ftoio to Stresiatbcn Iftctnorp A BY PROCESS. NEW SAMBROOK'S INTERNATIONAL, SYSTEM, ASSIMILATIVE ADAPTED only System assimilated and which the to of (See originality."" " one by heart, of Sound," Chap. IV.) of for few the private that tuition can only.) justly claim Middleton. OF INSTEUCTION COPYRIGHT in J. SAMBROOK, England, "SCHOOL the United OF but EDITION. COUESE COMPLETE Rules previously printed is learned simple articulation,comparison, the PUBLISHED system "Sambrook's icrit editions by memory suggestionof sounds. (Three STUDIES, is purely physiological. Not natural FIRST ATT, OCCUPATIONS. ALL AND The PERSONS, ALL TO Statet, MEMORY," and British BROADQATE, Colonies. LINCOLN, ENGLAND. the CONTENTS. PRINCIPLES. I." PART PAGE CHAP. Primary II. Remarks III. Assimilation Rules V. Assimilation 5 ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Exercises and of 13 Ideas 14 Analysis Comparative VI. System of Numbers of Sound IV. the 6 Principles the upon in embodied Principles I. 18 Correlation VII. ... Presentation IX. Conditions X. Interrogative Root XII. How XIII. How XIV. and the use 27 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Words the Root Key 42 "Words ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 its Uses and Application IL" PART 25 ... 31 Root Alliterative of Impression Ideas remember Methods Perfect to Analysis "Words to The XV. Essential to ... 21 VIII. XI. ... 47 ... APPLICATION. OF EXAMPLES PAGE Important Events Accession of and and Distances ... ... 64 ... ... ... ... ... ... places ... ... ... ... ... Trigonometrical 66 etc. 67 of Countries ... cities principal and Longitudes, and Population Mathematics ... Narratives Latitudes of ... 60 Queens and 50 ... ... ... Geography" Extent Kings Texts Scripture History of General Physical Ratios, and 68 69 Science Signs, Formulae, 70 etc. ... ... Accoustics 71 ... Chemistry" Dietary Chemical value Arithmetic, Commercial ... of ... ... ... ... 72 Elements ... ... ... ... ... 74 Foods common Book-keeping, Accounts, etc. Dates and Correspondence" ... 76 ... Contents ... of Letters 78 ... Time Tables, Departure ... ... of ... Trains, etc.... ... ... ... ... 77 TENTS" CON (Continued). PAGE and Life Assurance Tables Interest How page Accounts, both words express may to deal with Fractions How to deal How to remember Ledger How and Literature How with and Grammar Laws ... facts Library ... ... ... ... ... 73 ... ... ... 75 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Engagements book once reading Language with How to remember to learn a How to learn French How to learn Latin How to How to remember Names ... ... How to remember Faces ... ... How to remember Places ... How to remember Verses How to remember an How to learn How to remember speak a ... and German ... ... ... ... ... Author's Works Numbers disconnected the ... ... ... with out notes Calendar Memory aids to Memory aids Preaching Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory aids to Medical to perform aids to feats to Music aids to Chess aids to Cards aids to ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 93 94 91 ... ... ... 96 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1081564 87 105 ... ... 84 ... ... ... 83 ... ... Cycling aids to Debating aids to Mental Reporting General Applications... expressing Numbers Glossary of Words .Supplementary Papers 86 ... ... ... 105 ... ... ... 81 ... ... ... 82 ...19,85 ... Studies 80 ... ... of Clairvoyance Teaching How 106 ... How New 75 ... Business to remember numbers 77 ... Celebrities and Works ... 79 ... Numbers Enactments " and ... ... Decimals Euclid ... Assets... Liabilities,and ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 96 98 90 89 90 100 102 98 95 89 89 104 107 126 PREFACE. CT*HIS book, yet it of the acquirement theoretical; by all side practical useful is omitted applications. the to chiefly is extended greatly is text larger a essential is that What system. and of abridgment an contains its but new many is work small table (See of Contents.) is written It and the use the well as text the briefest given shews that perfect book if in feature facts and itself through if the they is conciseness elements of that in the Law especially to as will with Geographical price of the larger the be the and "Rule" given. in subject, bcok the and " on is it This page Sixpence the chapter also fectly, per- essential the reducing of this presented. only found together does thus Names text link does concisely of secret associations to Memory and Suggestion, order using and memory* true Contiguity, by to the taxing in only gained dealing present a cultivating is mind. of are "Rule" is Iprominence the memory necessary according This meet in presentation least ideas is Presentation to right the this but desirable, to ciples prin- afterwards studied be manner impression; not 1 he may distinguishing importance are These the deeply studying acquire to need. pressing a Its It it. larger in written in wish who those without system embodied from for mostly in sentation Pre- more cations "Appli- 66. more than this. CHAPTER I. PRINCIPLES PRIMARY EMBODIED THE IN SYSTEM. The following 1. system aids processes : of Assimilation affinities 2. By 3. By a By By and 6. By the " and words by approximating sound. simpler twofold forms a a correlation affinity of principle in 5. by memory of Recollective Analysis Synthesis. no 4. develops numbers and new and of and which special Synthesis using harmonizes a between triple operating certain with ideas Rule the when analysis veals re- them. Root-words ideas and of suggesting the ology phrase- expressed. are form of only of Interrogative through the Presentation laws governing Analysis Boot-words. which mental always pression, im- II. CHAPTEB only page not every power PRINCIPLES. principles enumerated six The THE UPON REMARKS of but aid memory the human the on cultivate mind. The preceding strengthen and leaves system no but brings all into the service of faculty unemployed, indirectly. The development of directly or memory, of many is only one advantages resulting from memory its principles,for their daily practice will develop in the mind of a high order, and gifts of the greatest powers in every The value career. prehensive system is not only combut The six principles embodied complete. in it meet and need fit every variety of mind : and every all are absolutely essential, though all need not be used at the time. same Though there are only two Similarity and Contiguity yet in such endless variety of form these have designed to cultivate the " needs been derived from and certain cases. aid them To great laws of memory themselves manifest that minor other " " laws certain meet all memory it in all its it quick to operations ; to make ready to reproduce ; to acquire, strong to retain and do and this, requires many special adaptations of the round, to great laws two before referred judicious application of Out there its own are of few many but primary aids what laws also wise a and them. to have : to, and and given transgressed memory even some of to one the or world, other of principles misapplied as the have been misused and so just enumerated to to whiuh destroy the very powers they are calculated aid and of This is true strengthen when rightly used. the principle of Correlation the of others, and we are as first who have defined its legitimate uses and pointed out the it conditions and in which operations of memory with The six safety and advantage be employed. may principles named, form the basis of the system and ara in employed varying with mentioned is using first of the before present of each applying which system there is The of. law fact that proverbs, mottoes, memories and reflect such is which the the Chapter of this law. the of guided wide the of to a Eule study value of conformity such speech, stick the many every as to shall forget. around (See centres. subject by Eule with our subject Presentation, this as to made difficult subject of conscious are to as law That suggestion and of this upon giving and perfect A VIII.) of the the rule. has forgotten, conciseness chapter is be is with easily etc., ever methods This all of last- be our fixed a forms possibility design everyone student concise presentation to presentation to of all practically it maxims, the upon every This all refuse elements make reduced governing should it bination com- the principles. dealt ever and some other the has presentation, for influence should in work respects, many important, and us, and In other. most the throughout forms the will which requirements vince con- the CHAPTER III. OF ASSIMILATION How All the " the " " key by used have tried what using late the by NUMBIES. WITH present, and Alphabets," "Figure or the to up members of " DEALT HAVE mnemonists, memory keys " SYSTEMS OTHEB NUMBERS. termed are here we aid to insert one Loisette. Professor 12345G7890 tnmrlchcfpz sh th j q g g soft For still his but have Gray introduced the great difficulty of Both natural in the and the Eules are simple that numbers obvious until to Sound the suggest sometimes it forms the one the names numbers Not 1730. and rememberable since there removed and words following this chapter. law will of the relationship of will everything to us without by the so rational similarity fail to never the embodied affinity natural their words. numbers a to their is only altogether are in vary letters representative perceived sounds day in upon once and Every able of based These and to owing learning them also the difficulty of forming difficulties of the sensible assimilation other. be of but into these better, memory, ployed em- and them, employ though deeply and widely felt them arbitrary character, letters of a bean all been Dr. allotted out figure alphabets altering taste, disadvantages has book. teacher own hard taught to-day, excepting these course, each form, suit this in soft c method teacher every b v thinking ever system every contained Of by this years anyone used of part 200 nearly without is k d suggest become around having of each more us to will learn 9 heart or this, the by anything Besides words is obviated, hand, the whole with few very key any or English but need, if and they followed the if in element Thus, based sounds each are student used childhood variety capable of form. fail cannot of endowed suggesting to the minutes the a number. the with new any of power which he has significance, new to : suggestive memory language numbers carefully few a over. Similarity, are give of with having of very his possessed and is a of twice syllable them in students thousands articulated, audibly is of use law studying burdening without adaptation, is at service our without great acquired syllable a even the upon be illimitable since use for may the key," to the dates, historical directions the at comprising papers and are for compiled rarely, very Eules The always are being language ourselves facts numerical made ready words for into letters forming of difficulty supplementary various and with memory exceptions. have We " our whatever. table and tax him in every 1 *S~i j - 8 5 t^li ;* 1* i * 1 i il*ii* 1 si I 11 =..M 1 J8h " iJ! || 'll i 1 il i**!'*! S !HS|2 |i" !