard

Its figure value is 7. Its figure value

is 0.

in city {sity) is soft

has two sounds

as

in age (a/e), figure value 6,

and

as in gay, figure value 7.

in

age

{aje) is called soft g.

Its

sound

is

similar to ch

in the

word much, or sh
and sh
all

in

mash.
figure value 6.

^oft g, ch,

have the

Lesson Five

PcLg^ Thirteen

Words Containing Soft

Age
96,
(aje) 6,

G
page (paj>
(juj) 66.

hinge

(liinj) 26,

rage (raje) 46, rouge (rujy

46, lodge (loj) 56, judge (juj) 66, cage (kaj) 76,

George

(jorj) 646.

Observe

silent

in lodge (loj) 56,

and judge

good practice to turn to a dictionary and write five or ten other words containing soft g. Note that the soft g sound is simply j. J represents 6, therefore soft g (j) is always 6.
It will be

Hard
Hard g
igard).
is

G
k, viz:

similar in

sound to

card (kard), guard

Pronounce card, guard, and you will note that the sounds Since k and hard of .^ and hard g are almost identical. c are 7, hard g, which is sounded almost the same, also
has the figure value
7.

Words Containing Hard

G(iy (7), egg {y) dog (17), nag (27),

G
(87), bag (97),

^g

guard (741). Write five or ten other words containing hard

g.

Words Containing Soft Ch

Ch
also

has two sounds.

match

Soft, in

chew

(6), hard, in

ache
chair

(ake) 7.

Much
Write

(36),

(36), roach

(46), chain

(62),

(64), check (67) chief (68), all contain soft Ch.

five or ten other

words containing

soft ch.

o 7

Lesson Five

Page Fourteen

There are few words containing ch sounded as K. nearly always has the figure value of 6.

Ch

Summary
C C
(s)

Soft

6 7 6

(k)

Hard
Soft

Ch Ch
(k)

Hard'
Soft

G G
Letters

(j)

(gay)

Hard

and Sounds Used Occasionally

and sounds are mentioned merely Make no specia.l effort to learn them
Quire (kwire),

The
now:

following letters

for completeness.

Q is ^is7.

a combination of k and Wj viz:

X
By

(pronounced eks)

is

a combination of

and

S,

and

therefore stands for 70.

Ing, as in king, can be con-

veniently used for

7.

using ing to represent 7 you can form more easily

for

words

numbers

like

457

shaving, 697

shipping.
7,

railing,

987

paving,

687

Hard

ch, as in

ache (ake) and chasm (kasm), has the k

sound and represents

but

is

seldom used.

Gh and

ph, as in rough (ruf) 48,

and phone
8.

(forte)

82

have the sound of/ and represent


Lesson Five

Page Fifteen

Silent Letters
In addition to
numerical value,
in
a,
e,

Have No Figure Value

i^

a,

silent letters

w, Wy hy y,
letters

which have no that are not sounded

word.

a word

lose their figure value in that

(lite) is

Therefore, light

51

is silent.
is

Knife

(nife) is 28,
is

knob (nob)
t is

29

is silent.

Match (mach)

36

not sounded.

Pronounce match and much. You will observe that the ch sound is identical, showing that the / in match is silent.
Judge
(juj) is

66
is

is

not^ounded.
7.

Check (chek)

67

ck always represents

Double Letters Count as One

Bear
on
in

mind:

The number code

is

based on sound, not

spelling.

It is phonetic in all cases.

We
if

use double letters to represent a single numeral, as

the

word were

spelled with a single letter, for there

is

only the single sound.

Note these

illustrations carefully:

Hammer
Butter

(hamer) figure value

(buter)
(hit)

34

figure value 914

figure value
figure value

Hill

Mamma
Boss

(mama)
(bos)

33

figure value
figure value

90
4

Arrow

(aro)

Page Sixteen

Lesson Five

How
will

to Use the

Code
it

Having attentively followed the

not require

lesson to this point,

much

additional effort on your part to

learn the words representing every

100.

number from

to

You

have, in fact, been taught these words in Lessons

will

One and Two. You

now

see

why

they have been se-

lected to designate the numbers.

Let us begin with number 1. This is represented by the letters t and dy from which we select t.

To form
the vowels,

a word easily visualized, we can

a, e,
/.

select

i, o,

u,

and the

letters w^ h,

any of and y, and

add them

to

Forming the Code Words

For our purpose we have taken the letter h and the vowel a and combined these with the letter / (i). Combining h and a with / into the word hat does not change the figure value of / (i), for h and a have no figure value.
In
this

manner we form the word

1.

hat,

which represents

the figure value

To change
senting
1.^

hat back to the

number

it

represents

we
/

recall

that h and a have

"ho figure value,

which leaves

repre-

Numerous other words could be used

hut, head, dough, toe, wet.
2.

for 1

as

tie,

hood,

Hen

is

our code letter for

2.

We

have simply
is 2.

added h and

e to

make

hen,

whose

figure value

Lesson Five

Page Seventeen

3.

Ham m
a,
J

is

our code letter for

which have no figure ham which has a figure value of

4.

h and

have added value, forming the word

3.
3.

We

Hare
e,

r is

our code letter for 4.

We

have added

h, a,

and

forming the word hare^ which has a figure value

our code letter for

of 4.
5.

Hill
i,

is

5.

We

have added h

and

and the additional /, which is not sounded, forming the word hillj whose figure value is 5.
6.

Shoe

sh in our code
c,

is 6.

We

have added
is 6.

and

e,

forming the word shoe^ whose figure value

7.

We have added sounded in our code and w, forming the word cow^ whose figure value for one of We have Hive code
Cow
kj
is

7.

is 7.

8.

V is

oui^

letters
hive,

8.

added
is 8.

^,

z,

and

e,

forming the word

whose

figure value

9.

Ape

is

one of our code

letters for 9.

We

have
is 9.

added a and e, forming the word a/>e,whose

10.

Woods d

figure value

is 1, 5 is 0.

To

these

we have added

the

letters 1^,0,0,

forming the word woods, whose figure value is 1 0.

Cross

Out the
Then

Letters
write the

Now

list

these

first

ten words, and cross out the letters

that have no figure value.

number that
It has

the remaining consonants represent.

Practice Chart Six will be helpful at this point.

complete

list

of code

words that can be

used for practice.

Cross out the silent letters and vowels.

Convert the

re-

maining

letters into their

corresponding numbers.


Page Eighteen
Lesson Five

Note that the word snare

represent 24.

is

really 024,

but

it is

used to

Code Words and the Numbers They

Represent

^Hen 3 Ham 4Hare

2

IHat

26

Hinge 27 Ink
28Knife
29

51Light

S-Hill 6 Shoe
7

Cow

8Hive

Ape loWoods II ^Tide 12 13 ^Team 14

9
^Tin
^Tire

Knob 30 Moose 31 Mud 32 Moon 33 Mummy 34 Hammer

35 Mule

Lion 53Lime 54^Lawyer

52

Cage 77 Cake
76

78 Cuff

55Lily 56Lodge

Cab 80 Vase
79

81Foot

Match 37 ^Hammock 38Muff

36

39^Mop
40

15Hotel 16Dish 17Dog 18Dove 19 Tub

20

Nose 21 Window 22 Nun 23 Gnome 24 Snare 2$

^Nail

Rose 41 Rat 42 Rain 43 Ram 44Warrior 45 Rail 46 Roach Rake

4.7

^Lake 58 ^Loaf 59 Lap 60 Cheese 61 Sheet 62 Chain 63 ^Jam 64 Chair

57

Fan 83 Foam 84Fire

82

85File 86Fish 87Fig 88Fife 89Fob

65Jail

Judge 67 Check
66

68 Chief
69

Ship 70 Goose
71 Kite
72

Bus 91 Boat 92 Piano 93 Bomb 94 Bear

90

95-BeU
96

48Roof
49

Rope 50^Lace

Can 73 Comb 74 Car 75 Coal

Bush Pipe
Daisies

97Bag 98Beef
99 100

Lesson Five

^<^g^ Nineteen

Code Words and Their Numbers

These words have been selected carefully to represent the numbers between i and loo.

Useless

Without Practice

You must be

able to transpose your code words into

numbers without hesitation, and to recall quickly the code word representing any number from i to loo. If this is not done any attempt to become familiar with the number
code
is futile.

Learn the Code Words

some of the code words more easily than others. Practice on those that trouble you, and you will soon know the figure value of the one hundred words.
will learn
If

You

tain

you wish the code word for 82, you know it must coneither/ or v for 8, and n for 2. Inserting vowels, try
y

the combinations vane, vine, fin, fine, fun, fan etc. ably /a;^ will be the first word to suggest itself.

Prob-

To recall
n and
either
/.

word The code word

the code

for 25,

you know

it

must contain
and

for 25 is nail.
4,

Any word
t

representing 41
1.

or

diov

must contain r for The code word for 41 is raL

Review in Groups of Ten

The best way to practice with the code words is in groups of ten. Become thoroughly familiar with the figure value
of ten consecutive

words at a time.

For example, practice

with the words hat to woods, converting them into their

respective numbers.

Page Twenty

Lesson Five

Then

words on every one of the following groups of ten in the same manner. Then practice with words having the same final number in the following manner:

transpose the numbers

the
first ten,

When you know

to lo into the code

practice

^""^^^

II Tide 21 Window

SILight 6iSheet 11Kite

Si~Foot giBoat

31Mud
41^^^
Proeecd in the same
thus:

way with

the remaining code words '

etc.
etc.

2122232, 313233^^ 4142434, 51525-35,

etc.

etc.

You Can Transpose Larger Numbers

You can remember larger numbers by combining code words. To illustrate:
39 and 64, represented by " 3251 32 5I; 9067 " 90
is

the

3964

mop and
moon
bus
tin

chair
light,

"

1239 " 12 795 " 7

994 "

" check,

39,
95,

"
''

mop,
bell,

cow
ape

94,

"

bear.

It is necessary only to

chair to represent 3964.

form a clear picture of mop and

Lesson Five

Page Twenty-one

The danger
ture as chair

of transposing figures,

by

recalling the pic-

and mop
first

64-39, instead of 3964, can be avoided

by having the

object larger than the second.

In the
to see

case of 3964, picture the

mop

larger than the chair.

is

Another way

to avoid transposition of figures

first figures

the object representing the

above the object

the chair

representing the second figures.

For instance, see the

mop on

the* chair.

If

the

number were 6439

would be pictured on the mop.

Interesting Practice
Auto and car numbers,
only the
first

store, office,

are excellent material for practice.

and phone numbers At first, form words for

two figures of automobile numbers. Then take three figures and later form a single word or combination of words for the entire number. Practice at first, on
those that are of especial interest or value.

forming words, without trying to remember any, except

A Few
The
code words

Additional Words Will Help

will

You
of the

use of the following words in combination with your

make

it

easier to convert

many

numbers between 100 and iioo into words. Use one of these words for the first digit and the code word for the last two figures.

1 Hot
2
3

New My

Wet Win

White

Own

Aim
Wire

Hem
Hire

4 Hairy

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Lesson Five

5 Yellow
6

Oily

Wheel

Ashy

7 Gay
8
^

Heavy
Happy

Huge Weak Few Buy

Hideous

Wash Hack Wave

Wipe
Dose
^

10 Dizzy

Become thoroughly familiar with atieast one of these words for every number from i to lo, and use it regularly when the combination will permit. You can combine these with your code words to represent numbers between loo and iioo.
Familiarity with this hst

and with the code words gives

you a firm grip on most

figures.

Some
138 White rnuf! 165 Hot jail 263 New jam

Illustrations

Win piano 343 Aim ram 374 My car 441 Hairy rat 476 Wire cage 544 Yellow warrior 562 Oily chain
292

618 Wash dove 666 Huge judge 738 Gay muff 799 Weak pipe 829 Heavy knob 839 Wave mop 935 Wipe mule 973 Buy comb

1018 Dizzy dove

1079

Hideous cab

Now

see

how

interesting the subject of figures can be

made by

picturing every one of the above combinations.

Lesson Five

Page Twenty-three

Word Combinations
It is easy to picture the following:

A moon beam. A red chair, A lean mule.

It

A shiny bell. A gray check. A bad dog.

would be rather difficult and uncertain to remember the numbers that these phrases represent, but combinations such as these are readily retained and recalled by
mental pictures.

Here are the numbers they represent:

Moon-beam
Red-chair

32-93 41-64
52-35

Shiny-bell

62-95

Lean-mule

Gray-check Bad-dog

74-67

91-17

When you form such appropriate combinations you have

a firm hold on the numbers, through these easily remembered word-pictures.

A
The

Helpful List

most of the code words. There are other words that may suit you better for some of these numbers
following words will combine readily with
II

Dead 12 ^Thin 13 Dim 14Dear

15Tall

Dutch 17 Thick 18 Tough 19 Deep 20Nice

i6

21

Neat 22 Union 23 Enemy 24 Narrow 25 Only

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Lesson Five

26
27

Enjoy

Si-Old

76

Inky Enough 29 Nobby 30 Messy 31 Muddy 32 Mean

28

Lean 53 Lame 54 Lower

52

Hoggish 77 Cook
78 Give

55Loyal
56

Gabby 80 Fuzzy
79

Lash

81 Fat
82

57Leaky
58

33 Maim
34

Leafy Choice

More

50Leap
60

Funny 83 Foamy 84 Fiery

85 Full 86 Fishy 87Foggy 88Heave
89

35 Mail 36 Mash
37

Meek 38 Move
39 Mob

61Jet
62

Shiny 63 Chummy 64 Cheery

65 Chilly
66

off

Rosy 41 Red 42 Rainy 43 Warm 44 Rare

40

45 Royal
46

Rich 47 Rocky 48 Rough 49 Ruby 50 Lacy

This
list

Jewish 67 Shaky 68 Shave 69 Cheap 70 Cozy 71 Gaudy 72 Keen 73 Calm 74 Gray

75 Cool
but you
will

Foppy 90 Busy 91 Beady 92 Bony 93 Bum 94 Bare 95 Blue 96 Bushy

97 Big 98 Beefy
99

Baby
It is

will

prove helpful for reference.

it,

not

necessary to learn
of these words,

gradually acquire

many

and add others of your own.

Lesson Five

Page Twenty-five

Code Words Used as Verbs

The words
Nail
naily hinges knifes mail, match,

mop, and many

of the code words can be used as verbs.

For example:
a roof

a boat

Hinge a fan
Knife a warrior Mail a pear

2591 2682

Mop

3948 4374 7866

8254 9365

Ram
Cuff

2844

Match
ideas.

a tire

3594 3614

Fan

a car a judge a lawyer

a jail

Bomb

You can form a

picture of every one of these composite

Do

it

now.

Mail a pear may require explanation, although it is simple. See yourself sticking a postage stamp upon a pear, and dropping it into the post office. In a similar manner mail can be combined with many of the hundred code words to designate numbers beginning
with 35, as:

Mail a dish Mail a knife

3516

3528

Mail a muff Mail a cheese

3538 3560

One New Word Instead

By
1.

of

Two Code Words

numbers:
the number.

this

time

it is

doubtless cfear that you have the choice

of two

methods

in transposing larger

2.

You can use two code words, or You can form one word to represent
combine your code words.

The
is

usual and most satisfactory course in the beginning

to

Later you

will

graduate
Practice

into the single-word class, almost automatically.

will

soon

make you

proficient.

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Lesson Five

9471

The beginner
hear (94)

will represent

9471 by the code words

b-r-k-t,

and

kite (ji).

Later he will recognize for 9-4-7-1

or different com-

the sounds p-r-k-t, or p-r-k-d, or

binations of these* sounds.

The word
If

bracket
7,

may

suggest

itself

the ck sounded k
you would

has the value of

not 77.

9471 were a phone number, and you once clearly asdifficulty in recalling the

sociated a bracket with the person or place,

have no

number.

841

number 841. Combining the code words for the numbers 8 and 41 would give us hive-rat. It will help you in trying to form a single word for 841
the
to write the corresponding letter below each number.

Take

8
f or

4
V
r

1
t or

Inserting the vowel

we have

the word fort to represent

841.

Ford, Friday, freight, fruit, and avert also stand for 841.

321 Try number

is

321.

Our code word

proceed:

for 3

is

ham, for 21

window.

To make one word we

3

1 t or

m
Inserting the vowel
i

n
we have

the word mint.

Lesson Five

Page Twenty-seven

Mount, Monday, month, minute, and mind are some the other words that designate 321.

of

794
Consider the number 794.

The combination
hear (94).

of

code

words

for this is

cow

(7)

and

794 can also be represented by the single word copper.

Among

other words for 794 are cooper, caper, and cobra.

Additional Help in
enamel for 235, umpire for 394,
If,

Word -Forming
or
inlet for 251.

Note that some words begin with vowels, as animal

at
first,

you cannot form words

easily for all

numbers,

do not be discouraged.
automatically.

Practice will give you most words

You
on.
if

will

soon recognize numbers

like

685 as

shovel,

179

as teacup, 648 as sheriff, 539 as lamp, 939 as

pump, and so

This ability

will

come

to

you suddenly

like a flash

you

will practice.