^i i! 1 "a Z a -a : ! ,2 * 2 m " 1! ;ii Q Z " oil 1 ?lt! I IP 15 i "3 ! ii|l|i 11 II wulftl 1=111 -2*"" is| " |g|i|s 12 EXERCISES student The this attempting Write from following words. in Write, EULES THE SOUND. OF well know must "rules" the word Each to word, numbers the memory admit of shewn as indicated indicates three the correction, with the first by the figures. number word in list. Toronto 543 bribery 410 quietness satisfy circular nightingale infusion circumcise explosion vinegar torpedo October stimulate fortitude occupy intrinsic harlequin explicit interlude heretic secular interdict martyrdom dictation inflection survivor desolate inspector correction asbestos inventor character ottoman genuine carpenter Atlantic singular sarcastic attribute impostor violin flatterer interlope The of corrected. above the words Glossary, are from selected which 845 butterfly Burgundy pages before exercise. pencil, each opposite each ON from the the exercise last may three be 13 CHAPTER V. ASSIMILATION As natural with numbers, assimilation discoverable OF words with so IDEAS. and the upon between establishable or depends points first three remainder two are elements great and primary all other laws From these influence laws of identifying,and is shewn a'ffinity as and association forms or themselves pointed of which out, and recollection. on different ments ele- follows of memory, of laws elements once our Similarity; Contiguity. These are of two Similaritymanifest when affinity In : the the them from derived. are minor various elements are of them. largertext-book we have pointed out ten of affinity, which be enumerated may The ideas, their The memory, Contiguity and easilyrecognised are which method or have of classifyingthese various in the followingchapter on a great discovering, elements of Comparative Analysis. When we have elements, learned we then how to begin discover to these utilise them similative as- by building we readily bring each be in other such suggestive mind. to Eecollective and Eetentive shall ever what- thoughts together,or remember, to parts separate and words up our have a of that way each Such Synthesis, which work is in of fully more is in this larger text- book, but which clearly exemplified in the chapters dealing with treated and other the is their the more Boot Words. this process, By idea every be may into compressed and Therefore, our operarepresented by a single word. tions in in the following chapter, and others, will many recollection mostly deal with words, as in the future our of any series of ideas will resolve of a few dependent words. Besides, single words to deal with than ideas. more concise, concrete, shall therefore process of are use the of divided into and sentences the the " have we Analysis : (1) Comparative and rogative ideas ; (2) Interdirectlywith phrases Eecollective distinct deals Analysis, which Analysis, which or shewing we ANALYSIS. " two in and VI. COMPARATIVE is termed words form, following chapter. CHAPTER What recollection easy to analyse and bring ideas before us in a rememberable series in Analysis a more They and a itself into processes with words deals verbal more in forms which ideas are expressed. Analysis great laws of and trains mind Suggestion Contrast. . the or These recognition of three rence, affinity Similarity,ConcurAnalytical laws are derived to a " 15 great laws the two from of association Similarityand " Contiguity and they work in harmony with them. derive is a From Contrast, which Contiguity we called the negative of of Contiguity sometimes form contiguity. also we derive from current Concurrence Contiguity. Conwords ideas or have become so through being of any originallycontiguous. Therefore, Concurrence of Contiguityor a result of it. Thus kind is either a form " affinities of co-existence, cause, the result of hence past contiguity, Therefore, have we four Concurrence : Idea, which embraces enumerated in the between of of currence Con- Place, Incident, and Time, last three Contiguous elements chapter. only exist Great in three be must care idea Similarityof kinds taken and Form, : to tinguish dis- Concurrence idea. Ideas we of of idea. last Idea. and conditions the are get Concurrence we primary the Similaritycan Sound, succession or be synonymous currence Con; but implies relationship without similarity. Thus between Similarity have and Prison Warder Prison have we only and Jail of elements more The affinitybetween easilybecome first process : but between Concurrence. stated, Analysis enables As they similar must to be words and assimilated one is discover to us ideas these which by to another. Comparison, that of comparing with another. words one By this we perceivetheir points of similarity or contrast, but only by careful observation can this be done. The found think does " next it is Classification. relationshipbetween some of process it what belong,and Thus, if we also of what find an element words, two consists,to which of kind When we we the three have must classes it is. of Similaritybetween Where does it lie ? Is it words, we ask ourselves If an in the form, or sound, or meaning ? element of "Is it in time, place,incident, or idea? Concurrence, two '" " " 16 We here give S them. affinities between pointing out C Similarity, words, stands for for Contrast Con and Concurrence, list of a : the for " marsh I each S in sound, " giving also number, same mar' [ S in I C " meaning, ruin " of idea, I habit I S in meaning, I S in " manner " sound, first syllables, mantle I S in meaning " cloak C " - of idea, ' deception |"Con. innocence i C of incident, [ C of [ C of incident, " font; " place, church " service I servitude' S in sound, " [ C " prison We give that the out words their has been this stopping word and then and its without should when can words list of select other affinities in over, one this student direct with words of idea, ' the same present list. to observe lists for himself Eead Then come do to with find list of as we carefully between endeavour each repeat tho "marsh." If it and ; pass on missed to the words the list is finished, go back them again. The influence " compare a words connection will be immediate memory reader will find that the first word upon the mind, mark to and When seeing them, beginning fail to example, so. an then classified, the predecessor. as way. and compared only and will of this Analysis obvious, for bring the the others 18 figuresthemselves might be imaginary positions,and thus made The above or each below occupy height and these depth assist kin remembering their would other to their character. benefit would Only those with good visual memory of short groups by this plan, but all will remember numbers more easily by carefully observing in their value of each successive the differing figure. own way remarks These ; only apply to very limited numbers the numbers to any but for remembering great extent, of Sound Kules given in Chapter IV. must always " " be relied upon. VII. OHAPTEB CORRELATION. Correlation or words relation We defined by other and the are the studies it influences it should have embodying first writers legitimate use our larger text which We words of to them. in under connecting dissimilar ideas correspondence or having some is the art bo adopted a who Memory upon Correlation, and of book memory have have dicated in- the special conditions and for what purposes employed. twofold method of Correlation, Simple and Compound, which will tend to safeguard the principle from misuse Simple Correlations word, and are expressed in one examples of both kinds, taken from the Latin Vocabularies in the largertext book, will be found the succeeding on two distinct forms " . page. 9 Simple Correlations possible, as they should always be preferredwhen of with the Law fully harmonize Presentation. Compound Correlations, if too extended, the force and enlarge the presentation,and thus weaken concentrativeness of mental impressions. ^ Correlation should be used to supplement Analysis, and only when both fail should Analysis and Presentation correlation be more 19 "When employed. Correlation perfectly done, the is it turns highest and purest form of association,because Eules entirelyupon natural correspondency. Like the in Chapter IV., it is a modern of Sound" application is a great aid to of the great law of Similarity, and " when memory wisely employed. SIMPLE MEANING CORRELATION \VORD LATIN CORRELATIONS. coronation corona vita a crown life vitality portal porta nauta nautilus femina feminine pccunia gate sailor woman pecuniary agricola doinirius domination equus equestrian COMPOUND husbandman a a aquila columba men, monsa brave knights men, peninsula, insula a table of round insulated avns table island land spear overaged average, grandfather sword gladiator, swordsman gladius sepulchre, white, pulchre If the above wing eagle coast haste, speed, swift, arrow-like hasta horse dove chalk-cliffs hoary, white, ora lord CORRELATIONS. alacrity,swiftly, flying a quill,a bird, large bird col, collar, ring, ring-dove ala upon will money agriculturalist beautiful ornate or twice, reflecting repeated but once each correlation,to forgettheir meanings afterwards be almost impossible. We of students, have recentlycorrelated,for the use whole the of are the Latin " "Principia Latina Supplementary papers and is but a uTn found one of the most Vocabularies This forms referred in of one to at the end valuable,the result great saving of time to every learning foreign words, sufficient to compare each Smith's Dr. the of list of the of much book labour, student. it word will with generally its be English 20 ; often reveal carefully,the analysis will contrast little affinity or one by which is done If this equivalent. some suggest the other, will even if the itself does Presentation repeatedly fail to come after being thus to mind analysed, then correlate them of the preceding examples. together after the manner of formed As before shewn, Simple Correlations are Correlations word a Compound employ one only. of words. number Correlations should always be made as simple and concise as possible; but it is better to use and make the correspondency three or four words even net suffice. clear than should But to use one a word if the connection and is vague uncertain. The difficult words most personal names, apart from because correlate to such words have the themselves. persons lists of names to remember necessary each other, such history,the the celebrities as characters various of of Queen Victoria's Lord Sir Prime meaning no Yet it is often in connection with of different periods of popular storyor play, a the persons connected with any We therefore here give as or together are great work example an Ministers : mellow fruit apple, russet ment. move- or the names " Melbourne Robert Lord John Lord Derby Q Peel Russell rusling, racing t horse Lord railway race, London to race, Aberdeen Aberdeen contrast"North, South, tropical palms Lord Paltnerston Lord W. waving, signalling, beacon harbour light,safety, gladness BeacoDsfield B. Gladstone stone, Stonehenge, Salisbury Lord Salisbury similarityin Lord Rosebery sound 21 If the student will read these carefullyobservingthe but names over, once correlative ideas, he will be able A very long series of memory. repeat them from facts,or events may be learned by the aid of the names, (See Chapter XIV.) "Key." It is often advisable to represent personal names by other words will suggest them, and which which are to capable more of association. the Thus words Chalk, Spendthrift,Shake, Mill, would suggest Chaucer, Spencer, be more Shakespeare, Milton, and they would easily associated together. CHAPTER VIII. PRESENTATION. cumstanc according to the cirunder which they are first presented before arises' a necessity for some Thus law governing us. pression, Presentation. Everything depends upon the first imand the conditions of mind essential to perfect impressionare treated of elsewhere ; but in so far as a will speak effect the impressionwe can rightpresentation Things remembered are best here. Though our powers of retention almost of illimitable,yet our powers exceedinglylimited,owing to the limited regarded as acquirement are are area of conscious activity. We time. but to receive can We they must enlarge at may, the come area perfectlybut times, receive impression at a impressionsquickly, one in If we attempt singlesuccession. of conscious activityby crowding several time, it thingsbefore the mind at the same This is because gain no distinct impressionof either. force is weakened by being diffused and divided. As the lens enables the photographer to secure permanent manner impression, so does concentration with the mental activities. The more act in these will its a like are 22 narrowed and fooussed, the If the readily a mind smaller is it should order be to made every as this meet scious con- more larger and more presentation we one that receive to as presentation than essential the be of Presentation. Law constituted so extended, it becomes place before possible, in the Hence impression. perfect will more small and peculiar law concise of as- mind. Therefore, when teaching,or in learning a series of ideas, be broken into numbers, or words, the series should up in assimilated these easily rememberable parts, and gradual as succession ; but in each to preserve others by which accomplished. In aiding a part their matter should so divided recognizable affinityto the. be readily reconstruction may be divided so the should be some child, for instance, word, the word should and out its difficulties, syllablesor parts the be to as spell a difficult to clearly mark joining letters of the separate carefullypointed out in view of its reconstruction. .; In dealing with should words and tion," the "Presenta- numbers, beyond three figures or three syllables,the attention being first directed to the middle the others on each side becoming familiar parison by comone, with it, these different groups being afterwards linked together by some observable peculiarityor affinity between the letters joining together each group. be easilyassimilated formulas Even numbers or may to a never certain extend extent, in this manner ; but when too of Sound apply the Kules in Chapter IV. By following this process of division in and matter reconstruction, presenting to the mind the greatest difficulties in easilyassimilative parts, may and work be overcome almost impossible things memory We larger accomplished. give here, from p. 29 of our textbook full of is its meaning given, (where a explanation but which is here as we are dealing only unnecessary, with difficult forms) the following Welsh word to be thus, and numerous divided and extended, then reconstructed as indicated above : " Llanfairpwll,gwyngyllgertro,bwllgerch 23 We have harmonize to syllables To of into separate groups with preceding directions. the word divided this word learn as by simply repeatingit whole a three times it might however impossible, many be repeated; but separate it into easilyassimilative portions time and and at follows, as by taking one syllable a observing carefully the following directions,half the be almost would will be learned fair Llan in pwll, gwyn byll goger wyru, minutes few a : " gyll gertro, bwll gerch bwll, llan tysilio, go go goch carefully Begin by comparing the first three syllables, examining the form of each one, spellingeach aloud, all together. The afterwards next three syllablesall Notice begin with G. particularlytheir peculiarform and in what they differ from each other. Kepeat audibly the the left,then middle next the one on syllablefirst, the right. Then the one on altogether and repeat them Llan also along with the others from to gertro,taking also the oppositeway. them of the second letter in the third affinity fourth to link together syllables. This will serve first group of three syllables to the second three. Notice and the the notice the Next its likeness The will one follows for the to syllablefollowing the G syllables, third syllablewhich precedes them. you cause to remember gerch,completing the some other. half of the word. be learned on half may to learn it all,would some be other Then The maining re- occasion, unwise until as their strengthenedby trainingand discipline, been has memory the will be able to learn it at once, if assimilated gradually,and dealt with in the same way.;] though many The words to power may be, will learning them be followed. As difficult the of this process shewn, every difficult into such or syllables, broken up into portions as clearlymark out its difficulties and word should pointsupon be spell words, however be easily acquired if which its correct shew spellingdepends. the 24 w *We have how elsewhere shewn is necessary to secure perfect this concentrativeness how see we influence impression, and of given below, to everything which in followed be judicialenactment, ANALYTIC AND the Reduce or or any SYNTHETIC all studies other RULE of use observable in those in the way shews words rule alone to are be done a two upon DIVISION But scientific a task. suggestive by or the affinities parts. turns two a, or PRESENTATION. OF presentationby the with formula a mental dependent rule and quotation, parts, reconstructingthe whole expressed should memory learn, be it is difficult to difficult passage definition,a This here scribed dealing with it. The circumscribed circumof conscious a activitynecessitates the general "Rule'' of presentation. Hence form or tion atten- of methods our area law concentrated only thing is how to be and may be and the : " RECONSTBUCTION. AND us things, done this is everything, division and effective. The reconstruction rule just given, applies not only to the subjects before referred to, but also to literarycomposition, either poetry or prose, and of Presentation to ideas generally. The Rule in regard of root words. to ideas is carried out by the agency (See Root words the to mind Chapters X, XI, XII.) present in the narrowest all the essential elements by compass which their recollection is accomplished. The root words only, kept in mind, reproduce the ideas at will, as well the language in which as they are expressed. The Rule of Presentation also operates in "Suggestive short Contractions," by which a be standing for important facts, may suggestivesyllables,or other words or like them, and then strung together in to ke 9 book and in examples Chapter XIII. of words represented by syllablessounding remembered. Numerous series a sentence easy $ will be found throughout the the chapter mentioned, dealing with detailed the are operations and impressions of memory, which we essential to perfect impression, with conditions which this chapter, but have headed we can only here refer to in the briefest manner possible. dealt of mind with, three Of the primary conditions are specifiedas being essential to a perfect impression : the In first " 1. Direct " conscious activity,or an condition aroused of consciousness. 2. Equal " combined and all activity of the mental powers. 3. Concentration, " the The mind by first shews that impressions through the the reception of abstract of our in the which memory mental chapter or firm the control though senses ideas at times, receive may, almost unconsciously, yet we necessitates Culture with recapitulating, preserve the brain the in " habit and dition lively con- a is further This Physical treats of the best physical conditions of day for operates, the best time on of will. activities. the direction and foods most of exemplified Memory," under which learning necessary or to its fullest vigour. greatly fatigue the brain, Operations of memory hencs the ready activity of our recollective on powers from deter short sleep. This fact should a awaking even from us attempting to memorise anything except when in our best physical condition, and then only for brief Mere be performed periods of time. recapitulationmay almost at any time, but to gather new impressions the brain should be fresh, alert and active as possible. The second essential affords a strong argument in favour of scientific at which generally aims memory, bringing about reception of mental a combination of the faculties in the that impressions. It is shewn why dreams are generally so soon forgotten is owing to the fact that a portion only of our faculties are active during that the sleep. Many other facts are adduced to shew and more numerous general the faculties employed in 27 operations,the impression. mental the third The become may a essential dealt our even chapter "Facts on this connection shews to concerning Eecollection," but in that its chief to concentrate limit and circumscribe strong and shine is receives what mighty directed by in more presented clear, and before function the power the area activity. By this, the light of made be how faculties when it is shewn thus lastingwill extensively treated receivingimpressionsis mind, and and with weakest is also This strong will. the durable more it in in the of of scious con- consciousness the is mind human and permanent detail. minutest CHAPTES X. INTERROGATIVE Thoughtful have in all ages, from Socrates downwards, conscious of the fact that Interrogation men been ANALYSIS. greatly strengthens mental impression, that being or questioningourselves, respectinganything questioned, " we more wish to remember definite and This is not it. collect and of it to be permanent. only impressionbrought revival of the the remembrance causes due about several to the by the elements recurrence of the also question,but of consciousness Interrogationwisely directed, unite these scattered elements original in to the panying accom- serves order to to strengthen the original impression. We in our recollection shewn that have larger text book tions of some of the condipurely depends upon a recurrence of consciousness accompanying,the first impression. As interrogationnecessitates reflection,and as reflection confirm seen and always tends to revive past impressions,it will be a primary why Interrogative Analysis becomes factor in inducing recollection,if rightlyused. 28 mnemonist, The this student Wallis, who 17th the in principle John ask himself should first introduced century, directed that the twenty-two different questions respecting each fact or idea that he wished to remember. in Middleton's These book and questions will be found We have been are comprehensive. experimenting very in this with order it to to reduce some principle years of application. We definite rule and have some easy carefullyanalysed the twenty-two questions referred to and have eventually compressed them into three only. three ment These questions comprise every essential elein InterrogativeAnalysis, and they can be remembered by three words only, which are as follows : What The for ? How significanceof these Every idea brought enquiry : 1. The assertion words or Condition, or Why we*will before idea, action, 2. ? ? point now out. presents three points statement, embracing the truth, us subject introduced. or how, when, where or enacted, ^ spoken, 3. Causation conditions What One or evolved. inference, why or to what or These or end two, sometimes for what ? reason ? to the answer ? ? How the ? whole three questions : Why ? three of these inter- rogativeswill apply to every root word, whether it be a verb noun or or adjectivo,and also to every Phraseological or three relative suggester. Every root idea, at least,should questions ; but the questions round the which each originates. root word. This question turns, must the be analysed by these must always centre be the pivot upon centre from which it 23 Thus, take the following quotation from example an store to which only was store what To is the what ? way iron gold." word. this Upon assertive What we ? To memory." How the conditional use of sense rusty refined root the store Secondly, we in for made a with chest the interrogation, " ? with memory fill that word first our how, the injuries is underlined turn as : "To The Seeker "To ? To it with store a it store of sense injuries." Thirdly, we should Why To do which Care and "to ? is the What chest for refined to ? Why inference with ? rusty iron gold." answer question in every the under consideration, only should each be audibly uttered, but repeated not Where be the clause with a sentence or is person changed containingthe root word. spoken of, the assertive What into Who. If any reader will analyse the these three interrogatives in the he Persons by if the be will scarcelyany learn inferential or fill that of the clause in connection by be causative not be taken must words should why only made was exact or we, would so the use to repeat after difficulty posessedof the heart ideas able either prose once