A Few Minutes
A
few minutes^ regular
effective

Every Day
day
will be

practice every

more

than a long period once in a while.

Practice at least

a few minutes daily, converting words into figures.

This number study
best kind of stimulus.
is

figures into words,

and
the

exceedingly interesting, and

is

'

Page Tweiiiy-eight

Lesson Five

Large Numbers
In forming words for the larger numbers you
it

may

find

convenient to divide some numbers as follows:

1941-

1-941 represented

by white bird

2-942 4016 4-016 6142 6-142

2942

new barn
hire stage

huge train
gay family heavy machine

78357-835 83628-362

This gives you the choice of representing 1941 by white bird, as above, or of combining your code words for 19-41,

which are tub

rat.

1941 can be designated also by hot bread, white beard,

wet board, and

many

other combinations.

Tabor et, depart and tapered also stand for 1941.

2942 can be represented, in addition to the code word

combination, knob

rain, as:
new

no brain,
It will give

born,

own apron.
form

you valuable and

interesting practice to

as

many combinations as possible for the above numbers. You will understand that the object of this exercise is

you familiarity with the use of your code. In actual use you need form only one combination for any number.
to give

Additional Illustrations

15-96 Tall bush

11-30 Dead moose Team work 13-47

Rocky coast 94-914 Poor butter 139-054 Damp

47-701
cellar

Lesson Five

Page Twenty-nine

Deaf mule 22-67 Union Jack 35-77 Mule kick 40-18 Horse 43-69 Army ship 50-43 Lazy ram 69-74 Cheap car 71-75 Good coal 81-70 Fat goose 84-51 Free light 95-38 Blue muff 97-48 Big roof
18-35
thief

434-951 Armor plate 801-362 Fast machine 846-357 Fresh milk 921-262 Paint engine 948-995 Brave people 950-431 Please remit 957-734 Black camera 20-43-42 Nice warm rain 69-41-82 Cheap red fan 94-75-14 Pure cool water
Understand why they

i43-526^Trim launch 147-014 Drug store

Consider these words carefully.

represent the numbers.

Go

over them several times.

Change them

You

will

words without referring to the list. find additional numbers on Practice Chart Seven.
into

Difficult

Numbers

There are some numbers between 100 and 1000 that cannot be represented by a single word. For other numbers it may be difficult, especially for the beginner, to form

a word. If you wish a number for 126 and cannot think of one word quickly, combine the code words for 1 and 26 Hat and Hinge.

Visualize a large

Hat hanging on a Hinge, which

repre-

sents 126.
Single words for 126 are:

Danishy

tingey tonnage,

dingy


Page Thirty

Lesson Five

242 can be separated into 2 and 42.

your code words Hen

in the

(2)

You can combine and Rain (42), picturing a Hen

suggest themselves for 2-42,

Rain, for 242.

Other combinations
such as

may

New horn New yarn

Own
A
single

iron
for 242
is:

No rain Hen ran Win heroine

Neuron

word

Always bear in mind that the code Note the following:

262

is

based on sound.

nation (nashun).
vision

86 2

(vishun)

Tion and sion are sounded shun, hence 62.

You Can Remember Phone Numbers

To
apply
figures
illustrate the practical value of
it

our code, we

will

to telephone numbers.

There are probably no

you are more frequently called upon to remember than these. When you need them you need them at once.

Remembering phone numbers need not

the code lends
of such
itself

trouble you, for

filing

remarkably well to the mental

numbers.

We translate the numbers into words and associate

with the name,
person with
office,

them

residence or place of business of the

desire to

whom we

communicate.


Lesson Five

Page Thirty-one

Practical Application

In a Western city are four large stores, with the following phone numbers;

4600 Woodard4700 Olds4800 Lipman 5000

Meier

Such numbers are easy to carry in mind when we call them frequently, but I had only occasional use for them. The final two ciphers presented no difficulty, as I knew these numbers all ended in 00. I needed only to recall the first two figures. I fixed them indelibly as follows:

rush. Always a rush They Woodard47work. work here. 48 Harvey. A clerk named Harvey. Olds 50 The department Lipman being the brought to mind The Meier
Meier

46

there.

all

is

lace.

lace

is large.

store,

largest,

the associated thought of rush.

i? is

4 and sh

6, so

rush represents 46.

This
2 all

recalls the

phone number, 4600.

the place where they

The Woodard store suggested

work.
is

Since r

4 and k

7,

speedy and certain

3

recall

work represents 47, affording a of the phone number, 4700.

The Olds store brought to mind the name of one of

y

Mr. Harvey representing the telephone number, 4800.

the clerks,

48.

Adding 00 gives

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Lesson Five

The Lipman

store,

having been associated with the

50, the cue for the

lace

department suggested

number 5000.

Further Applications
few applications of the number code as used by students in remembering telephone numbers will be helpful.

A
1,

railroad

phone number

1784.
/,

7, 8,

4 can be represented by the letters

ky /, r.

From

these are formed the words take far.

readily grasps

The mind
railroad
after

the association between a

it

and the thought that

will take

you far.

Therethe

the particular railroad will instantly reflect

thought take you far, or take far, which, converted into

figures, is 1784.

Appropriate Associations
form appropriate phrases when possible, but until you have had some practice with the number code you may have to depend, in many instances, upon combinations of your code words, such as dog fire for 1784
//
7*5

better to

instead of take far.

bank

phone number,
sure

7191.
1, 9, 1

class

member converted
I

the figures 7,

into the

you realize the ease with which this association between bank and get paid is kept in mind. It is appropriate and readily recalled.
words
get paid.

am

newspaper

phone number 5510.

lie lots

student suggested the phrase

Lie

to represent the

phone number 5510.

is 5, lots is

510.

Possibly this

Lesson Five

Page Thirty-three

by the thought lie lots. You can see that such a phrase, when once associated with the paper, would be recalled readily.
correctly

particular newspaper

was represented

A
I telephoned to

hotel

telephone, 2068.

a certain hotel several times, and every time was obliged to refer to the phone book, as I had formed no words for the number, which was 2068.
I then converted this into the

a mental picture

of the hotel

words nice chef a,nd formed and a nice chef, I shall never

forget this association, nice, 20, chef, 68.

A friend,
I fixed the

telephone, 4802.

phone number 4802 in mind by the words rough son. This description was an apt one, as the family had a boy who was indeed a rough son,
I

have used phone numbers to explain the process,

because of their universal use.

Understand that the same means are at your command to fix any kind of figures in mind with certainty.

Additional Examples in Lesson Seven

Lesson Seven contains additional examples of the ap-

remembering phone numbers. The exchange is usually not troublesome, but that lesson will show how the exchange can be added to the mind pictures
plication of the code in

and

recalled.

Number Code

Application Unlimited
Neither

Your watch will not keep time unless you wind it. will the number code serve you until you apply it.

Page Thirty-four

Lesson Five

I could give

you thousands
It is for

of illustrations of the use of

is

the

number

code, but the important thing

to furnish

you

with the method.

tice

you

to

put

it

into actual pracin mind.

on those numbers you wish to keep

The Code Makes Knowledge Certain

You
99
is

cannot confuse 98 and 99, because 98

is beef,

and

pipe.

They

present two entirely distinct pictures,

yet 98 and 99 merely considered as numbers are readily confused.

As an

illustration of this I cite

a recent experience.
12 99th Street.

have occasional use

for the address

Uncertainty Overcome
was uncertain whether it was 98th or 99th. Then my mental picture came to my rescue. I had fixed 12 and 99 in mind by the use of the code words for these two numbers, picturing a large tin
tried to recall the street I

When I

pipe in front of the house.

figures

This picture converted intp

gave

me

12 and 99.

Addresses and Other Figures

Addresses, room numbers, catalog figures, bank or business
statistics, price lists

any and
number

all

kinds of figures

can

be

fixed in

mind by
of

the

code.

A member
had

one of our
It

New York

classes said that

he

tried repeatedly to carry in

mind the address 634 West

of a friend in the restaur

167th Street.
rant business.

was the home


Lesson Five

Page

Thirty-fiver

This suggested hat check as an appropriate reminder for

167, since hat checks are a feature of

most restaurants.

Hat

is 1,

check

is

67.

634

is

represented

by

the words show

6,

him

3,

your 4.

The combination show him your

167th Street.

hat check designates 634

of

Nothing was necessary to remind him West, as that part of the address was clear to him.

Room Numbers
room numbers is the same as that used in remembering phone numbers and addresses. The numbers are converted into words, and these are associated
for

The method

with the places.

The
one of

following associations were used

by a member
of the

of

my

classes to

remember the name

occupant

and the room number.

Mr. Herring

room number 860.

The
association
is

860 was converted into the word fishes.

between herring and

readily retained.

fishes,

once thoroughly impressed,

Mr. Childe

room number 912.

Associations

912 was represented by the word beaten.

child

is

sometimes

beaten.

Mr. Carey

room number 841.

name
Ford.
Suggestion::

841 was transposed into the

Ford

will carry

you anywhere.

Page Thirty-six

Lesson Five

Additional Use of Pigeonhole Principle

Lesson

Two

gave us an insight into the use of our code

words
sales

remembering errands, the points of a speech, talks, business engagements, and any items of imfor
details, the

portance.

In addition to enabling us to remember these

which is beneficial. It also instills a spirit of enjoyment into what might otherwise be drudgery, and gives us a new hold on many
creates a mental habit

method

things difficult to retain.

Code Words Create Power

Our code words, as we have seen, fix numbers in mind. They also enable us to do amazing feats things far beyond

the

average mind.

These can be accomplished only

through the use of the code.

There is no limit to the startling things you can do. Then, in addition to the entertainment feature, there is the more important one of mental growth. You are improving while at play combining entertainment and improvement. You will see the wonderful power you possess, when once you know your code words, and can interchange the word and its number.

Know Your Code Words

By
this

time you should

know
and

the words Hal

will find

to

Daisies

as you

know your A B Cs. You

you
live

them equally

useful as long as

think.

Lesson Five

Page Thirty-seven

Every code word must be identified with its corresponding number. It should instantly suggest the number it represents. Every number should also immediately recall
the corresponding word.

A
If

Striking Feat
After having heard but once

you know your code words you can now perform a

of

seemingly impossible feat.

numbered items you can instantly assign all items to their proper places, and recall them at will. Suppose some one were to read to you the following twenty numbered words:
list

Twenty Items To Be Remembered Snow 8 Carpet 15 Clock

I

Apple Pencil 4 Table Auto 6 Flour

2

11
1

Marble 10 Bank Barrel Melon

9
2

13

Boy

Book 17 Desk 18 Chair 19 Paste 20 Lamp

16

7 Strap

14

Paint

You now have twenty items, every one bearing a number, to file away. You do this easily by using your mental pigeonholes the code words, as explained below. You

can also

recall these

items at

will.

First

1 Hat 2 Hen
3

Twenty Code Words 4 Hare 7 Cow 5 Hill 8 Hive

6

Ham

Shoe

Ape


Page Thirty-eight
Lesson Five

10 Woods 11 Tide 12 Tin 13Team

You
I

14 Tire 15 Hotel 16 Dish 17 Dog

its

18 Dove 19 Tub 20 Nose

will

now
is

file

the twenty items by forming a picture

association of every one with

corresponding pigeonhole.
Picture a
.

Snow

associated with Hat.

Hat

full of

SnoWj or the Hat rolling in the Snow. 2 Apple is associated with Hen. you to form such a picture.
3
in a

It

is

now easy

for

Pencil

is

pictured with

Ham.

See a Pencil sticking

Ham.
Table
is

combined with Hare. See the Hare in your mind's eye jumping on a Table. Now go through the list. Form these picture com4
binations:

and Snow and Apple 3--Ham and Pencil 4--Hare and Table 5--Hill and Auto 6--Shoe and Flour 7--Cow and Strap 8--Hive and Carpet 9--Ape and Marble o Woods and Bank
I--Hat 2--Hen

II--Tide 12--Tin
13--Team
14--Tire
I

15--Hotel
16--Dish
17--Dog
18--Dove

19--Tub

20

Nose

and and and and and and and and and and

Barrel

Melon

Boy
Paint
Clock

Book Desk
Chair
Paste

Lamp
in

them See a huge as possible. Exaggerate the small objects. Tire as frequently depicted in advertisements, and see the
clear pictures.

Make

Imagine as much motion

Lesson Five

Page Thirty-nine

Paint splashing on the Tire.

Make your pictures

possible.

unusual.

Put

color into

your pictures whenever

You Can Now

Code word number
full of
1,

Recall Every Item

recalls

Hat,

our picture

a Hat

Snow.
2,

Code word number

the

Hen,

brings back the picture of

Hen

pecking at the Apple.

3,

Code word number

stuck in the

Ham,
Hare,

suggests the big Pencil

Ham.
4,

Code word number Code word number

recalls the Table.

5, Hill,

the Auto.

if

You can go right through your list of code words, and, you made your picture clear and vivid every one, in
^

turn, will recall the corresponding object associated with

it.

Form
If

Vivid Pictures

you miss any words, it may be because you have merely thought of the two ideas, but have failed actually to see
your mind's eye the picture combining them, or because you have failed to imagine motion, color, or exaggercUion in
in

your pictures, as instructed in Lesson One.

This
You can do more
the items
posite

May
than

Surprise
this.

You

by number. number 8?

You can recall instantly For example: What word is op-

Code word number 8 is Hive. This immediately calls up your picture of a Carpet covering a Hive, or whatever


Page Forty

Lesson Five

Hive and Carpet. So you know with certainty that the eighth word is Carpet.
picture
of

you may have formed

Now
ture,

to recall, say the

word opposite number

This
will suggest
is

15.

Your
pic15.

fifteenth code

word

is

Hotel.

your

Hotel

Clock; therefore Clock

opposite

number
is

Now

suppose you wish to know where Bank

the

located.

You will recall your picture of Woods is the tenth code word
Paste recalls
Paste
is

Bank and the Woods so Bank is item number 10.

19

Tub code word number

way you can
the
recall the
if

therefore

the nineteenth item.

In this same

number, or

tell

number

word opposite every the word is mentioned.

Take More Tests Like This

If,

at

first,

you

failed

with more than one or two items,

recall

taken ten at a time until you can

them without

error.

Then

number to fifteen, to twentyy or to as you wish. You can do this alone, but it is helpful to have some one call lists to you. In a day or two astonish your friends combine entertainment with profitable drill.
increase the

many

as

You
words

will also find that it is

not necessary to hear the

in regular order.
first
is

Suppose

you had been

told

number 9
merely
Marble.

Marble.

You need

recall

your ninth code word,

Ape, and picture Ape and the

Lesson Five

Page Forty-one

you were number i6, Book code word number 16 is Dish see the Dish and XhtBook together in your mind*s eye in a clear picture.
Then,
if

the next item given

In your next
instead of in

have the words given to you at random regular order, and as every numbered word is
test,

given to you, recall your code word for that number, and

form a composite picture of the object and the code word.

Practice with this method every day, taking a

new

list

of

objects every time.

these exercises will

few minutes regularly devoted to mean quick improvement. Tests such

as these are the best kind of

memory

tonic.

Which
I

Is Easier?

know

that not one normal

retain figures

my students.
remember

mind in a thousand can with the same ease and certainty as that of But occasionally some beginner who has not

learned the code will express the thought that he can

figures just as readily without the code.
is

The answer

best given

by comparing

the

number code

with shorthand.

The beginner can

write longhand far

more readily than shorthand. If a few words only are to be recorded, he can write them in longhand, but if given
dictation at the ordinary rate he
is lost

until he masters

shorthand.

you have a few numbers to remember it will perhaps be easy for you to do this without the code. But few people can remember a mass of
carry out the comparison,
if

To

figures

with accuracy.

Page Forty-two

Lesson Five

Figure Shorthand
The number code will enable you to retain and recall any amount of figures with certainty. A little regular practice on this Figure Shorthand will make you a master
of this subject

which

is

both important and fascinating.

number code are given in Lesson Seven. You will find them interesting and practical.
applications of the

Many


Lesson Five

Page Forty-three

SUMMARY

Figure analysis or relationship. Well known 3 Ingenious methods. 4^The number code a universal method. 5 Numbers remembered by the pictures they represent.
I

figures.

6
7

Ay

e, i, Of

UyWy

h,

y never have a figure value.

^AU

other letters represent figures.

You

must'

know

their value.
lose their figure value. Silent 9 One hundred code words represent numbers

letters

pictorial

I to 100.

You must know

them.

10

^Two ways of recording larger numbers:

a Combining the code words.
b Combining the code letters.
addresses,

ii^Phone numbers,
1 2 -^Additional

and other

figures.

use of pigeonhole plan.

test

13

^The

twenty-word
sharpen
all

striking feat.

Tests like

this

your

faculties.

Practice only neededdo your share. 1$ ^The number code as practical and as
14
is

valuable as

shorthand.

PRACTICE CHART
Write the numbers represented by
the following letters.

5
the letters representing the following numbers.

Write
1_

5o//_

4
5

B
T.

K
SH_

3_ 8_
38_
Hard.

M
R

2 9

7
1

P__

V K
T

N
'

SH.