or preceding quotation twice or suggesters in this cated, indi- for word with reading over. feeblest memories poetry with easily may little repetition the root analysed through are have we way it word words or manner. Not What, How, only do these three interrogatives, as a Why, operate by the root word, but they also serve test to shew is to be always which word of a sentence used as the root word. followingchapter Mere on This Eoot will Words suggesters will seldom first interrogativeWhat, if the be and dealt in the Suggesters. need more connected in directed carefully repeated as "Eepetition" Take, (Chap. XII). with the for than sentences remarks the are on instance, the so the in words suggestive lines following Southey from : " NIGHT. beautiful How A mist, Breaks the Around Take really purely the how mist, what ? or "In the the which piece, the Around line, opening fills." Fills "No." No second, Take the the majestic what spreads circle being beautiful. freshness dewy is which others the the answers is glory sea, "fills," word, cloud, "etc. full-orbed the by night! whole tha Take ; girded ocean, night '-A little deserb ; like ? " the third, what what? In "In." rolls, moon, Around her round ? " etc. steady girded ocean, sea." Be careful following The above will enable very spreads is and air." no ray of why "around." Next, a word fills? "No steady moon depths, blue underlined first Suggesters, silent The by beautiful root What ray How the shewing " the majestic the dark round Like air, heaven. the circle desert The of glory, her silent the cloud serene through Rolls ! fills little no fall-orbed In night freshness dewy No is each brief to repeat analysed slight analysis anyone to perusal. audibly phrase, by repeat the the the connective as elsewhere first lines sentences directed. Interrogative from memory only after 31 CHAPTEB ROOT We shall A 1. IDEAS. AND WORDS chapter by defining the this commence followingterms : Boot " XI. " Idea series,and is the that related of any is the root word first idea from which selected. by The their These " Words The the follow suggested are or ideas are the expressed is easily "dependent" words phraseology turns. words "Relative former ideas, the ideas in which dependent and it spring from by rightly using which which it. language remembered those are idea, which root upon Ideas" "Relative 2. latter to "Boot suggest the suggest the to kinds: two Suggesters." used are of are leading or root wording of the relative following. A 3. the language readilysuggests ? ? How an idea tion connec- separate parts. is established connection What in or all its with tives, which is a word which phraseology observable expressed,through some is This " Word Root " Why ? three by the (See Interroga- Interrogative " Analysis.") A 4. the Thus, root word the " a ; which words relative because sentences Suggester" is a word used phraseology of a relative idea "Relative " Suggester is in distinguishbetween Relative but to stand for root ideas ; the ideas, and latter they merely suggest connected therewith. the are some the those termed wording to suggest respects a dependent suggesting Suggesters of important tharTthis, for it not only holds together by the Analysis the several aspects of to itself by observable extended ideas, but it also holds The Word does relative ideas Eoot affinities the Suggesters, used simply Thus, aids all follow merely are acquire the wording discarded altogether as soon to words root its are porary tem- of the as the permanent be perpetually kept in mind required. easilyreproduced whenever these Some do not require intervening helps, but to feeble memory with a they are necessity, as they form mind the sustain to rests and also They are point to another. in learning poetry than on prose poetry multiplicityof ideas which HOW Our of It follow because some each the third, and learning first idea bearing the upon second the third. together each these each other. become series Thus, the see the exercise will related be each to relationship,it connected the spring from they should the idea root it in have a the second, ideas into of ideas taking composition, carefully relationship any If if it has see off root in it has idea. first three them of if second to is the on. piece and idea If the other, mark so any the each or " to the idea several it of out grow greater root student the that only necessary relationship the first to Before the a By It is successiye examine that Where it. the uf other, the first is called others way. second perceive to necessary IDEAS. define to one contains. series. necessary it from more account states related is not is sufficient ideas much Analysis (Chap. VI.) the to perceive when ideas are Comparative always able other. definition any direct EOOT RECOGNIZE TO opening first idea or it. prompters, or it may supports by which and which the ; but is learned piece be should and matter, more a ideas clearlyrelated are series, and any first idea of i"jeas, thoroughly learned, will the amine ex- with connection any having the has, then it bracket relationship to of piece. control so to and each These ensure series, root the 34 it is followed and by dignity. power and to the second "It that The Inferential is word root with of "But" is not root a verb the what " word, and is In is last "therefore." is Therefore, what ? consider this," etc. IS WOED BOOT THE sceptre ' ' The ? Shows the only emphasized two of aspects in the justice be INVARIABLY the preferred, and word "Therefore, Though " this case, ? the its The is gives and also its dignity. always leads on importance as connecting this extended comparison originating "sceptre." to show "It that of the what Shows something. temporal power." sceptre shows force sceptre." " Thus well. quiteas answers ? idea. being closelylinked noun and " third The him Interrogative "Why" relative to the its power Hence takes." him is blessed is it blessed? How its Interrogatives What It blesseth Why? blessed." these "Blessed." is blessed." [mercy] twice again apply We word root relative ideas, referringto two THE Jew." thy plea, ? SAME . The always used its root be the word selected same word, by different as noun with closelyconnected when a greater suggestiveness ; but will always prove questions ? these the idea into connection root Do and the the verb test we of account on have given it answer sufficiency. Does these bring together every part connection can word its not persons may be sometimes may with it ? Unless immediately established every part of the idea, another be an to of obvious between word the must be selected. By trained should select referred practice,the judgment will become so the to rarely miss word but root ; proper doubt exist in the choice of words, always which best the answers requirements little a as any that to. The Magazine following beautiful were adduced principlescould once not apply lines by to a from the critic to show all kinds of Century that the composition; 35 but, of this course, resourcefulness which of he Out of the would the the reader benefit has from : and now, and it up at be to only be met in word draw by once as he however The case. every itself, by the to in the Thus, "they," the to only needs what they are reader Thus " How or why ? The ? " and reason or same found, the idea. to prove sister are in will ' be The first line. lies can dependent just quoted will Analysis Brother answer of if different the once the of his apply The difficulties part lines word last in found some for little hundred for word every of the word root a to ; but impossible can hope these root analysis, lines, and valuable. analysis searching a : difficult very to these present themselves literary composition ; and of to-morrow the difficulties would forms dim tion adapta- sorrow. appear words root principle, any of " little perseverance so power they: joy go give the and the tact upon yesterday, dusty hand, doubtless and are golden sight, it would principle of first apply student sister the in Hand largely depend possosses and Through At the she or Brother will it. they." their in- future, expressed in separableness of past, present, and to-morrow." These three words the "yesterday, now, described "golden," "dusty," by the terms periods are "Out" and their "dim." and are "through" ponding corresThus of the verbs. "Out golden yesterday." " "out" word The bring the of the .careful succession phraseology Of many whole course, which the following in rule every appear application. which to be mind to they has such are its will word, will easily with particular every expressed. exceptions ; but very be found to yield to root CHAPTER XII. SYNTHESIS. INTERROGATIVE HOW will It establishes and also seen and each and root word by which brought to when Why ideas analysing their reconstruction shall recall recall only not the root idea subsequent every the medium afterwards again word. This idea, but the root this shall relation any use together until having centre constant root continued be must its Interrogatives, in building around the form to is be own connection They three we extended suggestive these and parts separate into sentence should our its part is held Therefore, '? in word. and idea an questions up them central the of structure root every clause ? three gather we Anatysis word root same bring the is every mind. How ? and which by the verbal these, through links Interrogative The the sentences other WOKDS. between By radiating What the rebuilding minds. the that separate parts. individual clauses EOOT connection in use with be a all its USE TO to word also it. EEPETITION. the Though the is need of always repetition, yet Articulate effects the naturally "law its form, dependent that Verbal of clause any once the word brain articulated form ever Cohesion." or order upon of each which word, its and if in in any afterwards careful and, cases mental than set before above phraseology pressions, im- form through mark to this possible. some Therefore, be sentence, repetition reason, and equal, human of aloud or minimise is to amount following audibly, the assume principle certain have upon words and a the done be utterances greater, most for necessary always should of this purpose turns. peating re- well all, the 37 In eloquent perorationswhere rhetorical successive comparisons rapidly follow each poetry figuresor other, in as chapter. succession have or the essay of These should and numbered Macaulay be order marked them in the the first or acquired,and then must be and be used idea we The to primary it. Their to each and sequence them cause been word, root follow other ship relation- suggest each addition,a "Eelative in as series has any relation to the root idea and recall the to of the ideas which carefullyobserved. afterwards, and their mind repeated along with the of these ideas will this example referred to. This stylesof compositionsuch as root to examine proceed connection be can of carefully observed, in the student's is very necessary in certain the essay in question. When end the at other Suggester" of sentence each may relative idea. ISOLATED Ideas having ideas word no the ; but, on relative ideas extend two series,and In the an connection be must IDEAS. remembered other too with previous or by if any hand, far, they should additional root following examples, a word the separate succession be divided sequent subroot of into employed. relative ideas are indicated by a slightdash under each Suggester,the root words having a thick line underneath. Each sentence or idea connected with be analysed if a Suggester must at least it must be repeated twice or thrice necessary until the suggestive word readily recalls its phraseology and then repeated along with the preceding sentences that containingthe root word. from The three examples following represent the three most ordinary forms of blank literarycomposition. The first is a specimen of from the "Merchant of Venice," this being the verse difficult form of composi'uion most to learn by heart. " " " COMIC In dealing with examples of WRITINGS. humourous writings or difficultcompooitioawhere any ceptional ex- extended 38 of succession comparisons entail a continuous hard In all to remember. difficult phrases or sentences of Presentation" such given in apply the "Kule cases, first into easily assimilated Chap. VIII., dividing them connecting them, and repeating them portions, then together, afterwards accordingto the above rule. \ ideas or EXAMPLES THREE EXERCISES OF BOOT IN WORDS SUGGESTERS. AND MERCY. The STRAINED It qualityof droppeth It blesseth him The throned attribute Wherein But the force of (aid)to is above It is enthroned awe this in the It is an And earthlypower attribute Should see And that The deeds course his crown, temporal above fear of kings : sceptredsway, of kings Himself ; ; likest God's justice.Therefore, Jew, of : prayer of justice,none we do pray doth this Consider teach : us for mercy; us all to of mercy. exercise is analysed power and [render Shakespeare. The takes, it becomes doth then show salvation same that majesty, Though justicebe thy plea. That, in the blessed; and hearts to God seasons mercy him better than doth sit the dread mercy When ; it is twice mightiest ; monarch heaven from gives,and the sceptre shows The THEREFORE that mightiest in strained, gentlerain beneath 'Tis His SOEPTBB the as earth the Upon BLESSED is not mercy on pages 33 and 34. 39 THE CHARACTER the '-Times" Copiedfrom No words of national can and it is which also of those direct who and sweetness double generation imperfect the lowly she ascended few years which to seek a the has- majority vast and general upon combination rare of blending could have the this achieved the asylum where measure own social But, nations was did we gone monarchy held which and had through its support, own and nor a and British now had held be Throne but unscathed only infection it was devastating if it A confusion, in due in of the no internal buttresses stands, not ideas from exempt legitimate ground new when instability. orderly evolution while over occupant. the escape and ones the security, must not influence high potentates That of its general of Europe turmoil time, not formed have great extreme could. Continent, the have built for its and country if of one character to the evils of most beneficent condition one troublous prestige convulsed the The they that the over overthrown, were small grave once earth. throne dynasties added which at in the save of extent later, it became with Our the of the ones know, never Queen, through came can way, by the wielded the heart and policy world, and that subtle a perience, ex- success. This and of Only only and head the formed be only first at commanded has of confidence strength, highest qualities of national our affairs of character. indications external and could judgment the For ever-maturing long period she that event to-day. watched, with of development affection the won whose of diffidence, later Through has Victoria Queen sense by the chronicle to duty 1901. universal awakened bereavement years every over esteem general grief,the melancholy conscientious destiny. the personal our VICTORIA. QUEEN of Wednesday, January 2yd, express nearly sixty -four with OF where of the plaint. com- other conflict, if were being only broadly 40 based nations kindred the over the and the affections results gentle in of great a the sagacity, unassailable rectitude of Queen. The loyal nation of careful not Queen the constitution her part in Government and knew also have potent kind, ideals Christian the necessities and life. of unsullied the inseparable large has want of not a thank to simplicity austere yet shining Her the her position for of the by concomitants reached duties nation, the assert influence an used rights faith and Courts, if it cannot standard, of far as almost been to be and and of has come high as one Court had of most enforce to permit, Her of her the of the religious would which vices the by always played by choice, was homeliness. and and She to her Minister. Queen life own solutely ab- regarded society at the plead example. ESSAY give the latter half ONLY. autocratic personal virtue, MACAULAY'S We too a for magistrate demanded, the to scrupulously rights imposes. been only faithful out the chief not always consistently^ind vigorously of social the the occasion against Throne and has equally marked forgot never as when how, limits confers the We the overstep to but Though position. own that of the for she more, toTtieconstitution, her constitution, much her owes it and to claims as these owe sweetness, disinterestedness, utter in the strong \ve sea, womanly the to degree the people's will, but the upon to concrete. the In authors We not but Brutus, and only difficult. writer that abstrac~he interest the many works are have not a the men jealousy (1); BUNYAN. district move is almost gave the JOHN being the as Bunyan ever ON not an of lago, brated cele- tions. personifica- mere an of Othello, but but perfidy (2); patriotism (3).The mind of 42 MANY and Two AND are we there t51riso"l" afraid not C"m" 0nB the during there century, minds. One Lost," It will be that seen comparison the have we of these other their the opposite the line acting through recall few the in not memory visual without be strong, then considerable, such a sermon sequence evtry be may the as he referred If the would the law of page Contiguity generally assistance, if only reader's connect may to of the will the at the number be lecture, then or WORDS. margin memory other any Suggestive Contraction" chapter on presentation. ideas of "Paradise pointsin ROOT Should, however, " are and the in it occurs, the number. the "Pilgrim's Progress." THE in which words creative great XIII. is written word England seventeenth two succsssive order REMEMBER If each the produced the CHAPTEB TO of though particularlyobserved. more HOW in men only were numbered contrast, that or half latter that say clever manv were to used they visual them by of the end of the to recall should words either the be order ; or they key words in consecutive should be learnt by Analysis and Correlation, as shewn in Chapters VI. and VII. of dealing Thus have three separate methods we nob with the root words when are marginal insertions correlated to the sufficient to recall them 1. They may required 2. They and 3. They may be : correlated to the key words in the mind in their order. be connected by Analysis Correlation. may be represented by Suggestive tractions Con- 43 The last-mentioned articles, essays, words not do The and three the in is certain a following the preceding short for best the where root number. the of chapter tractions Con- Suggestive of examples words root the pieces poetical exceed suggest shewn method " three Exercises" : "MERCY." words Root strained, sentence" Suggestive blessed, strange, words Expressive words Root sentence Suggestive It are to far in will be introduced form as their remember a in proper them. delightful, Only delightful order By to this order, book, join the and the some words little Cowper (of) Cowper's book conjunctions, expressing sentence possible. ESSAY. that seen thanks owning only, " generations watchwords escape, MACAULAY'S escape, thanks owes, sentence" generation, watched, express, Suggestive there sceptres, VICTORIA. QUEEN Root therefore sceptre, blessed, prepositions, words together thought are effort or held is etc., so as idea as together required to 44 m in i 1 "3a *C "; 3 5"'s "si 3*i 22-2 "a s,^ IJ1Ifl Safe S2 ' ."g ag 5i-i "3 is "" I =3'"*' I lr.| 1*1 fi E ""IaSffiaif a^ s? ^1 "rtCOtf"c"coe""I3a"ei3(Deo"eo I g ^ 5 " 0 S ** 1 o " D "O.T: "o x t". a H "1" S: 3M " S^-S ""- is? "31? 5?*!* 9 SjUJ* """ B^Tjc H 1S1II I? 47 CHAPTEB METHODS fact The correlated or with Yet Thus it. we may best known and connect A fail to where most it with but the two him and a his qualityof uprightness. You some take the we his personality name. suffice for the present, togetherafterwards. is gentleman's name only strikingthing which is Therefore will often name. complexion, his prominent element of word a suggestinghis be correlated may Thus, suppose the he resides. connection person's a and well his features association mere remember be associated in something already known know or should desire to remember we profession,and APPLICATION. OF we to XV. can you think character, viz. therefore Southwell, and of : respecting his integrity correlate thus straight, all-round, equatorial circle, Southern : " hemisphere " Southwell The he is "best doctor, and a You Jackson. " known fact about correlate thus healing, restoring, building The he is "best known " Harding. You you therefore legal, bonds, chains, oval NUMEBIOAL A fact " . up, house fact about and solicitor, a person is that that his name is to rember wish you another keep built Jackson " another person is that is forgettingthat his name correlate thus iron Jack that rings, hard : " ring" Harding APLLICATIONS. often express not only a number but a may well ; and in this lies another advantageof senting reprewords instead of figures by single arbitrary word as letters. it is desirable to remember the date of suppose letter received on February 23rd. The word "fury" Thus a 48 would letter initial will fact, such a mountain, che The form fact subject. In some together as above, but not the why the to conform date the cases, where the not, we have two Law word of the any words method, the form root But Verbal by something hear, the the processes while forming and ID to eye each see, the of verbal the of the ear mind to and mental the number of the idea. the by is which it with. the tongue having has something to reflect upon. assimilation Thus its influence bined, com- in impression. making associations, the The or depend to as and separate faculty exerts deepening conciseness. for provided ; also to articulate word influencingmemory sense deals is and whether number something to lay hold strengthen itself in each fact it cohesion forms necessityfor remembering except in a few specialcases. each It pages. smallest word in by reducing expressing provided with is ten formed so words or therefore this By are correlation a next their be should then they enlarge the of Presentation to and strikingas possible. used the occupying will obviate order exact words Events, etc., correlations seldom event, each the should This the place, with vary much be correlated may factors have to be Historical extended. sentence entirelyupon which numerical a a the various may several too to the the and as connecting idea when necessary. connecting idea be expressed in the adding may of into idea an of Events Historical is best with any generally advisable, as presentation when is by in Dates as are This distance this association of the with, or be first translated the with exact dealt remember illustrated of a body, the height of a metal, the motion the length of a river, or the date of an event, figuresmust associated further to position the as of weight is desirable it be connection in through the following pages subjects. When 23, but by its suggest the month. also words of use number or it would "F," double This date the only give not Lav; of element most Presentation essential demands. 50 51 52 I ^ 0) jj 8 " .fl """o .2"5 I I .s" S-i frj p, 0 S^ ^oo'Soo'rt _ ,2 =" " "s .-s i o be 3"'$ I TH O a g^^ fci trf151 ^ A. " Q ^3 r s fI I I " Tjt o . _ IO ^ | 1 | T* oo s W CO ^ :5 5 1 2-Q-a 1-1 !1 ' o p"f I "M , ""o 0 " " " a*l 1 11 2" ! | |S3? | g 1 1 S o,n f|| 1 f I I 5 I I I SfilSejPafcH " "* Hi 2! s 2 1 i 1 j! c 3 " S I N * a ni i c S ? 4s g " "D " c3 ""? H I S to 1.1 |" ," S - 3 * " " ^ I -P I 'a " " 1 " i 5 rS a Q * a 1 1 S 1 "" rt " b fH 4) S "s. p fool I . "I 3^^x03^!; 1 a "a s S "S ^ -2 " "o 02 "-" .. . " i -gio.ss"? sill 05 "* " -2 " 5?."* S "o S"J2|*|*M 7 OQ i-* rk JL.J 'f S^1?? I fill fill H QD 13 OC S il . :J .a .2 00^ M0 r.f i"^K:*^i rl-'^"-o O i"lv|i |"a *?" S S5 1-1 2 E3 ill 511 1 1 PQ EH i s .j " aH I 56 -2 S g E f B, sail 8r3 3 f 3 3 "9 S | PI " I " i, lk^s I s 5 " " C3 " !s "" 'S "a a 59 T3 d "a-is *o "o "", | 0" i! I i:f"iwf-iW-^l i-^"l. ""1 O3 g"o-g ." 