4
5
2 3

CH
C

3-

N
S

F B P

Sojl

4_
82_
7_
1_

G Eard^ L

4
3

8
9 6

K T

O T

CH Sojt.

M
SH G Hard.
C Hard.
F,

5 3

M
P

8_

2
7

M
P
F
S

4_
3_
1_

8
5

N
s
r>

9 6
7

2_

8
9 3
.

P
.

T
P

K
R
.

K CH
G
J

3_ Hard.
1_

6
2
1
.

Soft

3_
5_

8.
.

O
Z F

T D
P
J

8
4 9

6
7

K
R C
SojL

32_
,

...

3 6
5 7

C
1^
T,

5_
1_

8
9
8

V
1^

B C Hard.

2_

PRACTICE CHART

Cross out the silent letters, vowels and letters which have no figure value in the following words. Write the figure
value of the remaining consonants.

HEN COW DOG

TUB

HARE
TIDE HIVE

PIPE

LAKE
DISH

WOODS HOTEL

GNOME
MOOSE ROACH

DOVE
.NAIL

BOAT
FIRE

.KNOB

.MOON
.RAIN .LACE
.LILY

CAKE BEAR
_-TIRE LION

MATCH
LIGHT CHAIN GOOSE SHEET SNARE

FOOT

JAIL
.SHIP

BELL_ ^COMB
LIME COAL
FILE LAIR

.KITE

LODGE JUDGE
CHIEF CHAIR

.CAGE
.VASE

.FOAM .BOMB
.BEEF .CUFF
.FISH

CHECK
HINGE KNIFE

RAKE
NOSE

TEAM
HILL

MUMMY_
CHEESE_ WINDOWHAMMER.
DAISIES-

.MUFF
.ROOF .BUSH FIFE .ROPE

ROSE LOAF RAIL SHOE PIANO

WARRIORHAMMOCK,

PRACTICE CHART
Change the following numbers
tions:

into code

word combina-

1474

4731

3252
5i79^

4668
6794
:

2545-.

5689
9562-_

_
__

7240

7128__
9615
8166
4541
6971
-

8591

3442 9267 8614

3684

_
single word,

Now
or

translate the following

numbers into a
641

word combinations:

915

324____
921

601

215
481

301

814

643

685
951

700
841

514

764
264

914 314

874

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS
BV

DAVID M. ROTH
LESSON SIX

Copyright, 1918

By
David M. Roth

All rirhts

reserved, including that of translation into

tofign

languages, including the Scandinavian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power

By

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
mental filing

Three
names and faces

how

to read and

Four abc
Five
Six

memory

codfi

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York

LESSON SIX

How to Remember
Do You
A
**Spell

Spelling
?

by Ear"

teacher, after laboring with Johnny, asked in disgust,

"Johnny, how in the world do you spell?"

**Well," pondered Johnny,
'*I

guess I spell just the same

as sister plays the piano

by ear/*
it,

And

the boy, without knowing

hit the bull's eye of

poor spelling.

There are two ways of spelling. One is by ear, and the other is by eye. Ear spelling is uncertain. Eye spelling is
accurate.

Poor

spellers are usually ear spellers, more's the

is

pity, because eye spelling

the easier.

English a Composite Language

Those who have a sound knowledge of Latin, Greek, French, German, and the English of Chaucer have little
difficulty in spelling

English words, for English

all

is

built of

words coming from

these languages.

Some modern
i-ng

instructors teach children to spell

by

eye

by visuaHzing the words

but many pupils

And

persist in spell-

as they hear the words.

because they often hear

words mispronounced they misspell them.

This becomes a habit, which, in after years, leads to

embarrassment and

regret.

People of excellent education

and address are often placed in awkward positions because of some miserable mistake in spelling.

Page Tivo

Lesson Six

Begin Today to Spell by Eye

and by that I meanby both the real visualization does not mean that eye and the mind's
Spelling

by eye

eye,

you must discard every habit you have formed of spelling by the sounds of words. Many words are spelled exactly
as they sound.

Every one who

is

not a "good speller" has some pet

spelling mistakes that he always makes.

Words are learned

all

over and over again, only to be misspelled the next time.

And

there are

new and

unfamiliar words cropping .up

the time that give trouble.

The Trained Mind's Eye

Troublesome words can he mastered through visualization.

Train your mind's eye to see the word so clearly that your

hand can write it or your lips can spell it. To read a word carefully and study the
appear in the proper sequence
mind.
It will stand out like chalk

letters as

they

will fix that

word

in

your

marks on a blackboard

when you need

to use

it.

When you
make use

find certain

letters

of words are troublesomef

of exaggeration.

Write the words properly and

exaggerate the letters causing difficulty.

Make them

much

larger than the rest of the letters in the word.

show how to proceed with many other words that bother you from time to time.
I give

a few

illustrations that will

Privilege
For example, take the word
spelled privilege.
privilege, often incorrectly

Write the word correctly and enlarge

Lesson Six

Page Three

the

i.

Form

the visual picture of the word spelled this

Priv-I-lege.

way:
Later you will find the picture of the word, formed

with the exaggerated

/,

will

come back

to

your mind
fixes

and give you the

as the central
before

correct spelling.

Writing priv-I-lege in this

letter.

manner a few times

will

Note that there are four

This

letters

and four
it

after /.

prevent the mistake

of spelling

privilege.

Until
It

may

be a* question of a single or double

until.

letter; for

example, the word

Write

it unti//,

and then mark

a large

through the

final L, thus:

untilX
have been surprised at the large number of well educated people who spell develop with a final e, as develops. This is due no doubt to confusion with the word envelope.
I

To

impress the correct spelling of develop, add a large

capital E, thus:

DevelopE.

Then
untilL.

cross out the

as

you did with the second

in

Use

this plan

if

words

of this character trouble you.

Visualize

Words and They

Better

Will Stick
it.

Print the troublesome word instead of writing

the letters that cause the trouble.
still,

Enlarge

print these

particular letters in a different color

by using crayon

Page Four

Lesson Six

pencils.

Impress the word thus written by gazing at

in

it

a moment. Shut your eyes and see the word thus altered.

your mind's eye

will

A
good

Uttle ingenuity in studying

speller.

words

make you a

Students

who

considered themselves hopestrides

less spellers

have made wonderful

by using such

methods.

Some Stumbling Blocks

A common
stumbhng-block
is

the use of i and

e,

in

words such as niece, friend, receive, etc. You can master these words. Remember

this:

Ei always follows the

CeiUng
Conceit

letter c:

Conceive
Deceit

Deceive
Perceive

Receipt

Receive

le usually follows the other letters:

Believe
Belief

Chief

Niece
Piece
Relief

Siege

Friend
Grief

Sieve

Brief

Thief

Rules in spellings as a general things are not as helpful as

are a
little

care, observation,
all

and

the use of visualization.

is

The

trouble with

spelling rules

that there are so

many

exceptions.

Here

is

one spelling rule that

will

help you:

/ before E, except after C,

Or when sounded as A As in neighbor and weigh.

I

advise you to pause here a

sort.

moment

if

you have trouble

with words of this

Understand

this rule thoroughly.

Lesson Six

Page Five

Note carefully the above lists. See that c is followed by ei. Most letters, such as /, , />, s, are followed by ie C is followed by ei. i before e.
This rule
exceptions.
will serve as

a guide, although there are a few

The words

seize

and

leisure are exceptions to the rule.

Apply Your
The
correct spelling of
fixed firmly in

Common

Sense

many bothersome words can be

Just re-

Stationery

mind by common-sense means. and stationary are trouble makers.

sells stationery.

member
the
e.

that a stationer

This suggests
a guide to the
stationary,

You

recall this easily.

It will serve as

spelling of the pther word, of the

same sound,

meaning

fixed,

immovable.

Busy or Buisy?
Busy
of
it

is

occasionally spelled bu/'sy or buscy.

Just think

as a busy word, with no time to put in

any extra
if

letters.

Write

it

a few times with this thought in mind.

Words

like necessity

and

recollect

can be conquered

we

pronounce them

in practice, as ne-ccssity

and

re-collect.

The

division of the
c.

word

into syllables will impress the

single

Recommend
I

never have any trouble with the word recommend.

it

have formed the habit of separating

as I write
it,

into syllables, and,

pronounce

it

re-commend.

Page Six

Lesson Six

This plan

is

a most effective aid to good spelling.

You

can use
If

it

frequently.
fix

you

the correct spelling of necessity in mind,

it.

necessary can be linked with

Repetition
Repetition
repetition.
is

also a puzzler

it is

frequently misspelled

Associate repetition with repeat.

There

is

no
in

danger of spelling repeat, repmt.

When you fix clearly

and
repe\,\i\ov\y

mind the
trouble
is

similarity

between

repez,\.

your

ended.

Piece, a

word that troubles many, can be associated with

pie.

a piece of

This
first

will

solve the problem, since pie

represents the

three letters of piece.

There are

many bothersome words

that are overcome

by

:naking a striking appeal to the mind's eye.

For example, expense is spelled expence by many persons, probably because of their familiarity mih fence defence,
^

etc.

Here

is

a simple, sure and practical

way

to fix the correct

spelling in

mind:
is

Expense

usually a matter of dollars and cents.

There-

fore, write or print the

word

in the following

manner:

EXPENSE
Merely enlarging the S
e X
is

also effective.
e

Se
we do not meet
it

Gauge
tionary,

is

one of the most tantalizing words in the dicit is

and

fortunate that

fre-

quently.

It is usually spelled incorrectly.

Lesson Six

Page Seven

To fix

this

word
it

in

mind, should

it

be one of your troublein this

makers, impress

on your mind's eye

way:

Distinctly see this

gaUge large U as the

all

middle

letter.

Write

the word in this

days.

manner once

Do

this
is

with

or twice every day words that trouble you.

for a

few

Separate
the

often incorrectly spelleci sep-e-rate.

Correct

bad habit by writing the word

sepArate
Think of the capital yt as a the word into two parts.
It
is

large

wedge that separates

important to persist in this practice for a few days.

This makes lasting impressions.

list,

Be

systematic.

and add

other

words as they present themselves.

Keep a Review

this list occasionally,

applying the vatious principles out-

lined in this lesson.

Judgment
Many
spell it

are prone to put an extra e in judgment

and

judgement.
it

In

this case insert

a large capital

and

cross

out.

Make

the

as large as possible.

Impressing the wrong letter upon the mind

as proper as emphasizing the right one, but

may

not be

it is

effective.

A common
it is

tendency

is

to

omit d in knowledge.

Here
this

advisable to write the capital

very large.

Do

a few times. The combination of dg in ju^^ment can also be impressed upon most minds by putting a circle around these two
letters.

Page Eight

Lesson Six

Separating a word that troubles you into syllables

quently
all that is

is fre-

necessary

to

photograph the proper outlines

upon

the

mind.

For example:
Ab-bre-vi-ate

Ac-com-mo-date

Re-com-mend

A-meiid

Words Ending

in -ant

and -ent

Few words give more .trouble than those ending in cnt and ent. Upon these, at times, the most expert spellers
will trip.

They sometimes
ment.
First, take the

spell

consistant, and so on.

abundant abundant; consistent These words yield to simple treatsuch as the

words having the

Assistant

suffix ant,

following:

Abundant
Accountant
Arrogant
Assailant

Defendant

Attendant
Clairvoyant

Observant
Recreant

Combatant

Repentant

Write every word several times with the large

as;

abundant
UnderUning the a
the mind^s
eye. will serve to place the will also

make

a strong impression on

Any
in your

one of these methods

word

mind permanently,
to write your

if

you

will

do your part.

Your
in

part

is

words daily
satisfied

for

two or three days,

accordance with the instruction given.

Practice

do not be

with reading the words.


Lesson Six

Page Nine

Belligerent
In the case of words ending with
ent,

use a similar

method.

Take, as an example, the word

belligerent.

Write the word in the usual way, except in the case of

the , which you should
belligerEnt.
will

make

extraordinarily large

Use a

script E.

Make

a big capital

that

stand out with sufficient prominence to compel your

attention.

Work

out the following

list

of

words having the

suffix

ent as directed:

Confident
Consistent

Equivalent
Excellent

Penitent
Persistent

Convalescent

Independent
Insistent

Precedent
Superintendent

Correspondent

Other Troublesome Words

Other words that cause trouble, because of the sound A, are the following:
Accessible

Impossible
Indelible

Possible

Audible

Responsible
Sensible

Contemptible
EUgible
Forcible

Indigestible

Inexhaustible
Perceptible
Plausible

Susceptible
Terrible
Visible

Horrible

You

will find all that is necessary to

is

impress such words

extraordinarily

correctly

to dot the letter

/with an

large dot, as:

^ Possible
list

Run

through this

four or five times.

Add

other

Page Ten

Lesson Six

words with which you have

difficulty.

Write every word,

and dot the / as has been suggested.

Make
give

the letter that causes the trouble stand out clearly

itself.

and

an account of
,

Double Letters
is

To

fix

double letters in mind, the best method

to

underscore the letters doubled.

Here, for instance,

is

the

word

abbreviate.
lines,

Underscore the double b with two

and

after

it,

in parenthesis, write (2 b's) in this fashion:

ABBREVIATE
Write
it

(2 b's)

The word accommodate has two

this

sets of

double

letters.

way:

ACCOMMODATE (AC-COM-MODATE)
Pronounce the word, separated into syllables, every time you write it. Sound every letter. Say ac-com-modate.

In committee there are three sets of double

letters:

CO

MM

TT EE

Fix the word in your mind thus:

CO MM ITT EE
{2 m's, 2
t's,

2 e's)

Words Ending
Still

in f or fe
to the plural, drop the

another class of troublesome words are those ending

in

or /e, which,

upon extending

Lesson Six

Page Eleven

or fe and take

ves.

Of

this class the following are ex-

amples:

Knife

Knives Leaves
Lives

Shelf

Shelves

Leaf
Life

Thief

Thieves

Wife

Loaf

Loaves

Wolf

Wives Wolves
plural en-

Thoroughly impress these plurals upon the memory-

them with the last three letters of the larged, and in heavily printed forms, as:
write

liVES

kniVES
All as a Prefix

The

use of the

word

all

as a prefix often adds to the

difficulty of spelling.

combined with another word as a prefix, the final / is dropped, as you will observe in the following list. STUDY this list, and write it severaltimes:
all is

When

Almighty Almost Already

Although
Altogether

Always
a single word, and
is

Note

all

right is not
//.

therefore

written with double

Well as a Prefix

The same
a
prefix,

rule applies to

and

to

words

in

words in which well is used as which full is used as a sufiix, as

Peaceful

follows:

Welcome
Welfare

Beautiful

Hateful

Woeful

Page Twelve

Lesson Six

Apply

to the foregoing lists

any

of the

means thus

far

given that are most resultful.

Words Ending with Y

Such words as cry, try, etc., ending in y, often confuse even accurate spellers when they desire to add ing. They
are uncertain

when they should

Carr Ying

retain or reject the y.

large,

Write

this list

a few times, making a

heavy Y:

Carry

Cry Envy. Fry

In short,
in y,

Cr Ying .EnvYing FrYing

Hurry .... Hurr Ying Pity Pit Ying Study. .Stud Ying TrYing Try
.
,

it is

important to remember that words ending

is

preceded by a consonant, retain the y when ing

of ing, the

added.

But when ed is added, instead

Practice on the following

is

changed to i.

list,

separating the /

by hy-

phens on either
pencil will assist

Forming the / with a blue or red the memory and make keener impressions.
side.

Carry .... Carr-I-ed

Hurry .... Hurr-I-ed

Pity
Pit-I-ed
. .

Cry Envy. Fry

Cr-I-ed
.
.

.Env-I-ed
Fr-I-ed

Study.

.Stud-I-ed

Try
in

Tr-I-ed

Words Ending
e
/

E
the

Words ending in e, preceded by a consonant, drop when ing is added.

Love becomes
loving.

Arrange becomes arranging.

Change

"

changing

Make

*'

making.

Lesson Six

Page Thirteen

Charge becomes charging. curing. Cure deceiving. Deceive

;

Move becomes moving.

Observe
Place
observing.
placing.

Divide
Freeze

dividing.
freezing.

Plunge

plunging.
ruling.

Rule

Give

giving.

Have Hope
Improve
Lose

having.

Smoke Take
Use

smoking.
taking.
using.

hoping.

improving.
losing.

Wade
Write

wading.
writing.

To

emphasize these changes the student

may

write the

words as follows:

Hop E
shown.
If

ing

Writ

ing

Charg

ing

striking out with a cross the superfluous

in the

manner
ideas>

you can get along without these negative

given,

do

so.

and other words of the same class, should be written daily for a time until you are familiar with them. Use the means you find best suited to fix the
correct spelling in mind.

The examples

Words Ending with a Single Consonant

One
class of

words

in

everyday

use,

and

of

much impordiffi-

tance, consists of verbs ending with a single consonant,

preceded by a single vowel.

culty:

With

these

many have

Run, Forget, Whip,

to state the

etc.

In carrying such words into their secondary form

or,

matter differently,

in

converting them into-

Page Fourteen

Lesson Six

present participles
thus:

we

must double the

final

consonant,

Forget

F orgetting

Run R u n n n
i

Many

of us fail to follow this rule, and, as

result,

inexcusably misspell a very simple word.