3 ^ "5 iH O -p (j i ^ S 1 i." 1 t~ 1C "" "I - Hi 3 a" -S "" -a 1* ? I 3 C~ r^ O 1^ ro CT5 oo oo oo "si i5!1! l "s i :-" "2 I I* 3 I 1 2 3 " I13^' w 5 S la* O " O ^ a a 3 : """" -33 t. i. O 03 - 5 iJcb " t "1S ^3 1 8 * s " -I o" a S *a rt-3- 3 " -3 N S1 g " 3 S 3 " a 1 23 I 5 Q " 1 i, ^* 60 SOVEREIGNS. ENGLISH (See next page.) NORMAN. I. William II. William I. Henry Stephen The "Kings and above. Let arranged a the time, and if of which children lines, the should be learned dynasty only be learned will carefully point teacher one the peculiar affinities line, some Queens" in we will the have have and namas order of as at out each indicated little by the connecting difficultyin learning them. The of Accession of each sovereign for elder the following pages, children are given on arranged in short, easily-remembered presentations. These associations are perfectly natural ; they do not lead the mind astray from the real facts of history,but each is based some one point or historical fact connected upon of the sovereign,or with his or with the character her reign. with the necessity for the use This does away of to analogies or similar sounds homophonic prevent the No confusion and names associations being mixed. can characters take place if any knowledge of the history or is possessed, and only intended to be learned they are elementary knowledge of the by children having some Dates subjects. Gl syllablesfollowing the names of the sovereignfrom William the order and number Conqueror ; the remaining syllablesgive the date. underlined The Most the of the associations possessivecase, as : read the being as in " Third's the Henry to be are give few age, fix can 216 DATES (One thousand OF ACCESSION. to these always be added must numbers.) IDE* CONNECTING CIRCUMSTANCE ASSOCIATION UPON OR WHICH IS B THE .SEE. NORMAN. 1 "William the 2 pickaxe I., strong 6 conqueror's II.,rude mattress William 8 Rufus' 3 6 I. seized Henry Stephen stirs the anti-Christ throne brother 0 his mattress, carried belonged into a his to Robert Stephen's 135 at this rude a battleaxo, a period a weapon on body being peasant's hut 7 10 4 called common laid old throne an sometimes action stirred up a war PLANTAGENET. lamplighter II. cried 5 Henry cried 54 1 for his 6 Richard I. begs complaining 89 1 7 John few age can fix Edward eschewed 2 10 Edward II. gone of one Jews I. finds Jews so is thus cated indi- its upright conduct faction satisconsequent our longest lived sov- ereigns 216 9 ended forsook and 199 Ill's life The lamplighter. in which gloom and Richard, long a prisoner, probably often begged for release John left contentment 8 Henry a darkness 72 ferocious '307 were reign expelled during this 62 DATES AOCKSSION OF (continued). CONNECTING ClRCUMSTANCK PRESENTATION PRESENTATION NAME 11 NUMBER AND Edward III. WORDS. IDEA UPON OR WHICH is THE BASED. France strong reduces 327 12 Richard land II 's crow seditious 377 LANCASTER. 13 wrongly IV. Henry wrongly rights pretending Henry V. conquers VI's Henry the to have throne of II. Burgundy 1 4 15 to Richard 399 14 pretending 3 life young marred too began soon unfortunate an when nine only reign months old 422 YORK. 16 Edward IV 's Edward complex be correction and 461 17 Edward caused murdered his own son murdered languished V. Henry's in his for own tent, wards after- was by to son the same person pity 483 18 Richard III, cannot bear pity "483 TUDOR. 19 VII. Henry coming coining for fights great 8 so Henry VIII. grew 21 Edward VI. knew 9 Edward's none boisterous him to 647 Mary 23 Elizabeth too fires soon gentle character avoid rough and companions led terous bois- lighted "5 choose great violent ~50 22 for "5 4 20 prepared battles 53 her three wise 5 pilots 58 choice servants of are statesmen thus indicated and DATES ACCESSION OF (continued). CONNECTING IDEA OR T10N NAME WORDS. NUMBEK. AND PRESENTATION is BASED. STUART. exploded I. Stuart 24 James 25 Charles his parliament nearly ex(This idea may refer ploded. to the Gunpowder Plot, or to or 603 strife I. rude Q 2 kinS's hasty ^ occupies times 5 impolite and some- of way pressing ex- himself) 26 Commonwealth acts new forces new at national exerting work in the life 649 27 foolish IPs Charles picnic jokes 6 C 28 0 it exit moon! IPs James 8 6 29 Ill's William wise 5 prudent William's acquitraent (and Mary) policy marked was by great prudence 689 30 she Anne, resolute so ~ 7 2 0 HANOVER. 31 dishonour beyond George I. George II. he 714 32 looked this his disputive to his refers disputes with son 727 33 receives Ill's George physic old 760 34 IV. George regards not this true refers woes his to of the ment harsh treat- queen 820 35 seaside IV's William was petticoat sailor, and old an of the fond ever sea 830 selects 36 Victoria prettiest 837 as fortunate choice as and in her Elizabeth selection of public servants 37 bereft, VII. Edward fine clothes shunned to his mourning Victoria 901 A refers supplementarypaper gives the Sovereigns of England with the key words in consecutive order for those who connected preferit. for 64 SCRIPTURE Biblical sound students to locate To AND TEXTS the memorize easily can text any NARRATIVES. or passage of the name the principles of of scripture. book with the chapter use though this is done with necessary, for the and incidents as they are is not Biblical tives narra- of use general readers. Bible But style of students familiar sufficiently principal inspired writers, or with the with connected recognize them That at such the of their utterances many the cumstance ciras to once. is from the Psalms or passage of Isaiah, or the epistles of St. Paul, and such the from with are prophecy generally tell a ; but give the exact chapter where ba able to do to find it is to most a great difficulty. To be accomplished in this is a great advantage, and it can with either by making an association the two as : ways examples at the end of this chapter ; or, by finding from the passage the chapter number words to indicate we can to " it where "All like sheep " Like that them 103. fear him."" PSALM Thus give all together. Thus generation " him Seek while 5 give the pitieth to "One word father the ye he the 3 would it will the astray," gone a as 0 before The " have fourth third and The but we Thus occurs. be his etc." number children, ciii. indicate numerals ; nor of so the 0 3 it that that seen ISAIAH, was liii. chapter. Lord pitieth Psalm nob 3 it is not need sary always necesthey always be " shall praise thy while Lord is near." " ISAIAH he works may Iv. to another." be found, " call Ps. cxlv. ye upon GG a *.Ilfl8l"" i I*ul311111s! S-!~ I JLsi lgtj|8#*5^" ^ s ffS C S CC fcjQp 5 8" a "" t llj 3 53| S ||Vg i " fc" t/D f"" 111^ in? ^ I :" i!j3ti!j!frfil tii ""a O rn'C i S o I ""K1 '"""""e" O " O " S3 Si"! "-g".a -apcfr, 67 oooooooo oooooooo OOOOOOOO "o S ^ S~"" Jo" 'H~ S""*" of^ "H~ -icqfH^THcqrHo U MATHEMATICS AND Mathematical of figures and by which means rememberable We of those scientific numbers of Eules may be generally consist Sound provide of easily transformed a into words. and 2, 3, 7. These corresponding Chap. XIV.) (See "Key," how remember to certain taking connected words key some numbers, be may their to to or related cor- extent. any CONNECTIVE WORD WORD Cook INDICATIVE cook " three " soles WORDS Key key a " "cuffs 1 Carlyle's fit " preferred, number the use when In all made key word Take 30" 0 Cos 1 Tan 0 It will rootS, that sounds ratios 45" 60" 1 Sow V% V| " 0 Come Vi 1 etc., all though or names the " boat framed so that the will suggest it. of from Logarithm certain angles the table " : " that begin with system of and bamboos, " Toads oo noticed be : negro's be indicate to 90" -/I V3 8450980 " of the Trigonometry V$ \ Sin old should word taken follows as from sentence the next Todhunter's 0" soles number or 7 so be may Logarithm, three the cases word other the " 4771213 " 980 any of 3010300 " 13 8450 If 3 money 2 coat 2 boat LOG. 0 loose want 477 Cuff negro's 1030 heiresses " NO. old from 30 in SCIENCE. formulae The signs. give below an example of primary Logarithms the KEY and PHYSICAL reduce, " renewed, home read, none, verse syllables indicating the Thus "r." deals numerals, yet it we utilise in with a 2, root be will especially more once rule, canoes, and unreared, " rue, seen the similar 70 that it will be signs, and by its initial letter only will often suggestiveclue which the sign never the manner the name the a memory the Take signs quadrants 3rd 2nd 1st Trigonometrical the of example an as + Tangent + the first suggest the the case are signs in : + plug Words in 4th " + " can. " the quadrant Cosine Eatios afford : In " found of names lus m.nus minug " arranged having the initial letters will same them. ASSIMILATING WORDS. Sine signs pull poor Cosine cousins please many Of such retain such course, resorted to in a and will grasp pits make tan Tangent be QUADRANTS. plan a when cases as just the muddled maiden poets parchments many illustrated Generally, retain without must only utterly fails memory formulas. them men the memory artificial to itself assistance,if " in Chap. VI JI. on tion." Presentarightly directed as shewn the rule given there be followed Not only must the student should also in regard to all formulae, but write them clearly and legibly,closelyobserving their their significance. Never write and remembering form without formula a thinking of its import, and or copy them should have those who difficultyin remembering write them repeatedly. remarks These apply only to signs,but in regard to scientific facts formulae or expressed in numbers, the of incalculable service. These Rules of Sound are place whole the language at the service of the student, by in nearly every he which manipulate numbers may at the possibleform by the aid of the Glossary of Words end of the A the book. person studying following table that we Acoustics recently brought us might assist him in learning 71 it. As such students, we reference to tables it insert such are as tables difficultyto common a example an and as a science guide in generally. ACOUSTICS. TABLE at how feet many following When SHEWING substances numerical in expressed as following page. second per : facts the VELOCITY THE OP it travels SOUND the through " contain table of decimals, Chemical they Elements be must on a CHEMISTRY, are on the whole of regard who Students sometimes by come of process be substituted the following gives O H such letters syllable a in old shoes" following in matics, Mathe- added to the the express letter. Thus Carbonic cacle Hencoops must of letters the Acid : " only CO =H 2 retain syllables the prepare O the upon are will cannot case, or the follows to O + must them, they Words formula out+crib Hebrews In initial number a which to. another where number and followed remember signs, touched resorted with formula, with whose the numbers, carefully formula a application. be must to express Mathematics on generally can dealing word one to few given Presentation. across ordinary any of chapter directions its using another have figures many Elements followed, and the where Chemical formulas signs, Eule the to the and read well be number if mostly consist of the must page But decimal. formulas example following express be the employed, the chemical remember To 223 HO+CO=HCO 223 2 This plan circumstances but the the of memory on next Elements indicated, minutes. from by which resorted it refers The chemical Newth's they special only, etc., names, is Supplementary students be the formulae to special text may in to specific gravities, page. for prepared be and mentioned, illustrated Paper only must book, learned contains all arranged in a as few 75 HOW FACTS As a Thus, fact as He grains. two to express Quinine would in grains" Queen's two both suggest NUMBERS. Thus number. the BOTH Chap. XV., a word may well as a number initial letter. by its memorizing a recipe,the quantitybeing would select a word beginning with "g" chemist a AND indicated already express EXPRESS MAY WORDS the and drug word. by the number Suppose it is desirable to groom 2 the quantity exact indicated of any the volume in with the letter to title of purpose rate value or Fiction 325 " Travels 184 " for the Free suppose to time. in which certain a it is to be school boys with any serve fact, but a the the it. wishes other will often only suggesting not clerk : from town the remember to rate Lincoln, his place of in England abroad. or stapleproduct of the firm is machinery, word to Liverpool,35/-. The Levite" " and may its initial letter would be added as thus shewn " a in suggest the living seaside. the chapter on words be used to indicate both kind may place and distance, article and price,at^the "Clairvoyance" same begin with matters, words So, for man)'- other purposes, value, associated the carriageper ton would give 35, place ; or a word and and Translator carriageof goods, say, employment, Thus of a should consulting Science, Art, Fiction, or Travels,thus connected Suppose selected department So in commercial double word book the of found, whether a the indicate ber library num- publiclibrarywithout number The catalogue. the recollect 76 ARITHMETIC AND ACCOUNTS. TIME-TABLES EAILWAT COMMERCIAL AND COBBESPONDENCE. Though the language express Rules of make Sound in endless numbers their greatest aid to Arithmetic rules, but in remembering totals When it kind, by the the at of of the Glossary the end of with Should the fact it be in denomination should yet all united by Desolate, In the correct calculation into Words of any words number for the provided book, and the associated then in with it. question connected each and pounds, shillings, pence, be expressed in a separate word, or " flies dandy, also and Bookkeeping remember of idea, thus one results. or to our variety of form, yet in working out not sum or any be translated should answer aid purpose the mind desirable numbers in answer is is of the whole " " s. d. 708 13 5 the recollection of accounts the remember of unlimited To service. principles are the word ledger page of any person's account, some with his should be associated expressing the number itself will be or name. Very often, the name person found to express The associated examples of amount in of the number. of the part some balances customers' same Take manner. Application Cooper Moseley "Walker" be to " have yet commercial facts essential news none Eates, and for 43 2 15 571 180 owes Lists of prices,Eailway d. s. 238 unwise might some following " paid carries " be : " Tatton" also may the business a men host to of other have at 77 command ready be remembered in this may effort when associated. once scarcely an numerical When any numbers separate be connected formed so to as separate word, 01 the phraseology of would amounts thus association the he it is death died and liabilitiesof W. 707, the by of the form sorrows 8 40 remember the date added always being of the distracting and " petulant 769 may numbers 821 be combined in any form and fact. any wijjja TIME EAILWAT departureof the remember TABLES. trains from any station needful to link any period of the day, it is only complete idea the separate together in one during indicatingthe of each time of the whole The those Brown: the birth is put just after person, that of Napoleon Buonaparte, born 769, Buonaparte To a distinction of the The discloses, great requiredto 821, the 1000 In this way in of any Take name. numbers " 3 birth and must distinguishedby the Suppose an accountant indicated be th" two : Brown, So when of assets, "840. ; fact has it,the association one express be otherwise the assets liabilities, "3,707 two with sentence. to remember wishes commercial or with manner leaving during journey is made. certain hour To train. need trains that portion many, not be included, only of the trains the suffice, say would numbers the day when running during a from 8 to 9 a.m., or departureshould be expressed by a word or words, and these linked together as stated. The morning expresses from King's Cross to Leeds and be expressed as follows : the North may 9 to 10. The time of each " Leave Leeds" wake by sunrise, this annoys, 5, 15" 7, 15 " 8, surprised, and 45 " cold 10, besides 35 73 COKEESPONDENOE, COMMERCIAL clerk A by correlatingtogether person correspondent, on of words : of associated or is complaint weight, say the by the following a " above connected would four words with this letter. all the remember To and short carter musing No. shortxveight Cartwright 29 May thus of letter, 93 empty suggest principal word any given date, take a suggestive associate them together t" a first word as the letter is received Co., and shortness or correlated be latter, it may The defect, damage, some " fourth the a suppose Cartwright 29th, from May Thus, letter. of the number subject, and the third the any the first ; suggesting of the the name words four letter, the second of the date the correspondence with his memorize may the particulars received letters for each on letter and date expressing the above. shewn FINANCE. INTEREST widely So touch to do the industrial our involved AND ASSUEANCE. LI?E principlesof Interest and give quickly various amounts commercial estimates in certain and and life that remember investments and Insurance the the power exact risks and be quote them tables, etc., is able to TABLES to but time, business which The in mind readily without the tedious reference a great advantage, and not only saves gives many opportunities and openings in would be system enables be otherwise anyone lost. to easilyfix such tables unforgetable, and we have had in use time for commercial of men knowing the Rules spme these two to Sound, a Supplementary Paper devoted subjects. This contains a very unique Interest Table, so as to 79 "which the covers to any of finance, ground whole being applicable and of interest, to any amount, The from one day upwards. rate for any table is length of time, remarkably simple and suggestive,using only 19 days as the basis of computation, which are arranged in the followingorder : " 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, CO, 70, 80, 90, 100 The 19 days here Calendar given on Key (likethe interest for any known. number give below three tho We from by Table the Life with anyone of twice or once a later days examples the whole form given of numbers of be can from which whose table business it,for which will serve as a used can the can one guide, as be also learned reading : " is that is world-wide reader required,the to here immediately contains the more number of TABLE. LIFE The which this and word the Suggestive page) from standing for the penca the last syllablegives th"n one syllable, farthings. When a ; but easilymake given in the it extends of a prominent should his any office other be adaptations Supplementary Paper up to own 70 years. 80 ADVANCED The subjectis and GRAMMAR. the specialhelp which system gives in this in its power to classify more especiallyshewn in order retentive the best laws governing correct composition. Forty-nine Kules of Syntax selected eminent the most from English grammarians, including and Morrell, Micklejohn, Cornwall, Lennie, Mason, classified and arranged in consecutive order others are so mind recalled whenever to to be easily as required. of Composition is As this arrangement of the Rules of to be printed in any too extensive book, it forms one the Supplementary Papers speciallyprepared for the use of arrange authors, writers, and others, referred to the on last page. rules The are arranged in sections verbs, adverbs, adjectives,and in extend while governing being pronouns, with dealt and nouns pronouns 20, verbs to 30, and adverbs and adjectivesto 40, the minor parts of speech take the remainder. rules anxious a to clearer and more give to " could below adverbs Nos. "Only" correct all to position com- who correctly. They definite knowledge of from gain books in from the examples two to write 33 and being underlined number 33. many guide invaluable are how subject than We and know to impart the clearest form compiled ever No. articles to These the Laws order. due nouns, " : 34, the a are will the lifetime. section lating re- syllablesgiving " the noun always follow precede the adjective,adverb, should but qualifies, it or verb. No. 34. " Never, Sometimes, Always, generallyplaced before the exception being the the verb Often, words "to etc., are they qualify, be." learned) the been each particular sphere in which was Confusion is prevented by the striking contrasts classes following each Thus other. statesmen come famous. of the between separate those writers, and and poets in art famous famous in war religion. or LAWS OF MEMORY those AND ENACTMENTS. examinations, and those preparing for law often already engaged in the legal profession are greatly their inconvenienced to remember the by inability ticulars parStudents connected various such enactments, when place, period, "c., number, Act any of the as Parliament recorded. was things Three student be with absolutely essential enactment respecting any are solicitor or required or questioned The Sovereign 2. The number of 3. The chapter where the law erery likely to : upon under 1. to which Act the the Act the upon in clause became law. Statutes. question may be found. The be will following, taken sufficient principlesof sound to the shew to from their Stephen's Commentaries student how to the apply recollection. WORD SUGOKST1KG ENACTMENT NUMBER SOVEREIGN CHAP. IT Enrolment of Sales Act enrolled Jewess hates 2 Old Wills old Act wills 7 Hebrew Corpus Corpus 2 Fines Abolition Act Fines Henry becomes 3 he VIII hailed 3 Habeas Henry antics Charles and 3 and her VIII 1 soon 2 II warn 4 William 6 one cooped 1 1 never IV 7 4 83 successive When sovereigns the the instance New " enactments association New Wills have with beginning is IV Vic. to with connection by using a instead, thus TO HOW The the them, word tunic I a to Late or each be must tended ex- important case. LANGUAGE. be primary principlesto 6 important decisions NEW A Queen association suggest LEARN 2 Life, for (5) Late " it is desirable to remember When for initial,words very uncommon indicate the Late used be Keign may reign. in L Lunn's William for Victoria V Take " worn 7 As Act." different be extended. must Wills under occur brought into operation those of Analysis, Presentation,and Correlation,the are in studying the Grammar, first being especiallyneedful of which the mastery depends upon that close observation and comparison of affinities dealt with in Chap. VI. methods The clearlyindicated found we minimising of shall therefere in remarks our confine its difficulties will be remarks our Latin, and upon here French to only. efforts Grammar, so regard to French many recentlymade to simplifyit that having briefly With have been pointed out to consider The the the more valuable vocabularies or of these, the similarities of terminations shall we language as a pass on whole. of the tenses in many Chardenal's pointed out in many grammars tinguish especiallygives a table shewing at a glance the disof all the regular conjugations terminations are now in every All " tense. these arrangements the grammar, are but in of great value learningthe in membering re- vocabularies 84 and language generally own student the is left his to more resources. In learning foreign words, the comparison of every word with its English equivalent is necessary. This should be done in Chap. VI. directed and, if possible, as all other words be excluded from should the sight while first impression is being secured. The sentation Prechapter on that will shew alone will often Contiguity all other recollection when elements secure influencing , " ' ' are memory absent. in But addition to careful this, a fail to reveal some comparison will seldom points of either in form, sound, or