In carrying such words into their third, or past participle

form, the same rule applies, as:

BegB
Slip

e g g
i

p p

n g b egged n g s lipped

Below are several examples

this list daily for

of verbs of this class.

Write

The

rule,

a few days. simply expressed,

is:

In adding ing or ed to

verbs ending with one consonant preceded by a vowel,

double the consonant.
m

Thus:

Cut
Forget

Cut

ting

Forget ting

Get
Let

Get ting
Let ting

Run
Blur

Run

ning

Blur ring

Blur red

Commit Drop
Knit
Refer
Stir

Commit

ting

Drop ping
Knit ting
Refer ring
Stir ring

Commit ted Drop ped

Knit ted
Refer red
Stir red

Wrap

Wrap

ping

Wrap ped
words pat and
in

To
^art.

illustrate the rule further, take the

Pat

is

a single syllable word ending

a sin^e con-

Lesson Six

P^g^ Fifteen

sonant preceded by a single vowel.

It

consequently

is

extended by doubling the

final

consonant, and becomes

patting
The word
is

part ends with

two consonants and,

therefore,

outside

the

rule

given.

To

extend

it,

it

becomes

parting.
Accent Indicates Spelling
In some words the accent indicates when the spelling to be changed. Of such words are prefer and refer.
*

is

In both of these you will note that the accent

last syllable.

is

upon the

The same

is

true of preferred

and

referred.

In spelling preference or reference^ the accent changes to

the
first syllable.

When
Work

this is the case the rule is to

drop one of the

r*5,

with the result that

we have
list

preference^ reference.

out for yourself a

of words of this kind.

For

that matter, it is advisable throughout this lesson to use your own mind, and your own initiative in every possible

way
Practice

on Troublesome Words
They
are

Do

not rest satisfied with the lists given here.

not intended to cover every word in the vocabular}^ to

have given you can be made to apply. They are given merely as examples of several sorts of words employed and of the methods applicable to them. Study to improve your spelling. Make additional lists of your own. Use the dictionary for the correct spelling

which the methods


I^age Sixteen
-^

'=-''=^^----

'

- '

Lesson Six
-

of

any word of which you are uncertain. At the same time learn the meaning of the word.

The dictionary, if properly used, provides an education. Keep a list of your words and review them from time to
^

time.

How

to

Remember

History, Science, Law,

and Other Subjects

The natural tendency of the mind is to associate and to tornpare. Nearly everything that occurs in our life reiTiinds us of something else. This is the unconscious exercise of the associative faculty, so essential to good memory. It is this fact that makes memory improvement possible. Training of the memory is guiding and directing the associative power along correct lines. The person who realizes the resources of his mind and
the value of
fix

memory

instinctively seeks the thing that will

the incident in mind.

Helpful Hints
you a few hints that will prove helpful. Every one of them represents a large class of memory problems. Adapt 'them to your needs as they arise and you will soon prove their value. I have previously indicated how easily the nautical term port is associated with left, because the words contain
I shall

now

give

the same
in

number

of letters.

The

color of port wine fixes

mind the red Simple means

color of the port light.

like these will aid

you

in solving

many


Lesson Six

Page Seventeen

vexing problems of memory.

times for such helps.

Be on the lookout at

all

Often a

little

hint from the instructor will be of help in

overcoming

difficulties.

A
Some

Practical Suggestion
of digested starch.

high-school students were perplexed in trying to

remember that amylose is a product The teacher finally suggested:

Amy loses
in the students'

her cornstarch pudding.

In this manner amylose and starch were indelibly linked

minds.

The

distinction

between chyme and chyle

is

hard to

remember.

Chyme
ter

is

the result of digestion in the stomach.

You will
the let

observe that

chyMe

anc

toMach each contain

M.

Having thus associated chyme and stomach it will be easy to remember that chyle is formed in the intestines. The tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart. The suggestion try (tri) to do right fixes the proper location

the right

side.

Noteworthy Coincidences
Franklin Pierce was our Fourteenth President. Note' that
the initials F.

P. stand for both Franklin Pierce and

Fourteenth President.
letters in the

Note

also that there

Pierce.

a,ie

fourteen

name Franklin

He was
I

elected in 1852, or '52.

This

is

an easy date to

remember because there are 52 weeks

in the year.

Page Eighteen

Lesson Six

When Abraham Hamhn was chosen

Lincoln was elected the

Vice-President

first

time,

Observe that the name Abraham Lincoln contains, in

regular order, the letters forming the

name Hamlin:

AbraHAM-LINcoln
Increased use of observation will suggest

many ways

in

which

facts

worth remembering can be stored away.

Initialing
Initialing is

words or
in this

an orderly arrangement of points we wish to carry in mind.

are recalled readily.

the first letters of

Facts arranged

way

The
is

first letter is

the prominent feature of a word.

It

the one that becomes the most clearly imprinted in the

mind.
tire

Given

this first letter

,

we can

usually recall the en-

word.

had occasion

to commtinicate with the following

men:

Sisson
Merrill

Ireland

Lennon Eaton
Arranged
in the

above order, the

first

letters

formed:

S-M-I-L-E
This gave

me an

easy and sure

way

to keep these five

names
This

in
is

mind.

an interesting and valuable

principle.

You can
life.

apply

it

indefinitely.

It is especially useful to the student,

and has a wide appUcation

in business

and

social

Lesson Six

Page Nineteen

You can use initialing for your business engagements, home errands, recalling locations, streets, and points of
interest, legal, medical,

personnel of

and other scientific terms, and the corporation, company, or gathering.

Schoolroom Suggestions
I

have met many people who attribute

their

good mem-

ories entirely to the practical suggestions received in the

^hoolroom. Perhaps you were taught the colors of the rainbow through initialing. These colors may be impressed upon
the

mind by

the use of the coined' word:

VIBGYOR
an odd word but one easily and lastingly the mind. It gives the key to the colors:
This
is

fixed in

VViolet
I

Indigo

G Green

B Blue

Y Yellow
R Red
Many
tell

OOrange
*

music teachers use

initialing

with success.

They

you that the notes

in the spaces spell:

F-A-C-E

They

also use another

bering the line notes

method of initialing E^ G, B, D, F.

for

remem-

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Lesson Six

Every one of these letters is used as an initial letter of a word. These words are then formed into the following
sentence:

Every Good Boy Deserves Favors

Two

other sentences that serve to recall the notes

illustrate the

G, D, A, E, B, F, and

method, are:

Go Down
Good

ylnd Eat ^lue Fish

and
>ogs AW. Edit i5ad

Food

A
learn

little

ingenuity in initialing creates an added interest

in studies.

At the

sarrie

time

it

affords

an easy way to

many

difficult subjects.

Most

of us

remember the order

of the planets

Mercury,

Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.

There are three other planets that frequently give us trouble to remember Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

This difficulty

is

overcome by noting that the

initials

of these three planets spell

SUN:

Saturn UUranus NNeptune

King
of England, affords
initialing in

The

cabinet of Charles II,

good example of the value of

historical data.

a remembering

The
were:

five

men composing

the cabinet of

King Charles

Lesson Six

'Page Twenly-om

C Clifford
AAshley
first

B Buckingham L^Lauderdale
letters

AArlington

You

will

note the

taken in regular order

form the word:

CABAL
This was evidently a most appropriate word to apply
to that distinguished coterie, since cabal

means a group
will

of persons brought together to intrigue or conspire.

In the study or practice of law initialing

value.

prove of

At one time a young student was troubled by the phrase:

Minerals t/nder The Surface

He was engaged

in compiling references

used in mining litigation.

spelled:

and data ^^o be He could not remember the

exact wording of the phrase until he observed that the

first letters

UUnder TThe S Surface

Initialing applies, in

MUTS MMinerals

old

Enghsh

law.

a practical way, to the study of the The items that follow can be mastered

in their order

by law students.

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Lesson Six

The Twelve

Principal Methods by Which Title to Things Personal Can Be Acquired or Lost

S

A Administration
C Contract G Gift or Grant
B Bankruptcy

M Marriage
C Custom
Accepted merely as

Forfeiture T^Testament J Judgment PPrerogative

F

OOccupancy

Succession

have no special significance. If we use a little ingenuity we can readily tie them together into a group of words that will remain in the memory.
letters, these initials

is

the abbreviation for Justice of the Peace.

letters

M,

C, S, 0, F,

suggest the surname

MC

The SOFT.
Peace.

Let us consider

MC

SOFT

Justice

of the

Then add

the initials A, B, C,

A. B. C. G.

G and we have MC SOFTJ. P.

In your mind's eye, picture that nam.e appearing upon

a courtroom door.
A. B. C. G. McSoft,
J.

P.

Now
list

do not say that

It

all

you have

to

do

is

to read this
fix this

once or twice.

is

necessary, in order to

grouping in mind to review the process a number of times.

Memorizing the
require

list

by

straight repetition

much

such a slight

on the other hand, it impression that it would be forgotten quickly^

time, but,

would not would make

Lesson Six

Pgge Twenty-three

Initialing is
lists

a definite process by which these and other

can be fixed in mind permanently.

The Ten

Principal Sorts of Incorporeal

Hereditaments

W Ways
The

OOffices

C Commons

D Dignities

FFranchises
or Pensions

AAdvowsons
C Corrodies

AAnnuities R Rents
CO

TTithes

initial letters, in their order, spell

W A R DF ACT
title

This can be linked with incorporeal hereditaments by

thinking of this terrible
as a

COWARD-ly FACT,
names
of the sbc

certain attorney could not recall the

judges holding court in his city, or the numbers of their respective courtrooms, from i to 6.

The names
from
I

of the judges in the order of their courts,

to 6, were:

MMorrow MMcGmn D Davis

G G
He

K Kavanaugh

Gatens Gantenbein

ingeniously put the initials together, forming this sentence:

Keep Many Men Daily Good Gang

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Lesson Six

Initialing

was used

to

remember the following

difficult

name:
Savings Union

Bank and Trust Company

These

first letters

suggested

SUB
The
letters

Treasury
Savings Union Bank
before.

SUB served to recall

which had been a stumbling block

Initials as Applied to

Anatomy
initialit,

The

doctor and the student of anatomy will find

ing useful.

Many

students are obliged to use

particu-

larly in the study of

anatomy.

At one time

I tested the

memory

of

a number of doctors

concerning the order of the twelve pairs of cranial nerves.

Every medical student

of the practitioners

learns them, but I found only a few

who had

retained them.
originally

Those who

were able to

recall

them had

learned

them

by

initialing.

Cranial Nerves

The

cranial nerves in their correct order are;

O Olfactory
O Optic

MMotor Oculi
P Pathetic

T Trifacial A Abducent
A Auditory
F Facial

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Page Twenty-five

G Glossopharyngeal
P Pneumogastric
S
These'
sentence:
first

Spinal Accessory H Hypoglossal

proper order, suggest the

letters, in their

0, O,

Mamma! Papa Took A

Fork

And Gave Pony Some Hay.

Bones of the Wrist

The bones
of ihe wrist are:

TTrapezium TTrapezoid OOs Magnum

U Unciform
The
first letters

Scaphoid S Semilunar C Cuneiform P Pisiform

S

suggest the sentence:

Silly

Sammy

Carelessly

Put The Trap Out Unset.

The same plan can be

applied effectively to

many

other

terms in anatomy and to facts in other studies.

Chemical and Other Formulae

Engineering, chemical, and other formulae are usually

hard to learn.
his visual

The student should at all times exercise memory to impress the appearance of the desired
eye.

formulae upon the mind's

Page Twenty-six

Lesson Six^

young student in chemistry, whose memory was excellent in most respects, found it impossible to recall chemical formulae. He had much trouble with one in
particular:

^^ p ^^

by suggesting to him a certain picture. It astonished him. It was entirely new, and a radical departure for him. With astonishing success he applied the method I outlined. He substituted for the
I Stimulated his imagination

formula this sentence:

4 High Priests, 0! 0! 0!

H, P; O, signified nothing, except hydrogen, phosphorus, and oxygen, which, to this beginner in chemistry, meant little. Combined into words as above they conveyed the impression of life and action. By such
letters

The

emphasis the memory can retain them.

Of course, the process was out

served the purpose.

of the ordinary,

but

it

/ do not urge

the use of

unusual methods when simple

means
it is

will answer.

As

long as the method serves the purpose

good.

The

following are a

number

of

ways by which students

have obtained good

results:

The formula

for Apatite is

Ca (FCl)3 3(Ca3 (PO,),)

One
Calves
of

my

students of ingenious imagination remem-

bered this by:

2

Ate 3 Cabbages Thrice (while) Poor Ox Foraged (4-aged) Twice

Lesson Six

Page Twenty-seven

As analyzed:

Calves Two 3(Ca3) Cabbages Thrice (P04)2 Poor Ox Foraged

Ca(FCl)2
3

(4-age(i)

Twice

The formula

for Cryolite is

Na3 A1F6
This suggested a
little

boy who had been

lost.

Searchers

found him asked him

at length crying beside a light (cryalite).

if

They

he knew the

way home and he

replied:

*'Nay Nay, Nay." (Na3)

His name was

ALF

and he was 6 years old

(AlF^).

Absurd?

Certainly

but

effective!

When you have

for yourself,
if

once mastered this method you

will find

these examples will not

compare with those you

aids.

will

invent

your memory needs such

for Students of

Help

Pharmacy.

Initialing can be used lo fix troublesome combinations in

mind.

will give a single Illustration

Tincture Guaiaci Ammoniata, compounded of Alcohol,

oil of

Lemon, Ammonia and

oil

of

Nutmeg, suggested

Al Lemons

A Nut.
spells

The formula

for

Horsepower

PLAN
Pressure, Length, ^rea, iVumber of Revolutions.

Page Tweyity-eight

Lesson Six

Presidents of the United States

It. is

a remarkable fact that very few American citizens

of our Presidents.

can repeat correctly the names

We

learned

them

in our school

days by repetition, and,

as a consequence, have forgotten them.

As a matter of pride we should all be familiar with the names. Through the use of the visual or initial method we can learn them quickly. The following are the names of the Presidents, and the key words by which they can be remembered The names appear in heavy type, and the lines in lightface type furnish the story or jingle:

Washington
Washington

Adams
And

Jefferson
Jefferson

Madison

Monroe

Many
Harrison

Adams A
Tyler
Troubles Pierce

Jackson
Joke.

Made Van Buren Van Buren

Taylor

Polk
Plenty

Had
Fillmore
Find

To
Lincoln
Link
Garfield

Buchanan
Bugles,

Poor

Johnson
Johnson

Grant Gave
Cleveland
Cigar.

Hayes Hayes
Harrison

General

Arthur
Arthur's

Cleveland
Cleared

He
Taft

McKinley
McKinley's

Roosevelt

Wilson
Washington.
lists

Road
practice
is

To
beneficial.

Similar stories can be formed to carry other

in

mind.

The

Applicalion

is essential.


Lesson Six

Page Twenty-nine

Merely reading and understanding these methods and

lists is

not sufficient in order to master them.

How
.

to

Remember

Foreign Vocabularies
how an
unfamiliar

In Lesson Three you were shown

name, such as Harnccker, can be recalled by associating it with a familiar idea such as arnica. We describe
this process

by saying arnica

is

a reminder for Harnecker,

is

This same principle of reminders

in learning foreign words.

applied to advantage

Many

people, are entirely unfamiliar.

names of By comparing them with

of these, like
for
is

words that are

them, we
founded.

familiar,

and that serve as reminders

are applying the principle on which

memory

The

student familiar with several languages can trace

the derivations of v/ords and acquire other languages in a

scientific

way.

The

majority,

who must depend upon

for

their

knowledge

of English,

may

learn foreign words easily

and permanently

by using reminders

troublesome words.

Connecting Links
These reminders serve as connecting links between the English and the foreign words. They remind us of the foreign words because of similarity in sound. The follow* ing words scarcely require explanation, but let us take the amusing. first word This reminds us of diver ting, which, in turn, reminds ud
of the similar sounding

word

divertido.


Pa^e Thirty
Lesson Six

Several years ago I noted that the Spanish word for

Ends

is

Acaba
of every
in

The thought
car line there
to Acaba,
is

occurred to

a car barn.

me that at the end A car barn is similar

word

sound

Now,

if

I wish to recall the Spanish

for ends, I
line

recall the

a car barn acaba.

thought associated with the end of the

The

process

is

instantaneous.

The student
repetition.

usually learns foreign words by laborious!

of time in learning the follow-

Note the saving

ing Spanish words:

English

Reminder
Diverting
Solitude

Spanish
Divertida
Solo

Amusing
.Alone

Ancient

Antique

Antiguo

Car Change Church

Coach Mutation
Ecclesiastic

Coche

Mudar
Iglesia

Compel
Cold.

Oblige
Frigid

Obligar>

Frio

Dark Door
Drink Easy

Obscure
Portal

Oscuro Puerto

Imbibe
Facility

Beber
Facil

Ends
Finger

A
.

car barn

Digit.

Acaba Dedo
Seguir

Follow

Sequence

Glad

Content
Disperse

Contento
... Irse

Go away

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Page Thirty-one

English

Reminder
Altitude

Spanish
Alto

High

Keep
Knife

Guard Cut
Perished.

Guardar
,,

.Cuchillo

Lost

Perdido

Meat
Mild
Printed

Carnal

Bland
Impression
...

Carne Blando
Impreso
Negarse

Refuse

Negation
Crude.
Direct

Raw
Right
Sell

Crudo
Direcho

Sleep

Vend Dormant
Chic
Dentist
Delicate

Small

Vender Dormir Chico

Dientes

Teeth Thin Think...

.Delgado
Pensar

Pensive

Wash Wave Window Word

Written

Lavatory
Undulate
Ventilate

Lavar

Onda
Venta
Palabra
Escrito

Palaver
.Secretary
Juvenile.

Young.

Joven
it

This way of learning a foreign vocabulary makes

interesting,

and converts drudgery

into pleasant exercise.

Reminders Better Than Repetition

A
well

known

author,

who

learned eight languages

quickly, told

mc

the use of reminders was absolutely essei>

Page Thirty-two

Lesson Six

tial

to him.

ress

He had no gift for languages but made progwhere so many fail, because he used imagination and
upon
repetition.

association instead of depending entirely

A Cumbersome Method
Early writers on

memory advocated

a chain of reminders
in proceeding

from one word to another.

For example,

from the English word spear to the Latin equivalent

hasta, the following series of reminders is given:

spear

thrust quick motionhastyhasta

is

This method
trates
it

awkward and

impractical,

and has often

It illus-

been cited as an example of

to

memory methods.

one way of spoiling a good idea by employing

an unreasonable extent.

Latin Words
The examples of Spanish words given make clear to you how the principle may be applied to the mastery of words
in

any language.
English

Here are a few

Reminder
Coronation

illustrations of .Latin

words:
Latin

Crown

Corona
Canis
Stilla

Dog
Drop
Father
Field

Canine
Distill

Paternal

Pater

Acre
Liberate

Ager
Liber

Free

Head
Horse

Cap
Ecjuine

Caput Equus

Lesson Six

Page

Thirty-three'

English

House. Land.

Reminder Domicile
Territory
.....
.

Latin

Domus
.Terra

Man
Rob
Sour

.Human.
Rapine
Cogitate
...

Homo
.Rapto Acer
Cogito

Acid. .........

Think

War
Water
Writer

Belligerent. ...... .Bellum

Aquatic
Scribe.

Aqua
Scriba

The student

of foreign languages usually has trouble

with the grammar, especially the declension of nouns and

the conjugation of verbs.

Terminations
Learning terminations
is

usually accomplished

only
wish

through

much

repetition.
this subject thoroughly here.
I

We cannot go into

merely to point out a few helpful suggestions for fixing

terminations in mind.

The Latin endings

.moods,
first,

in the indicative

and subjunctive

second,

and

third person plural, are:

tiSf

muSj

nt

Many

years ago

my

attention

was

called to the sen-

Missed His Aunt

This enabled
through disuse
In Spanish

me to retain these terminations many others were forgotten.

the endings
an.
0, a, anioSy

while

we meet with

Page Thirty-four

Lesson Six

For example:

Hablo I speak. Habla ^he speaks. Hablamos we speak. Hablan they speak.

Here is how an ingenious student quickly fixed in mind, by means of mental picturing, the endings o, a, amos, an. A small boy speaking or politely bowing, saying:
**0h, dhy

Amos and

Ann.^*

as he passes

Amos and

his girl,

Ann.

Use your imagination when you study foreign languages.

For Postal Clerks

The
Hon.
material which postal clerks must learn can be
easily

remembered

by

the use of association

and

visualiza^

Here is an example of these principles as applied by one of my Western students in learning a series of stations, as
follows:

Mansfield and Wenatchee Mail Howard Mansfield Hopewell Dyer Waco Waterville
Jameson Douglas
Spenser

Scheme
St.

Germain

Allstown
Palisades

Tonkey
Del Rio

Appledale

Nelson

Leahy Alameda

Lamoine Farmer Withrow

Rex

He made a story linking

the reminders for these stations.

Ingenious methods like these can be applied to save time

Lesson Six

Page

Thirty-five

and labor of learning. It makes easy and interesting many an otherwise disagreeable if not hopeless task,

remember Douglas Spencer NelVs Son the one that got on the old Mansfield weighs about a ton? He was over last night and said that Del Rio and the Chinese cook Le He ran off with Alameda Hopewell and started from Waterville to Appledale, But old mdin Lamoine and a farmer named Withrow roused the whole country between St. Germain and Allstown, caught them near the Palisades and
Howdyy
f

James.

You

wrecked the whole scheme.

Note that Howdy represents Howard and Dyer, NeWs son designated Nelson^ Ton stands for Tonkey, Le He for
Leahy.

Here

is

another illustration by the same student:

North Bend and Seattle Scheme

Edgewick Tanner Snoqualmie North Bend
Preston
Falls City

Monahan
Inglewood

Hollywood Hazelwood
Factoria

High Point
Issaquah
J

Redmond
Derby

Kennydale

a tanner, and I were hunting Snow Quail near North Bend. A storm came up, so we Prest on towards Falls City. We came to a High

Ed Wicks

I saw a squaw. I put money in her hand for Ingle Wood. Meantime Ed traded a Red Man a Derby for some Holly Wood, We built a fire
Point.

Page Thirty-six

Lesson Six

where the
Kennydale,

Hazelwood Factory now stands in

This student received one

of the highest

marks

in the

examinations as a result of using these and other methods

of association
iroutes.

and visualization

in

learning his postal

The Mind Must Be Used Properly

Dr. Swain,
in

"How
it is

to Study," says:
to learn

"Important as

how
it,

to study,

it is

singular

that most students do not learn

and that

little effort is

made

to teach

it.

It is

assumed that children know how

Probably a large

to study because they have brains.

majority of our college students today have not learned

how

to study properly,

and

find it difficult or impossible to

it.

take up a new study and master

They have only learned

how to do They have

certain routine things in a mechanical way.

learned by rote."

Every Faculty Should Be Employed

In order to study properly
faculties.
it is

necessary to use

all

the

Observation^ Visualization^ Imagination,

logical associations create interest in

and the use

of

any task and develop

concentration.

This means an improved mind and a better

wifimory.

Lesson Six

Page Thirty-seven

Observation

An

old Scotch professor asked his students to observe

liim closely.

He put his

finger into

ajar containing a

vile-

a finger in his mouth. Requesting his students to do what he did, every one of

Smelling chemical, then placed

hquid was sickening. The canny professor then explained the mystery of his immunity. "You did not observe me closely, for if you had,
regretted
it

them

for the taste of the

you would have seen that the finger I put into was not the same one I put into the jar."
sions well recorded are easy of recalF,

my mouth
Impresfor that

Close observation results in deep impressions.

and

it is

reason that most of the treatises on

memory devote much

space to observation tests and exercises based upon observation.

do not say that these exercises are not valuable, but they do not reckon with human nature. Few people are so constituted in these days of rush and bustle that they
I
will follow

a tedious program.

Concentration
Observation demands concentration and few people
really

know how

to concentrate.

Concentration requires

which in turn is based upon interest. Therefore observation and concentration result from making
attention,

things interesting.

My course has been prepared with that point always in

view.
It is

always interesting and easy.

it

Follow

it

step

by step and understandingly and

a new
interest in every subject.

will furnish

you with

Pa ge

Thirty-eight

Less on Six

A
One
cently,
of

Great Change
never
bothers
train,

my

students, a prominent architect, said re-

^'Killing

time

me any

more.

Formerly, when obliged to wait for a

like hours.

minutes seemed

Now

hours seem like minutes, because of the

many

interesting

and

helpful things I can

do

in exercising
life.'*

my

mind.

This course has added years to

my

Here are a few practical, interesting and resultful tests. They will improve your ability to observe and will repay you well for every moment devoted to them. Make a game of these tests and invite your friends and family to
join in the fun.

Picture Test
know, the following test has never been described before. It is an excellent educator for young and old. Use any drawing or picture large enough for all
fav as I

So

to see.
Select

some one object shown

it.

in the picture

but do not

mention

Just give the letter which begins the

name

of

the item.

For example, if the item selected is a rose, the letter to be mentioned is r. The first person giving the correct answer has the privilege of making the next selection.
Children taught observation in this

way

will

use their

eyes to far better advantage

all

through

life.

The Observation Test

This
test or

game can be played

in

many

ways.

The

most

interesting plan is to put about

thirty different

Lesson Six

Page Thirty-nine

articles

on a table and cover them until the Any articles you have handy may be used.

test begins.

The persons taking

the table, which
fifteen to thirty
is

part in the test are grouped about

then uncovered.

They

are given from

seconds to look at the

articles.

Every one is then given paper and pencil and the one listing the most articles from memory is the winner.

A large group is not necessary. Two people can practice

this test

with profit and enjoyment.

is

Another good plan

containing a
articles

to look briefly at

show windows
see

number
thing
is

of items

and afterward

how many

you can name.

to develop the faculty of seeing the

The main

entire layout clearly in the mind's eye.

Map Drawing
Map
of
tion.

drawing affords excellent practice for students

it

memory improvement because

requires close observa-

I dare say not one person in thousands can

of the

draw

from memory a rough outline

United States.
is

Drawing an
in

outline of the State in which he lives

usually impossible for the average person, unless he lives

Wyoming or Colorado. This inability is not at all surprising. The eye has not been trained to remember what
it

sees.

By
you

using a

little

imagination and some regular practice

interesting things in

will find

many

map drawing

that

will aid the

memory.

Page Forty

Lesson Six

For example, the lower portion of the State of Michigan resembles an

old hunched-up
in

woman with her hands

a shawl trying to keep warm. Also

note the topknot on her head.

Interesting Outlines
The
outline of Italy closely resembles a high-heeled boot

drawn back

to

kick a stone out of the way.

of Sicily.

The

stone being the island

With a little imagination the outline of England and Wales may resemble an old man riding a hobby horse. The continent of South America looks like an elephant^s head and trunk. France, Spain, and Portugal bear a close resemblance to a pig's head with the snout in a bucket. Drawing lines between the cities in the states in which you are interested will aid the mind's eye in fixing their
location as well as the outline of the state

By making
memory.

these outlines a few times

you

will get

deep

impressions on the

mind and

readily develop a geographical

Puzzle
The mind
is

Maps

also aided

maps. These maps are cardboard, which is then cut along the state
proper location.

by the use of puzzle or jigsaw usually mounted on wood, or heavy

lines.

It is

good practice to assemble the various states into

their

Lesson Six

PcLg^ Forty-cme

This makes an excellent game for the children and valuabte practice for elders. The maps can be obtained at
book, toy, or department stores as a
rule,

but

if

you are

unable to obtain them

furnished on request.

locally, specific

information will be

Games That Improve

the

Memory

There are many interesting games which not only improve the memory but are educational and helpful. They are of aid to children and to the entire family.
Parents should give a
Properly directed effort
little

attention to this subject.

the difference between

will

make all
all

a discontented and a happy, well conducted family.

'Tdleness
this course
is

the cause of
idle.

mischief."

No

student of

needs to be

The

brain requires change of

occupation

not
find

idleness.

The
strain
lessons.

tired business
will

man

after a

complete rest

day of intense mental and recreation in these

Spelling
I learned this

Games
it

game when a boy and have taught

It is

to

people of

all ages.

a most enjoyable and helpful game.

Every one of the party is given paper and pencil. A word is then selected and the person forming the longest list of words made up from the letters of the selected word wins the game.
For example:
Bridges,

Page Forty-two

Lesson Six

Following are some of the words which can be formed

by using the

letters

bridges.
Bid Big Die
Gird
Grid

Bride

Bird

Ride Rig
Rise
Sir Sire
it

Bred

Red
Rib Rid

Bed
Brig

Dig
Dire

No

letter

may

be used oftener than

occurs in the

There is one E in bridge. Therefore words like breed, eider, and deer cannot be formed from bridge. S cannot be used to form plurals. Bride and brides, bird
selected word.

and

birds are considered as the

same word.

The

educational value of this

game

is

increased

when
Of

simple definitions of every word must also be given, proving that the
course, for

meaning of every word is understood. younger children this need not be done.

dictionary

may

be used for reference, but should not

lists

be consulted while the

are being written.

An
This game
spelling of
is

Educational
in

Game
It fixes the correct

a wonderful educator.

many words

mind and

also increases the

vocabulary.

Unknown words

are frequently uncovered.

For
will

ex-

ample, to the surprise of every one, gride and erg

revealed as real words.

be

Some one may

knowledge gained

insist that dyer is spelled dier.

The

in this

way

is

well learned.


Lesson Six

Page Forty- three

Short words are better adapted for this game than long

words containing too many vowels.

There is scarcely any limit to the number of words which can be made from words like elaborate and preparation^ but
I prefer shorter words.

However, almost any word good and resultful game.

will furnish

material for a

The Game
The game
game
to of

of

Anagrams
known that I will not here. I recommend this
and develops

Anagrams
old.

is

so well
it

take up space in describing

young and

It teaches spelling

quickness of mind.

Guessing Games
Many
splendid guessing games increase our store of

words, promote mental activity and develop the memory.

For example, there

is

the guessing

game

in

which

all

the

answers are the names of flowers.

Lists containing fifteen or twenty questions are given

out, from which the following have been selected:

One^end

of the family pet.

,

Answer

Cat-tail.

nice

man.
has.

Answer Answer
Answer

Sweet William
Tulips

Things every one

A part of

the day.

Four o^Clock

There are many other instructive games that are useful

in spurring the

mind

to increased activity.

Page Forty-four

Lesson Six

SUMMARY

The Mind's Eye in Spelling Use of Exaggeration 3 Impressing the Troublesome Letter 4 Common-Sense Methods Suggestions for Study 6 Initialing Foreign Vocabularies
I

8Aid for Postal

9

Clerks

Developing Observation
the

ID Games That Improve

Memory

ROTH MEMORY COURSE

A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF IMPROVING THE

MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER

SEVEN LESSONS
BY

DAVID M. ROTH
LESSON SEVEN

Uopyrignv,

By
David M. Roth

All

rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign

languages, including the Scandinavian

Roth Memory Course

a simple and scientific method of improving the memory and increasing mental power

By

DAVID M. ROTH

THE SEVEN LESSONS

One
fifty-word foundation

Two
mental filing

Three
names and faces

HOW

to READ AND

Four ABC
Five
Six

MEMORY CODE

NUMBERS

memory

aids for study

Seven
practical applications

HotiQitQiitntlkDoration
DIVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION 119 West Fortieth Street

New York


LESSON SEVEN
Practical Uses of the

Roth

Memory Course
This lesson contains a number of applications of the principles you have learned in the previous lessons. You
will find all these

examples worth your attention and help-

ful in business or social affairs.

Many

students say these exercises have

twenty years younger.

lessons secure increased

made them feel All students who follow these confidence and ability. They
in their endeavors

acquire a

new

interest

^nd added power

to reach the top.

The mental

drill

involved in learning and performing

Feats, Mental Calendar
is

the Knight's Tour, the Card

Number Tests, and

other applications

a great stimulant.

Three Things Are Necessary

I

You must know your number code. You must make proper associations. You must review these associations until they become fixed
in mind.

I will give

you a few instances

of the use of the code.

Telephone Numbers
In Lesson Five you were shown

how

telephone numbers

can be remembered by using the number code.

Here are a few

illustrations

showing how the

name

of

the exchange can be associated with the number.

Fage Two

Lesson Seven

Names
In

of
the

Telephone Exchanges
name
of the exchange is suggested
is

many

cities

the district in which the phone

located.

by Whenever

necessary you can use reminders for the exchanges.

A Few Reminders
Cortland
Chelsea

for

Exchanges
Wreck .... Bark
.
.

Court
Shells

Rector
Barclay.

Lenox Gramercy

Lean Ox

Harrison
Schuyler

Hair

Main
Tabor
East

Grandma Mane
Taper Yeast Lighthouse

Sky
Glass

Douglas

West
Sutter

Vest

Butter
Brine

Beacon

Bryant

Phone numbers and exchanges are linked with the persoft^ through association. This association can be either visual or association of thoughts without any pictures.
I shall give you
a. few

examples of each.

Visual
Mr. Baer.

Method

Telephone number Madison Square 4713,

Madison Square suggests the reminder MAD. 4713 is represented by the code words Rake^ Team, Baer natu*
rally suggests Bear.

To form a

picture combining these facts visualize:

A MAD Bear

with a Rake chasing a Team.

Lesson Seven

Page Three

In recalling

this

number, the name suggests Bear,

This

brings back the picture of:

The

MAD BearMAD

suggests

Madison Square,
for 47

Rake and Team are the code words

13.

Another

Way
will

As you acquire fluency with the number code you not have to depend upon your code words.
47 13 can be represented also by Rocky Dam.

Mr. Baery telephone Madison Square 4713 can thus be

converted into the following mental picture:

A MAD Bear on a

Rocky Dam.

Associatidn of

Thought
in

The above
picturing.

telephone

number can be kept

the use of association of thought, instead of

mind by by mental

The

following thought will serve our purpose nicely:

will

A Bear
Rock

be

MAD
at
is i,

if

you throw a Rock

at

Him.

Note that Rock

is

47, at

Him represents Him is 3.

4713.

go over them a few times, using paper and pencil. Convert these associations into their corresponding numbers and
still,

Consider these examples carefully, and better

the

numbers

into associations, without referring to the

book.

In this

way you

will acquire

a ready ability to

handle numbers of your own.

Tage Four

Lesson Seven

I can give you thousands of examples of the

number

code as used by myself and students in fixing telephone and other numbers in mind. I know it is better to cite a

few

illustrations that will

be clear to you after careful

consideration.

these examples

The important thing is for you to understand and to apply the principles to those numbers of your own which you wish to
keep in mind.

A Few
2582.
25 82
is

Additional Examples
Class

Roth Memory Institute

represented

Room.

Tel.

Greeley

by Only Fun.

Greeley suggests the reminder

REALLY.
only fun.

The

following ^thought holds this information in mind:

The memory classes work involved.)

are

REALLY
Tel.

(No hard

Majestic Hotel.
Fifth

Columbus

1900.

Avenue busses pass

this hotel, so I

formed the

following association:

The busses

CALL

at the Majestic.

CALL
The

is

a reminder for
busses
is

Columbus.
is

is I,

900, therefore the busses

Tel. Capitol 3277.

1900

A
The

Coal Co.

following served as a reminder:

Lesson Seven

Pdge Five

The Coal Co/s CAPITAL

forms
coke.
is ^2,

is

in

a Mine and the coal

Mine

coke

is

77.

Mine

coke

is

32 77.

A Dock
There
is

Col

Tel. Elliott 5031.

This information was retained by the following thought:

usually

A LOT of loose mtid about a dock,

prefer to form a picture of

Some minds may

surrounded by

a dock

loose mtid

^A

LOT

of

it.

A LOT
Loose
is

is

a reminder for Elliott.

is

$0, mtid

31.

Loose

mud

is

5031.
it

Do

not pass this illustration until you understand

thoroughly.

Harper and Bros.

I

Tel.

Beektnah 3900.

had occasion to call this number and the line was busy. kept the number in mind readily by the following as-

sociation:

They

BOOK MEN and may possess the facts I want. BOOKMEN is a rejninder for BEEKMAN.
are

Mdy

is 3,

possess is 900.

May

possess is 3 900.

Price Lists

To

learn lot numbers and prices, convert

of the

them

into

words by means

number

code.

These words must

then be associated.

Page Six

Lesson Seven

The

following illustration will

make

this clear:*

Lot No.

Price
$7.51

Association

301

Mist

cloud

302
303

4.70
15-14
5.10
1.47 1-53

Mason

works
tall tree

Museum
Miser

304
305

holds

Muscle Message

drag
tell

306
307

me

6.26
5-71

308
309

Mask Home
Meets

change
safe

locked

13-95

Mishap

automobile

310

97.86

big fish

Explanation:

The

first lot

t.

number, 301, is represented by the For these form the word mist.
is

letters

The
sounds

price of this item

k-l-d.

$7.51, for which

We have the
cloud.

We

combine these into the word

The
sents:

association Mist-cloud converted into figures repre-

Lot number 301, mist; price $7.51,

In the same

clouds

way Mason-works
will

designates:

Lot number 302, mason\ price $4.70, works.

The method

now be

clear to you.
in the brass

The next table illustrates how a student business made use of the number code.

He

wished to keep in mind the following figures:


lesson Seven

Page Seven

Weight Per 100 Square Inches of Sheet Brass

Gauge No.
8
II

Weighl
3-9514
2.7903

14
i6

1.9708
1.5625

i8

1.2396
.9826

20

He

converted the Gauge numbers, also the Weight

figures, into

words which were associated

Association

readily, as:

Gau ge No,
8
II

Weight
3.9514
2.7903

Hive
Tied

Maple
Neck

tree

possum
safe

14
16

Door
Dish

To

big

1.9708
1.5625

Tile

channel

18

20

Dove News
8

Hid in Boy

ambush
vanish

1.2^06
.9826
,the

Gauge
picture

was represented by Hive. This recalls maple tree which was associated with Hive.

Maple

tree

represents 3 9 5

14;

Therefore Gauge 8 weighs 3.9514.

Go
in the

over the remaining Gauge numbers and associations

same manner and you

will

understand the method.

This student also wished to learn the following table:

\


Page Eight
-

Lesson Seven

Weight Per Foot

Diameter in
1/8
1/8^5

of

Round

Brass

Rod

Pounds per Foot

.04527
.1811
.4074
.7243

<2/8
3/S 4/8

9/8

5.667
etc.,

He

reversed the fractions i/^, 2/8,

writing

ihem

81, 82, 83, 84, 87,

and

89,

and converted

these into the

corresponding code words.

These were associated with the words representing the

pound per

foot figures, as follows:

/

Diameter
(81)
(82)

Association

Lbs. per Foot

Foot

^Sore
Devoted

lynx

.045270
.1811

Fan

(83)

Foam

Race

car

.4074
7243
2.218

(84) Fire (87) Fig

Gun

ram
native

No
Much

(89)

Fop

joke

3.667

To

recall the

weight for any given diameter, as for

1/8,

example 1/8 inch, reverse

giving the figures 81.

The code word

Sore-lynx

for 81

is

Foot.
sore-lynx.

Foot suggests the associated picture

s-r-l-n-k-s

converted into numbers gives us

045270.

Lesson Seven

Page Nin&

The
Use

explanation of these methods takes more time than

the actual process.

this

plan for
Price Lists.

Catalog Figures.

Insurance Rates.
Statistics of all kinds.

This method

will

be easy after you know your code.

Stop Payment Checks

Bank
tellers

often find

it

a serious problem to remember

payment has been stopped. There are several ways in which this difficulty can be overcome, depending on local conditions.
the checks on which

customary to cash no check dated more than two days back. In this way the teller has to keep in mind the stop-payments of two days only.
large
it is

In

many

banks

If

a check of

earlier date is presented, the

paying

teller

refers to records

showing older stop payments.

Use Visualization
The
various principles of visualization and association

can be applied to remember current stop-payment checks. The means employed by each teller depends largely on the kind of memory he has.

teller

with a strong visual

memory

is

able to see in his

mind's eye the checks on which payment has been stopped. He visualizes the amount and the signature, which is
usually a familiar one.

Page Ten

Lesson Seven

Another good method which dividual who drew the check is

person's appearance.

may be

used

when

the in-

familiar, is to visualize the

This serves as a reminder that he

has ordered a check stopped.

Make Words

for

Amounts

One of the best methods for the student who knows the number code, is to make words for the amounts of the various checks on which payment has been stopped, and to
associate these words with one another or with the issuer.

This

is

of special value in places^

where

many pay

checks

are issued by one or two large companies.

In such cases

many

checks

may have

the same signature.

mental picture can be formed representing the issuer of the check and the object designating the amount. The
following example will explain in detail.

teller in

a bank which did a large business with a

mining company had considerable trouble with the checks which were lost each month by careless miners.
Finally he pictured the engine shed of the mine, and put
the objects representing the
roof,

amounts

of the checks

on the

in

the doorway, attached to the flywheel of the

engine, etc.

The
$86. 1 5.

first

check on which payment was stopped was for

pictured a large fish-tail hanging from th^
Fi^/j /ai/ represents 86.15.

He

He was next told to stop payment on a check for $107.00,

and he pictured the engineer
^ sitting

on a bright new desk,

107,

Desk designates

Lesson Seven

Page Eleven

He had six other checks on

which payment was stopped,

and for these he formed picture associations in the same manner. This solved the problem for him in a most satisfactory way.

A
Some

Convenient Method
it

students find

convenient to use long words and

three sounds
in.

consider only the

first

the words,

when

transposed into figures.

For example:
Relative
to represent 451

Rascals

"

"

407
287

Navigate " Pavement "

"
"

983

You may find it desirable to adopt this method. Let me caution you that you can use it successfully only if
you follow
it strictly.
it

If

you use pavement to represent

983, never use

to represent 9832 or 98321.

The Calendar Feat

To
Calculate the

Day

for

Any

Date Instantly

Most
first

of us are limited in the use of the calendar to the

year in which

cannot go behind the of last January or beyond the thirty-first of next

we

are living.

We

December without considerable

figuring.

mechanism. We must even depend upon a bit of doggerel to remind us of those months which have thirty-one days and those which;

The

calendar .seems a

difficult piece of

have only

thirty.

Page Twelve

lesson Seven

As Simple as Addition
But the calendar
It
is
is

really as simple as

a sum

in addition.

and can be made to It is as easy to know what day January i, 2016, will fall upon as to learn what day the first of the coming month will be. // is a mere matter of I addition and division.
furnish a lot of fun.

also a wonderful convenience

Keep a calendar you will follow me

It is the

before

you

as I explain the basis

and

readily.

odd day of each year and the odd days of the month which make the calendar computation appear difficult. But when you go at it systematically you will see
that
it is

quite easy.

Month Values and Year Values

Our calculations are based upon certain month values and certain year values. The month values represent the sum of the odd days left over from the previous months. January, being the first month, has no odd days to inherit from the previous
month, so
its

month value

is 0.

January
weeks.
in

itself

It is

has 3 odd days and an even number of the three odd days which make the difference
in

day between any date

January and the same date

in February.

Therefore February has the value of 3. If you will look at your calendar you will see that any date in February falls three days later in the week than the

same date in January.


'.esson

Seven

Page Thirteen

Use of the Calendar

Look again
t

at your calendar

be leap year

the dates

and you

will note

unless

in

March

lays of the

week

as in February.

upon the same This is because Febfall

ruary has four even weeks.

ebrudry,

No

odd days accumulate in

"

March

also has the value of 3.

March again has

odd days, which, added

to the 3

odd

lays previously considered, gives a total of 6 which has

iccumulated up to April,
April therefore has the value of
April, in turn, has 2
6.

odd days which, added to the 6 ilready accumulated, gives us 8 odd days. Since 7 days equal a full week and have no effect upon
the results
v^alue of

we seek, we May.

subtract

7,

which leaves

as the

Seven Subtracted Does Not Change Result

Look at your calendar and you will see that 1 and 8 the I St and the 8th always fall upon the same day. May has 3 odd days, which, added to the 1 odd day brought over from April, gives us a value of 4 for June.

June has

odd days, which, added to the 4 brought

over, gives us a value of 6 for July.

July has 3 odd days, which, added to the 6, gives us 9. We here again drop 7 and have remaining as the value of

August,

2.
2, gives

August has 3 odd days, which, added to the

a value of 5 for September.

us

Page Fourteen

Lesson Seven

us

September has 2 odd ^ays, which, added to the 7. This we drop and give October a value of
at

5,

gives

0.
to

Look

your calendar and you will see that

7,

added

or

taken from any date, does not change the day of the week.

October has 3 odd days.

of 3.

This gives

November

a value

November has
us 5 as the
I have taken

odd days, which, added

value.

to the 3, gives

December

you through these

figures to indicate the

method.
time.

You will not have to go through this The results are found in the following

process every
table.

Table of

Month Values

In the table which follows, the first letter of each monthly code word indicates the initial letter of the month.

consonant of each code word indicates the value of the month, as for instance:
last

The

The code word

January and S

for

January

is

Joys.

J stands for

for 0.

Month
January February

Value

Code

Month
July

Value
6
2

Code

Joys
3 3

Judge

Foam

March
April

Mummy
Ash Mate
Junior

6
I

August September October

Ann
Seal

o
3
5
the

Oh! See

May
June

November December

Nome
Doll

These month values never change

year.

they are

same

every

tesson Seven

Page

Fifteett

Year Value
Every normal year has 52 weeks, plus one day. In other words, every year is made up of 52 full weeks and one extra day, except leap year, which has two extra
days.

This accounts fot the fact that

year
falls

if

January
will fall

ist of this

upon Tuesday, unless this year is leap year. In that case January of next year would fall upon Wednesday. Since each year has either i or 2 odd days, in figuring
it

upon Monday, next year

succeeding years the only changes are the figure

i,

for

normal

years,

and the

figure

2, for leap years.

Twentieth Century Table

Beginning with 1900, which has a year value of 0, you will find in the following table of 100 years an increase of
I

or 2 in the figure value of each year.

Observe that no year has a greater figure value than 6. We always consider 7 as having the value of 0. You have already seen that 7 added to, or taken away from, any date
does not
^*^*''

make any change

in the

week day.
.

Figure Reminder

Year v^. Year pj^^^^

Reminder

1900
I90I
I

/cy Sauce

1907

White

Cow

1902
1903

Odd Hati New Hen

1908
1909

4
5

Hive Hairy Ape

My

3
5

My Ham
Yellow Hare

1910
1911

1904
1905

6
I

Low Woods Wash Tide

Heat Tin

1906

Showy UiW Sew Shoe

1912
1913

New Team

Page Sixteen
tL4^a>u^j

Lesson Seven

i^^ .tr ei)

'.

'^^'pTg^e Reminder
I914
3

^^^' pTguJe Reminder

My Tire
I^ear;y

1942
1943 1944

Home Rain
Hairy
//"wge

I915

4
6

Hotel

4
6

Ram
Warrior

1916
1917

Showy Dish
PTwe Dog White Dove
iVe?^;

1945 1946
1947 1948
I

Icy Rail

1918 1919

Tub
Nose

Roach New Rake

W^^z/e
^ir)'

1920
1921

4 5
6

PFiVe

4
5

Roof

1922 1923 1924

Holy Window Shy Nun Wise Gnome

1949

Oi/y

1950
1951

Rope Showy Lace

5ee Light

New

Snare

1952
1953

Wan

Lion

1925

1926
1927

4
5

//owrNail Wire Hinge

Yellow Ink
5(Z2^

/f (?me

1954
1955 1956 1957

4
5

Lime PTcar^' Lawyer

Yellow Lily

1928
1929
I

Knife

PFwe Lodge
I

JTAi/e
A^ew>

Knob

Wide Lake
iV^Ti;

1930
1931

Moose

1958
1959 1960
1961

Loaf

3
5

My Mud
Yellow
5/ro2;

3
5

My Lap
Yellow Cheese

1932
1933

Moon

Mummy

Huge Sheet
Icy Chain

1934
1935 1936
I

Hammer ITMeMule
L^j^

1962
1963 1964 1965
I

ZTow^ Match

1937

4
5

1938 1939 1940

1941

6
I

Weary Hammock Yellow Muff Huge Mop Pf /ri'/e Rose ylwwo}' Rat

4
5

Hot Jam ^t>w^ Chair Wire Jail

0/7v Judge

1966
1967

6
I

Huge Check
Haughty Chief
iVoe;

1968
1969

Ship

Lesson Seven
L^c\/? iji?ar
-

Pa^e Seventeen
dcAu c-V
Y^^*\

Year pY^uJe Reminder

Figure R^nder
I

1970
1971

i4^"w

Goose

1985

Hot

File

1972
1973

4 6

Air Kite
^5/j

1986
1987

^/z 3; Fish

Can

3
5

My

Fig

Whose^
I

Comb

1988
1989

Fe/^(7W Fife

1974
1975 1976
1977

White Car
iVo Coal

1990
1991
I

4
5

Wire Cage Yellow Cake

lFa5^ Cuff
iyA(?5e

Showy Fob (756 Bus PFe/ Boat

1992
1993

Home Piano
Air

1978
1979 1980
1981

4
5

Bomb

Cab

1994
1995 1996

Yellow Bear

iVe?;

Vase

6
.

My Foot
^/r Fan
Yellow

1982
1983

4
5

1997

Hush Bell OJJ Bush /w Bag

Z?owe Beef
i4tV

Foam

1998 1999

1984
Note:

House Fire

Pipe
type.

The

leap years are indicated

by heavy

The

code

word represents the

year\ the first

word gives

the figure value of that year.

For example, Stw Shoe:

The code word Shoe

words, 1906.

represents the year 6, in other

Sew
which

gives
is 0.

you the

figure value of this yfear

1906

Therefore Sew Shoe, converted into figures, meais:

Figure value

year 1906,

Page Eighteen

Lesson Seven

Rule
day of the week for any date, add together the year figure the month figure, and the date. Divide by seven. The remainder gives the day of the week, as explained below.
the
j

To find

A few examples will make

is

the working of this rule clear.

It

exceedingly simple.
find the

To

day

of the

week

for

December

25, 1981:

Year

figure
''

1981
Dec.

My
Doll

3
5

Month
Date

25

Divide 33 by
the fifth

7.

The remainder
Sunday

represents Fr/Vay,
5

day

after

as per the following table:

Day Value
When
the day
dividing the total
is

of

Remainder
7, if

by

there

is

no remainder,

Sunday.

The

other days are indicated

by

remainders as follows:
1

Monday
Tuesday

4
5 6
it is

Thursday
Friday

2
3

Wednesday
idea
try

Saturday
to figure the

You have no
week
until

how easy

day

of the

you

it

a few times.

Begin with dates

All

in the years 1917, 1918,

and 1919.

you need

to carry in

mind

are the figure value of the


Lesson Seven

Page Nineteen

months and the year value

as follows:

of these three years,

which are

191 7 191 8

wise dog
white dove

o
i

1919

new tub

See

how

easily

you can

figure these dates:

15,

January
Merely add together;
I for

1918

19 18

for

January

15 for the date

This gives a
Divide by
7,

total of 16.

leaving a remainder of 2

Tuesday,

February 15, 1918

Add

together;
1

for 1918

3 for February
15 for the date

Total
5

is 19,

which, divided by

7,

leaves a remainder of

Friday.

April 16,1919

Add

together:
2 for 19 19

6 for April
16 for the date


Page Twenty

4 6 2

Lesson Seven

The sum
of

is 24,

which, divided by

7,

leaves a remainder

Wednesday.

Value for Other Centuries

The year
figures given for the years 1900 to 1999

can

also be used in other centuries

iigure as follows:

by the addition

of a century

i8th Century (1700's) " 19th (1800's)

2ist
''

(2000's)

Examples:
August
12,

1755
figure

Century

Year

figure

yellow
Ann

4
5 2

Month
Date

figure

12 23

is

Divide 23 by Tuesday.

and you have a remainder of

2.

The day

October 22, 1865

Century

figure

Year

figure
figure

wire
oh! see

Month
Date

o
22

28

is

Divide 28 by Sunday.

7.

There

is

no remainder, hence the day


Lesson Seven

Page

Twenty-one

June

20,

2018
figure

Century

Year

figure
figure

white
-junior

6
i

Month
Date

4
20

Divide 31 by
nesday.

and you have a remainder

of 3

Wed-

Note that
tations go

in the i8th century to 1753.

the
is

back only

This

compubecause there was a

1700's, our

change in the calendar in 1752. You will find an interesting history of the calendar in the Encyclopedia Britannica. This is well worth reading.

One more
method.

point and then you will have the complete

You must

understand the leap-year

rule.

Leap- Year Rule

In figuring
always deduct
dates in
1.

January

or February of leap years

Examples:

January 11, 1920 Century figure wire Year

o
4

January^oys
Date.

o
II

15

Deduct

14


Page Twenty-two

Lesson Seven

Divide 14 by

7.

There

is

no remainder, hence the day

is

Sunday.
February 29, 1844

Century figure Year huge

6 3

Monthfoam
Date

29

40

Deduct

39

Divide 39 by nifies Thursday.

7.

There

is

a remainder of

4,

which

sig-

January

15,

2000
^6

Century

figure
icy

Year

o
o
15
21

Month
Date

joys

Deduct

20

Divide 20 by

7.

There

is

a remainder of 6
1700, 1800,

Saturday.

The year 2000

will

be a leap year.

and 1900

were not leap years.

Mental Calculation
With a
This
is

little

practice

you can

excellent exercise in

any date mentally. many ways. See if you can

figure


Lesson Seven

Page Twen ty-three

get the correct answers for the following leap year dates Be sure and deduct 1 in each instance.

February

19, 1896.

January 25,1924 February 29, 2000 January 15, 1784

Caution.

Answer, Wednesday Answer, Friday Answer, Tuesday Answer, Thursday

of i

The deduction
of leap years.
i

and February
deducting

made only in January Do not make the mistake of

is

in

any other months.

Additional Examples for Practice

See
if

you can get the correct

Answer 1805 Mon.
Thurs.
Su7t.

solution to each of these.

Answer
Feb. 19, 1916
Sat.

Sept. 16,

Oct.
"Jan.

24, 1765
18,

Aug. 30, 1921

Tues.
Fri.

1920

Mar.
June
July

9,

1900
1916 1899
1917

Dec. 16, 1905

April 19, 1777

Sat.
Sat.

22,
4,

Thurs.
Tues.

May
Jan.

6,
I,

1868
19 19

July

4,
2,

1918

Wed. Wed. Thurs

Tues.

Nov.

19,

Mon.
Fri.

April 12, 19 18

Nov.

1920
1

Feb. 17, 1919 June 15, 2018

Mon.
Fri.

Dec. 25,

9 18

Wed.

July

4, 19 18

Thurs.

A Wonderful
If interested in

Card Feat
feat.

card playing, the code enables you to

perform an interesting and amazing

vised and
first

This was de-

used by

my

friend,

Henry Hatton.

Page Twenty-four

Lesson Seven

You
in

will

be able to remember the order of every card

a deck.
This
is

memory performance and not a

to keep in

card

trick.

Your code words enable you

every card as
it is called.

mind

the location of

It is necessary to represent every

one of the fifty-two

cards in the deck by a special word.

These words you can

1 to 13,

form

yourself.

The

cards in every suit are

1,

numbered from

the

and the King being considered as 13. Let S be our symbol for Spades. S will be the first letter in thirteen code words representing the thirteen Spdde cards. The last sound in each of these words will represent the number of the card, this last sound being based upon the number code.
Ace being

Spade Symbols
Thus
the ace of Spades will be represented

by any word

begir^ning with

to designate Spades

and ending with

or

representing one.

The words

Sot, Soot, Suit, Sody

Slid will designate the ace ofSpc^es.

Suit.

We will use the word

will properly
a,Tid

Any

of the

stand for

words Son, Sun, Sign, Seine the deuce of Spades, ^5 for Spades

for 2,

We

select

Sun.
will

The words Seam, Siam, Sam, Swim

of Spades.

mean

the three

We

choose Seam.

.^The words Sore, Sewer, Seer, Sour, Sire wiU represent the
four of Spades.

We

will take Sewer.

Lesson Seven

Page

Twenty-five

Symbols for Other Cards

In the same

way words can be formed

to designate the

Club cards, every word beginning with C

to stand ior Clubs, land containing the letters to represent the number of the card.

A similar list is made for the

H, designating
ning with
Z),

Heart cards beginning with

Hearts,

and

for the

Diamond cards

begin-

for

Diamonds.
list

The

following

contains a

name

for all the cards in

the deck.

As you have
If

seen, there are

many

other words

which can be used.

you

prefer

you can prepare your

own

list.

Card Words
Cards
Spades
Suit

Hearts

Clubs

Diamonds

Ace
2 3

Sun

Hut Hone

Cat Cane

Dude Den

Seam
Sewer
Seal

Home
Hair
Hail

Comb
Car
Coal

Dam
Door

4
5

DoU
Dodge

6
7

Sash Sock
Safe

Hash Hook
Hoof

Cash Cook
Cuff

Duck
Dive

8 9
10

Soap Suds
Statue Stone

Hoop
Heads Hooded Heathen

Cape
Cots Cadet Cotton

Dupe
Dates Dotted

Steam

Hay

time

Coy dame

Dayton Diadem
it is

When you

are familiar with these words

an easy

matter to memorize the position of each card in a deck,

as they are called off to you.

For actual entertainment purposes

only thirty-two cards, as
it

it is

better to use

takes less time, making the

Page Twenty-six

Lesson Seven

feat all the

more

interesting.

For practice use the entire

pack.

The Method
For example, let us say the first card in the pack is the five of Clubs, which is represented by the word Coal. Your first code word is Hat and you merely make a picture of

a Hat

full of Coal.

The

second card

may be

the ace of Hearts, which

is

represented

by

the

word Hut.

Combine

this in

a picture

with your second code word, Hen.

The
inated

third card

by Cash.
See the
fifth

may be Make a

the six of Clubs, which

picture of

is

desig-

Ham

and Cash.
is

The
The

fourth card

spades.

by way of illustration Hare and Sock together.

is

the seven of

card

the Jack of Spades.

Associate Hill

with Statue.

Associate Code and Card

In the same

Words

way

picture each card word in order with

the corresponding code word.

Be careful not to disarrange the order of the cards. After you have formed all your associations hand the pack to some one else to verify them as you name them.

To

call

the

first

card you refer to your

first

code word,
of

which is Hat. This will recall your picture Coal, which represents the five of Clubs.

Hat and

Hen

will suggest

your second card word, the Hut, which

stands for the ace of Hearts.

Lesson Seven

Page Twenty-seven

The
Cash.

third card will

be recalled by the
.

Ham

and the
Hare

This designates the six of Clubs as your third card.

of the

Card number /owr is revived by the picture and the Socky giving us seven of Spades.

The fifth
Statue
is

card

is

remembered by the Statue on the

Hill.

the Jack of Spades j so card

number

five is

the

Jack of Spades.

Code Will Recall Card Words

In the same

way every code word

it

will recall the

card

word with which

Practice

has been pictured.

you attempt to perform this before a group of friends or an audience. You must know your card words. This can be done only through

by

yourself before

regular practice.

You must

be sure to form a picture of every card

word and

the corresponding code word.

recommend the mastery of this feat to all my students, as it is both entertaining and stimulating. No one c^n get too much exercise in visualization and the practice will
I

be a general mental

tonic.

The Tour
I
This
is

of the

Knight
test

a splendid and interesting memory

and does

not require any previous knowledge of chess.

from memory every move of the Chess Kjiight, beginning with any square which may be

The problem

is

to call

Page Tweniy-eighl

Lesson Seven

If5i

selected.

Note the accompanying diagram and the squares are numbered from i to 64.

see that

iy

*y\
49\
/

^ ^ i^ ^ Vf ^ Y K L\ 0\ A /^ K 7, Ul
v

-TkVL'

,-/^3

19

V ^7

y\2*

Tv^

/21

28/

'^

ye
fV

37 X

";
51

"^^^^^ "Ot
5^

a\

Vbo

54

"/ ^^^ <^ <4> ^61^ <3> ^^ A'

The
illustration

5<

5^

shows the moves

i.

of the

Knight beginpeculiar

ning with square

The Knight has a

drawn from
i

move,

going two squares in one direction and one in the other,

as

shown by the

line

to 11, 11 to 17,

and

so on.

Observe that the Knight stops at every one of the 64 squares, once only.
This feat can be performed in public by using a large
blackboard or sheet of cardboard on which are drawn
the 64 squares representing the 64 squares of the chessboard.

These are numbered from

to 64.

You
call

stand with your back to the blackboard.

every

move

of the

Knight a

line is

As you drawn by some


I
I

Lesson Seven

Page Twenty-nine

one

else

connecting the square just

left

and the new square

occupied.

Any

student of these lessons

who

wishes to perform this

and call the sixty-four moves in their proper order from memory can do so if he has learned his number code.
spectacular feat

The Moves
follows:
I

of the

Knight

Observe your diagram and see that the moves are as

48
63
53

10

51 57

46
29

II

4
14

37 22
-

58 41
26 9
3

32

17
2

42
27

35

47 64 54 60 50
33 18

59

8
23

45

24

12

49 34
19 25

6
16

40
55 61

44 3^
21
^

30
13

28

39 56 62
52

20
5

31

36

43

15

These moves are kept in mind by learning the following words, which as you will see, represent these numbers in
I

their correct order.

words combine visualization and logical association. The first three words toCy toad, and toga have a similar sound and this will aid you. Note also the likeness of sound in jam-lamb, leap-reap
In learning this
series of

weary-dreary,

and

mule-rtde,

I
P

Easily Learned

Go
any

through the

list

and

see

how easily

it is

learned.

Use

principle that will assist you.

Also associate the last

Page Thirty

Lesson Srcen |k

vTord, tough,

with the

first
is

word,

toe.

Then you

will

have

an endless chain.

This

necessan* to perform the Knight's

to the starting p>oint.

Tour, as you must always return

Toe II Toad 17 Toga

I

10

Doze
Weary' Drear}'

46Rich
29

4
14

Unhappy

2 New
12

8 Waif

35 Mule 45Rule

Laugh 41 Rude 26 Enjoy

58

9Happy

Teach 31 Mad 48Rough

16

Show

To%\'n

63

Leap 49 Reap 34 More 9D ope

59
1

Jam 53 Lamb

Enemy 40 Rouse 55 Hallelujah 61 Shout 51 Lad 57 Lake 42 Rain 27 Ink 44 Horror

23

Messiah 13 Tomb 28 Enough 43 Room 37 Hammock 22 Noon

30

Home 20 Nice
3

5-Holy

15Toil

Money 47 Work
32

7Gay

64

25

Inhale

MoN-ie A nnoy ed 36 Homage

38
2
1

Nero 39 Imp
24

Cheer 54 Holler

60
50

Chase
Lazy

56 Hellish
62
52

Shine Lion

33

Mummy 18Tough

VTien you know the words and are able to convert them quickly into their respective numbers you may allow any
one
It is to choose

any square on the board as a

if

starting place.

not necessary to begin with number

i.

from which the Knight is to start, in your series the word horror represents 44, so you begin with horror and call up the next word, which is movie. This gives you 38 as the next move.
For example,
44
is

selected as the square

In this
last

way proceed through the Ust until you reach the word, tough, 18. To complete the circle you must

Lesson Seven

Page Thirty-one

go from tough to
the

toe^ i,

word horror. Knight to the starting

So you see
it

you again reach This completes the tour and returns the
and continue
point.
until

does not matter where the Knight starts.

is

The procedure

always the same, as you go from the

i

starting square to i8, then to

and continue

until

you

again reach the original square selected.

Good
The
Knight's Tour
is

Exercise
interesting

and

affords

good

on the code, as well as being stimulating, wholesome mental exercise. By all means learn it and perform
practice
it

frequently.

You
The

will

understand readily that the number code can

statistics of

be applied to memorizing figures and

figures

any kind.

must be converted

into a

and associated with the fact itself. I illustrations but they would not prove
as working out your

word or words could give you many

of as

much

value

own

cases.*

History Dates
In former years students of history were forced to learn

many

dates.

Modern

instructors

do not require

this,

and

wisely so.

However, the number code enables the student wha has need for such figures to remember them readily. The following illustrations show the use of the code for remembering dates.


Page Thirty-two
Lesson Seven

The European War began:July 28, 1914

July
sented
is

the seventh month, so July 28, 19 14,

7-28-14.

is

repre-

by

need not bother about the figure 19 as we know the date was 1914, not 1814.

We

We now

convert the figures 7-28-14 into words.

guit of.

For 728 we have For 14 we use

dire.

We fix

this in

mind with a

sentence, as:

The Great War was caused by an assassin who shot a gun ojf with dire results. The exact phraseology is not important. The things to associate in the mind are;

War Gun
Another noteworthy
fact:

off

Dire

The opening
August

of the
15,

Panama Canal:

1914 8-15-14
is

The

gate of the

Panama Canal
Toll, 15

a heavy

toll

door.

Heavy, 8

Door, 14

Russia stopped the sale of intoxicants:

August

20,

1914
a^

8-20-14
Water
will

Fancy Russia doing such

beverage.

thing.

be their

Fancy, 820

Water, 14


Lesson Seven

Page Thirty-three

The Baltimore fire:

February
7,

1904

2-7-04
no geyser could

The Baltimore
extinguish
it.

fire

burned

fiercely

No

is 2

Geyser y 7-04

The North Pole was discovered by Peary:

April 6, 1909

4-6-09
flag at
t//>,

Peary
the

reaches

up and plants the United States

Reaches, 460

North Pole,
9

The Union Pacific Railroad was opened:

May
The
building of the

10,

18695-10-69
Pacific through the wild$

Union

was a job.
Wilds, 510
Joby 69
.

The June

Battle of Waterloo:
18,

18156-18-815
shot off with fatat results.

At Waterloo cannon were

Shot of, 618

Fatal, 815

President Lincoln's assassination:

April 14, 1865

4-14-65
by a
shallov)
^

Our

dear Lincoln

was

killed

knav^

Our^ 4

Dear^ 14

Shallow 65

Page Thirty-four

Lesson Seven

Boston Tea Party:

December

i6,

1773

12-16-73
Came, 73
-

They threw

the

Tea down

in the ditch as they came.

Down, 12

Ditchy 16

Postal Banks established in the United States:

.

January

3,

191 1

1-3-11
Banks was no tame
deed.

The

establishing of the Postal

Tame, 13

Deed, 11

The San Francisco fire:

April 18, 1906

^4-18-06

The San Francisco

Area, 4

fire

covered a wide area, and was a

Siege,

tough siege for the inhabitants.

Tough, 18

06

By

following this

method

systematically, forming good

regularly,

associations
statistics

and reviewing them

be fixed in mind.

any dates or

may

Chemistry
Atomic weights are easy for some students but prove difficult to others. If you need help use means like the
following:

Aluminum

atomic weight

27.

Aluminum
If

is

essentially

a Yankee metal.
visu?ilize

you prefer to use a mind's eye picture you can an aluminum cup filled with ink., Yankee and ink both represent 27.

Lesson Seven

Page

Thirty-five

Should you be interested in chemistry you will find it good practice to go through the table of elements and learn
the atomic weights in this way.

Aid for Bible Students

The The The
various principles for strengthening the

memory

can be applied in
location of

many ways

to Bible study.
fixed in

any verse can be

mind by some

such association as illustrated in the following examples:

story of the Prodigal

Son

is

found in the 15th

chapter of Luke. This can be fixed in mind by the thought.

The

father Looked Daily- for the Prodigal Son.

15

Looked suggests Luke, and Daily represents

other words,

in
is

Luke XV.
Ten Commandments Exodus
y

The
News.

location of the

XX,

recalled

by the thought that they represent

Excellent

Excellent suggests

Exodus, and News stands for

it

20.

The verse ^^Ask and Matthew VII, 7.

The
sentence
this information.

shall he given you^^ is

found in

Ask Matthew

to

have some cake conveys

Cake represents VII,

7.

The student

interested in this subject can

make many
phrases

applications of this form of association.

If these

are reviewed a few times they will become fixed in mind.

Going over them once

is

not

sufficient*

Page Thirty-six

Lesson Seven

Many
of the

of

The Books of the Bible my students have enjoyed learning

of the Bible,

the order

Books

and the number

is

of

Chapters in

each book.
the

This

is

done easily and

good practice in

number code

also in

mental picturing and association.

The Books,

their order

and the number

of chapters in

each, can be learned quickly

by making use of the code and association. The reyninder for each Book and the word representing the number of chapters are linked with
the proper code word.

Books and Chapters of Old Testament

The
following table will be understood readily

by every

student

who has

followed the principles outlined in the

previous lessons:

No.
I

Book
Genesis

Chp.

Code

Rem'der
Gentle

Chp.
Lass

50

Exodus
Levit.

40
27

HAT HEN

Exit

Race

HAM
HARE
HTT,L

Leave

Now go
Much
More
Narrow Ant
Hair

4
5

Numbers
Deuter.

36

Number

34
24
21

Dew
Josh

6
7

Joshua
Judges

SHOE

COW
HIVE APE

Judges
Root

Ruth
I Sam'l

4
31

9
ID
II

U Sam'l
I

24
22

WOODS
TIDE

Kings

Some Same King

Meat
Winner Union

Lesson Seven

Page Thirty-seven

No.
12
13

Book
II Kings
I

Chp.
25

Code

Rem'der

Chp.

TIN

Kings

Only

Chron.

29

TEAM
TIRE

Crown
Cronies

Nobby
Image
jyiLzy

14
15

II Chron.

36
10
13

Ezra

HOTEL
DISH

Ezra

16
17

Nehem.
Esther

Near my
Pester

Thumb
Tease

10

18 19

Job Psalms
Prov'rbs
Eccles.

42

DOG DOVE
TUB NOSE

Job

150
31
12
8

Palm
Prove

Run Toweh
Might

20
21
22

Song

Sol.

23

Isaiah

66
52
5

WINDOW NUN GNOME

SNARE
NAIL

Ache Song
Icy
Jeer

Done

Vow
Judge Lion Heel

24
25 26
27

Jerem.

Lament.
Ezekiel

Lame
Squeak
Daniel

48
12

Daniel

28 29

Hosea
Joel

14
3

HINGE INK KNIFE

Rough

Den
Tear

Hose
Jewel

30
31

Amos
Obadiah
Jonah Micah

9
I

KNOB MOOSE

Hem
Boy Toy
Wire

32

MUD MOON

Aim A had
Join

33

7
3
3

MUMMY
HAMMER
MULE MATCH

Mike

34
35

Nahum
Habak.

Name
Cook
Zephyr

Wake Aim

Home

36
37

Zephan Haggai
Zechar.

3
2

Hum
In

HAMMOCK
MUFF MOP

Hag
Sack
Mallet

38
39

14

Tear

Malachi

Hero

Page

Thirty-eight

Lesson Seven

Books and Chapters

No.
I

of

New Testament
Rem*der
Chp.

Book

Chp.
28
16

Code

Matthew

Mark
Luke
John
Acts

HAT HEN

Mat Mark
Lucky
Join

Navy
Ditch

24
21

HAM
HARE
HILL

4
5

Winner Net
Knife

28
16
16
13

6
7

Romans
I St

SHOE

Axe Romans
Corn Corn

Dutch
Dish

Cor.

COW
HIVE APE

2nd Cor.
Galat.

Tomb
Joy

9 lO
II

6 6

Gay
Fashion
Fill

Ephes.
Phillip

WOODS
TIDE TIN

Show
Hurry

4 4
5

12

Coloss.
I St Thess.

Call
Thistle Thistle

War
Haul

13

TEAM
TIRE

14
15

2nd Thess.

Home
Chew

16
17

Tim. 2nd Tim.

ist.

HOTEL
DISH

Time
Timothy
Tied

4
3
I

Raw

Titus
Philem.

DOG
DOVE^

Ham
White Steam

18

Film
Brews

19

20
21

Hebrews James
ist Peter

13
5
5

TUB NOSE

""^

Games
Beat her

Howl
Yell

22

2nd Peter

3
5
I

23

24
25

26
27

John 2nd John 3rd John Jude

ist

WINDOW NUN GNOME

SNARE
NAIL

Repeat

Hymn
Hello

John Johnny
Join

Revel.

22

HINGE INK

Dude
Rebel

Ahead Hut Tea

Union

Lesson Seven

Page Thirty-nine

your own memory. This will be good practice and the lists and associations which you originate will be more readily retained.

You can

revise these tables to suit

With a same list

little

care there will be no confusion in using the

of code

words

for

both the Old and the

New

Testament.

Memory Rhymes
Rhymes Aid
the

Memory
the daily

A few years ago

papers:

th6 following striking illustration of the

shortcomings of the average

memory appeared in

WRITE A POEM AND REMEMBER YOUR AGE

Bureau Suggests Jingles Such as "In 1882 Little Susie Began to Boo" Washington, March 13.-T-The inability of the average person to remember his age and .the year of his birth,
.United States Health

together with the suggestion that a person's birth year be made the subject of a rhyme as an aid to memory is the subject of a bulletin issued by the United States
public health service. It is-a common occurrence to find school children, even high-school pupils, who cannot tell how old they are, or who, if they know their age, cannot tell accurately in what year they were born, says the bulletin. It adds that this information will be necessary in securing a marriage license or in registering for voting; in seeking a government position or in claiming a
fortune.

As an aid to the remembrance of a person's age and his birth year the formation of a rhyme or jingle is recommended by the bulletin. "In 1897 little Johnnie
came from heaven,"
or "In 1882 little Susie began to boo," are two samples of the poetic efforts of the officials who apologize for their efforts, however, by saying *'Never mind what the rhyme is, just so you remember it.**


Page Forty
Lesson Seven

Use This Principle

You have
of

if It

Helps

doubtless learned from experience the value

rhymes in fixing facts in mind. Almost every one depends on the following bit of doggerel to remember the number of days in the month:
Thirty days hath September,
April,

June and November.

Southey, the poet, wrote the following as a

for his daughter:

memory

aid

cow's daughter

is

called a calf;

sheep's child a lamb.

My darhng must not say "/ are,"

But always say "/ aw."

Here are a few examples which may prove of value to adults and to children. They have been of help to many teachers in driving these facts home.

Nine Parts of Speech

Three little words you often see Are articles a, an and the.

As

name of anything, school or garden, hoop or swing. Adjectives tell the kind of noun,
noun's the

As

great, small, pretty, white or brown.

Instead of nouns the pronouns stand Her head, his face, your arm, my hand. Verbs tell of something to be done

To

jump or run. things are done, the adverbs tell, As slowly, quickly, ill or well. Conjunctions couple words together. As clear and cold but pleasant weather
read, count, sing, laugh,

How


Lesson Seven

Page Forty-one

Nine Parts of Speech

The

Continued

noun, as

preposition stands before in, or through a door.

The interjection shows surprise, As OhI how pretty, Ah! how wise. The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech, Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

How
And

to Learn the Piano

threes;

Keys

All the

G and A keys Are between the black

Then on

all the D's; the right side of the threes Will be found the B's and C's; But on the left side of the threes Are all the F's and all the E's.

'tween the twos are

Sharps and Flats

i4

-MAJOR

key

three sharps will tell;

The MINOR-^ is natural; And ^-^a/-MAJOR all will say, With, four fiats ever we must play.
With MAJOR-5 five sharps are sent; B-MINOR is with two content; To 5-/a/-M AJOR two fiMs place;

With B-fiat-UmOK five fiats

trace.

To

prove our

maxim

plain

and

true,

C-MAJOR key we natural view. On MINOR-C three fiats attend;

And C-sharp-Mi^OK four
befriend.

The MAJOR-Z) two sharps doth crave; The MIN0R-J9 one fiat must have; With D-fiat-M A]OR five are told; With D-sharp-MINOR six behold.
With MAJOR-E four sharps we'll own; The MINOR-E has only one;

To -^a/-M AJOR

three fiats fix,

six.

As-j?a/-MINOR must have


Page Forty-two
Sharps and Flats

Lesson Seven

Continued

F-MAJOR key has one poor flat; The MINOR-F has four times that; For F-shar p-MA]OR six sharps score; To F-shar p-MlNOR three no more.

G-MAJOR

key with one sharp make;

C?-MINOR key two flats will take; To G-sharp-M AJOK five sharps name; And G-flat-MlNOR six flats claim.

The Books
By

of the Old

Testament

In Genesis, the world was made,

God's Almighty hand;

In Exodus, the Hebrews marched To gain the promised land. Leviticus contains the law, Holy and just and good; Numbers records the tribes enrolled All sons of Abraham's blood.

Moses

in Deuteronomy Recounts God's mighty deeds; Brave Joshua, into Canaan's land,

The

hosts of Israel leads.

to smite,
faith of

In Judges, their rebellion oft

one Well pleasing in His sight. In First and Second Samuel,Of Jesse's son we read. Ten tribes, in First and Second King's Revolted from his seed. The First and Second Chronicles
See Judah captive led, But Ezra leads a remnant back

Provoked the Lord But Ruth records the

By
The

princely Cyrus' aid.

city walls of Zion,

Nehemiah builds again, While Esther saves her people From the plots of wicked men.


Lesson Seven

Page Forty-three
of the Old

The Books

Testament Continued

In Job we read how faith can live Beneath affliction's rod, And David's Psalms are precious songs For every child of God. The Proverbs like a goodly string Of choicest pearls appear;
Ecclesiastes teaches

men

vain are all things here. The mystic Song of Solomon Exalts sweet Sharon's rose, Whilst Christ, the Saviour and the King, The "rapt" Isaiah shows.

How

The warning Jeremiah The Apostate Israel

scorns,

His plaintive Lamentations Their awful downfall mourns.

Ezekiel
tells,

in wondrous, words.

Of dazzhng mysteries; Whilst kings and empires yet to come,

Of judgment and

Daniel in vision sees. of mercy, too,

Hosea loves to tell, Joel describes the blessed days When God with man shall dwell.
,

Among Tekoa's herdsmen Am^s received his call,

Whilst Obadiah prophesies

Of Edom's final faU. Jonah displays a wondrous type Of Christ, our risen Lord, Micah pronounces Judah lost

Nahum

Lost, but again restored. declared on Ninevah Just judgments shall be poured.

Chaldea's coming doom, Habakkuk's visions give. And Zephaniah warns the Jews

A view of

To turn, repent, and live; Haggai wrote to those who saw

The temple
built again,

And
Of

Zechariah prophesied^
Christ's triumphant reign.


Page Forty-four
Lesson Seven

The Books
The

of the Old

Testament

Continued

Malachi was the

last

who touched

high prophetic chord; Its final notes sublimely show The coming of the Lord.

The Books

of the

New Testament

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Tell what by Christ was said and done; Acts both of the Apostles tell, And how the Holy Spirit fell. Romans, Corinthians a.ndGalatians, Hard by Ephesians take their stations. Then the Philippians hand in hand, With the Colossians take their stand By Thessalonians; each and all, Claim for their author great St. Paul, Who next writes twice to Timothy, Then Titus and Philemon see While Hebrews the last letter claims. Next comes the Epistle of St. James,

While

Peter,

John and good

St.

Jude

With

Revelation both conclude.

The Number Test

any one who has not learned the number code. If you have mastered your code It is excellent practice and creates intense init is easy.
This
is

an impossible feat

for

terest in public or private entertainment.

The
I

following twenty

numbers and

their locations

can

be remembered through the use of the code words:

39
28
52

6
7

42
63
55

II

49

16

34
74 82

2
3

12

94

8
9 10

13

4
5

29

48
69

14

32

17 18
19

60
84

36
73

45

15-

20

Lesson Seven

Page

Forty-five

These numbers are now changed into

code words and associated
als

their corresponding

follows:

1
Hat

39

associated with

Mop

2
Hen

28

associated with Knije

3
Hare

52

Ham associated with Lion 4 29

associated with

Knob

45 Hill associated with Rail

6

42
Rain
63

Shoe

associated with

7
Cow

associated with

Jam

8
9
Ape
10

55

Hive associated with Lily

48
associated with Rooj

Woods

69 associated with Ship

49 Tide associated with Rope

11

12
13

94
32

Tin associated with Bear

Team

associated with

Moon

Page Forty-six

Lesson Seven

14

60

Tire associated with Cheese

84 Hotel associated with Fire

15

16 17
Dog

34

Dish associated with Hammer

74
associated with Car

18
Dove

82

associated with

Fan

Tub
Nose

36 with Match associated

19

20

73

associated with

Comb

Begin with Hat and You can Recall Every Picture Accurately in Order
The Hat brings to mind the picture used as a Mop, or whatever picture of
you may have formed.
of the

Hat

being

these

two objects
the

Mop
which

is

your code word for 39.

opposite
1.

Hence 39

is

number

is

Hen
know

recalls

Knife, the code word for 28.

is

Thus you
Therefore

that 28

opposite 2.
for 52.

Ham gives you Lion, the code word you know that 52 is opposite 3.

In the same manner proceed right through the

list

and

Lesson Seven

Page Forty-seven

recall every picture.

This

will give

you

all

the

numbers

in regular order.

You

can

call the

be asked

to

numbers out of order also. You may give the number opposite 12. The picture
wasjBear, therefore 94
is

^ou made with Tin

opposite 12.

Also Reverse the Process

can also reverse the process. Suppose you wish to recall the position of 82. This is Fan and recalls your picture of Fan and Dove. Therefore 82 is opposite 18.
asked to locate 73, you know the code word for 73 is Comb. This brings to mind the picture of Comb and Nose.
If

You

Therefore 73

is

opposite 20.

little

practice will enable

you

to place such figures in

mind, regardless of the order in which they

may

be

called.

you know your hundred words and their corresponding numbers, it will be good practice for you At to ask your friends to test you with lists ^f numbers. first take only five or ten numbers, and as you grow more

As soon

as

proficient increase

your

tests.

In every instance you picture two objects, one representing the number called, and the other its code word location.

By
will

reviewing your code words in their proper order you

recall the entire list in order, either

be able to

forward

or backward.

At
larger

first

take numbers between

and

100.

Later take
or
single

numbers, forming word combinations

for

words

them, as explained in Lesson Five.


Page Forty-eight

Lesson Seven

Additional Code Words

Confusion in remembering the smaller numbers can be avoided by learning the following list of supplementary
words, representing

numbers

to 20: II

4 Arrow
7

I Tie 2 Honey 3 Home

12

Dude Den

13

14

Dome Deer

5 Wall 6 Watch
Key

8 Ivy 9 Pie
10

15 Doll 16 Ditch 17 Duck 18 Dive

19

Toes

Depot
News
of
If

20

These words do not take the place

but are of use to represent numbers.
as the

your code words, 5 were given you

number to be placed opposite 1, you would now associate Hat an(J Wall. If you used your code word Hill to represent 5 in this instance and associated Hat and Hill you might become confused. Later you would not know whether this picture was intended to represent 1 opposite 5, or 5 opposite 1.

To Forget
Many
people say that they wish to forget, rather than

remember.

This

is

often said jokingly, but at times there

all

are things that

we

wish to forget.

You have

seen that every time you recall a mental

Lesson Seven

Page Forty-nine

becomes stronger and more firmly impressed in the mind. You have also learned that by denying any attention to your temporary mental pictures after they
record
it

have served their purpose, they

In this
facts.

will pass

out of your mind.

way your code words

Direct

are left free for filing other

Your Thoughts
Do
not dwell on

This same principle can be used to remove disturbing

thoughts.

Refuse them any attention.

Every time you recall the circumstances you impress them more deeply on your mind. Therefore drive these thoughts away by denying them admission.
them.

When

these troublesome thoughts present themselves

else.

shut them out by thinking of something

In

this

way

you can reduce the keenness

forget others.

of

many

troubles

and actually

Mind

is

Supreme
such control that
it

You can bring your mind under

dwell on any subject you please. other
lists in

can

Your code words and

these lessons are invaluable for acquiring this

freedom

of

mental action.

By

devoting a few minutes

daily to these lessons,

you

will gain

not only a better

control.

memory, but an ability

to forget,

and a mind under

Page

Fifty

Lesson Seven

SUMMARY

Application of the Number Code. Three Things are Necessary. 3 ^Telephone Numbers and Exchanges.
t

4
5

Price Lists

and Business

Statistics.

Stop Payments on Checks. 6 Convenient Methods. Perpetual Calendar.

J

8Card
9

Feats.

The. Chess Knight's Tour. 10History Dates. II Chemistry Aids. 12 Helps for Bible Students. 13 Memory Rhymes. 14 Number Tests. 15To Forget.

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