affinityor contrast idea, which will aid their subsequent recollection with another. one When both Comparison and Analysis fail to recall a be used with word, then the principleof Correlation may advantage. (See'illustrations of this process in Chap. VII. ) All the principal nouns, verbs, etc., of a language be easilylearned and if afterwards this manner, in may combined into short sentences with other parts of speech, the law of verbal cohesion will their secure subsequent recollection. Each possible,be legiblywritten and repeated aloud more quickly, for ; first slowly, then times each day, until it can be as readilyarticulated a few in the student's sentence as own language, any In correlatingforeign words we generally fail may words to obtain sounds or exactly like them, but sounds the end alike as to suggest them will answer sufficiently We quite as well. give the following examples from the of the first page of the French Correlations forming one Supplementary Papers : should, sentence if " acheter ash, dirt, deprecate, aller apparat aper?ut appartent aguish, ague, apparel, parade, apparent, appertain, going away way, to shew obvious pertain to buy to annoy anguish, sharp pains alley, passage, to bargain aggrieve, aggravate agacer aiguille to off a needle to go show perceived belong 85 apprehend I apprentls arrete I learn arrest, arrested assiette stopped plate set, service, dinner hotel, dining, table, communion autcl plate table altar avarice, avaricious uvare miser GERMAN. the same studying German, employed, but the different genders In exceptions of the declensions after in groups, the be correlated must examples must be process and the various of personal names together given VII. in Chap. A Supplementary Paper containing a Correlation of \vords the principal German arranged in alphabetical and order, as in the Latin French, is prepared for students, the following examples being taken from the first page : " break, day-break, sunset bend, abend evening arbour, garden, water-butt aber but rise, rising-up, leaving, departing abreisen scribe, writer, copyist abschreiben depart to copy aslr,petition, favour, esteem achten to to esteem halt, lame, old-age alt the andere hand, the other angenehm angry, angewendet vendor, ankleiden cross, Clyde, Scotch arts, Master arzt aufgabe old hand the disagreeable salesman, of Arts, agreeable employ river, Scotch other employed Tweed, dress M.A., M.D., to dress physician garb, dress, uniform, drill exercise LATIN. In two connection with this subject,we have already Supplementary Papers prepared for students,and 85 have which been "Principia Latina, Smith's of Dr. order, and text books. The grammatical eight days, acquire the memory The words work of second Latin on paper is more elementary, beginning the study of deals speciallywith the and having like any Eosa, Causa, by ten minutes each day will be Latin of the once or and the for forty- sufficient language to far as as is concerned. and Verbs, the grammars words them betical alpha- 800 nearly twenty-fours' study rudiments in be learned can minutes twenty vocabularies all Latin all as 62 arranged contains by studying forms these with words, The reading, and twice " English equivalents omitted. etc., are used paper Latin their similarityto to be as so difficult most of the whole first is a Correlation The grammar especially designed Latin at adult an terminations also contains valuable of notes age. is purely for those The paper and Declensions for remembering genders. TO HOW REMEMBER To remember reading,"as careful reading read. may matter important should as than where Bub be considered directed below, of the knowledge times reading in the First, then, dealingwith book too he be book then no book given to "once with every is valuable of amount much; will after a the term, necessitates can the to us, of contents understand more " WITH READING. the students BOOK A ONCE do have them. used the all who greatly appreciated by and possess once and tion atten- if the reader a reading more than we its subject and care very book will complete by many ordinary way. follow root- words particularly the and ideas in Chaps. instructions XI. and XJI. 87 chapter of the book has words of the principalideas When been a root underlined of the intermediate sequence he should the root arrange the and noted, then order, memberable and by their chapter. plan should be adopted This chapter,and the ideas gin, mar- carefully words into re- suggestion the subject the abstract moments student The should of his abstract power of each succeeding every written frequently test whether " primary ideas and whether ideas logicallyconnected chain the in break with a slip of upon be examined and reflected upon in any spare before proceeding to study another chapter. to paper book the When or be observed failure should has the words with them. suggestive will recall the If there is any failingin the connection, the and guarded againstin future. read, the will suggest the whole of abstracts be still further word, suggestiveor representative which the these will recall the successive been different chapters should each in of the matter one carefullyread, the condensed or one the into taken from of the abstract. words, one standing for each representative chapter, should be linked togetherto form a total abstract of the whole book. suggestiveof the order and matter These This to abstract the book and abstracts of the HOW TO For those respects make the contents mnemonical or reserved suggester for future separate chapters may WITHOUT SPEAK who write elaborate of their their be may attached the reference, as be also. NOTES. discourses or in other preparation,they should learn manuscript by employing the and analysis,as fully explained of root words principle in Chaps. X., XL, and XII. By following those directions, the thoughts language of each portionor division of the discourse and may 88 will be to easilyacquired,but the remaining difficulty the remember first thought in the following division the end of the first. To when the speaker has reached be formed between effect this object,a correlation may be last idea in the word some and word some suggest the first idea of the following series,as in the rule for Some of remembering is shewn verses. famous most our would which orators have cultivated the practice of concluding or finishingthe pointsor arguments of their orations by a quotation of poetry or passage from and some supporting what has authority bearing upon been said. When just referred this to is is done, the easilyapplicableto As the help a to Alliterative invaluable such the rapid arrangement in Chap. XIV. Key" if it is well of the method style. a SPEAKING. EXTEMPORANEOUS "' use and known can of will thoughts, be found be easily manipulated, where especially when placed in circumstances writing or other preparation is impossible. The topics or points upon which you desire to speak should with be instantlysecured by associatingeach one in which in the order intend them to a key word you when to mind come Eapid addressing your audience. association be practised,and of words should only one word used to suggest each point or The first idea idea. to be recalled with the first key word, should be associated the and done second so likewise with on and the arguments, brought the key with connected remainder. well known, the key words second key word, If the process is properly the various ideas, opinions anecdotes, etc., will to mind the and easily readily?? by simply recallingand reflectingupon to which you have be connected them. 90 the chapter open each in verse will be before him, and succession, the instantlybrought casting ideas to mind his eye with connected they as upon them required. are TEACHING. In the before manner described Sunday school may illustrations or any fact their easily remember incident the verse or bearing upon word suggesting the illustration or teachers with associated impossible to it. read the verse, verse which done, the it will to hear or should in the with If this is question. anecdote word in connection desires to remember to suitable most bears, and it which the in The be upon teacher be next it read, without of coming to mind. By this method quired, application to preaching or teaching the key is not reand the objectionsof those who think it unsuitable associations to sacred are thereby removed. the illustration In like manner teachers, in any kind may of schools, in prominent words lesson books books as or Suggesters by which the various illustrations, proofs,etc. they may remember The their lessons. principle of root words bearing upon it would is of illimitable applicationand adaptation, and be difficult to name a sphere of usefulness where it is not of service if rightlyapplied. of any their text or science or subject,use the , STUDIES. MEDICAL All anatomical by Correlation, Where as and medical exemplified in numbers learned, such facts to be certain joints,nerves, the connected are as the veins, or should terms Latin Vocabularies. with number be learned the or terms character arteries ; the or of pulsations 91 of the heart under beats pulse the human body with ; correlated to the as of the on 75, page be must connected for which they should summarizing Text with the be administered and bering remem- Books, the directions REMEMBER brief remarks The all such be followed. TO HOW symptoms or also be can same 87 should page through thing in question. "recipes,"or quantitiesof drugs, For way. of Medical contents the quired re- or complaint in the blood of of time poisons. In expressing the fact words fact the ; duration or diseases like manner, expressed on name the character various number In the number ages circulation of the complete the cases conditions, or distinguishingdifferent for the connected certain here VERSES. made do refer not to the learning of poetry in general,which is fullyexplained in Chaps. X., XI., and XII.), but only to the recollection of EULE APPLICATION. or words will often as an suitable first the in the them Eeflect upon them one between formed are the one verse following by verse connection in may, simple comparison some the of two dence," ProviCowper's hymn on in a mysteriousway." moves two let the the is "deep."^ "storm words, mind other. assimilate When a Compare, deep." " and ciate asso- connection it every reflect .upon allow yourselfto Never them, repeated. verse first The is "storm." verse next and with ' ' God " carefully, these very verses a illustration in word in of suffice. commencing last word pictureword The or artificial, be verses. noun or otherwise. cases, Take or noun first word the correlation The OP the last Connect with sequence and of the order time is the repeat the 92 at verses binding time any the verses connected to any without other artificial assistance in the poetry itself. TO HOW see examples cases and name the together. he of names personal names, Application,"Chap. XV. are will person Thus"" from come the found abundantly to remember "Methods any correlated, but for present and immediate use a simple spontaneous association will often be sufficient. are Suppose, for instance, that we introduced to a Mr. Northcote, a little reflection upon the In these in be NAMES. REMEMBER illustrations of how For is what but words two this way verses may the use of a key or In together. extent of the thinking without he Does South or often suffice live in the ? North " " to link North Is he the ?" sunburnt These reflections and comparisons should ruddy ? the dress and manner directly upon appearance, was cold the Thus, reserved, the person. and assimilate and mild, the to a name itself ; while would contrast whose person North if his or bear and manner would was manner Has ' ' " aspect of two diately imme- genial equally impress memory. These will generally suffice ; spontaneous associations but when time will allow, correlations are to be preferred. (See Chap. XV.) NAMES To the the and remember AND ADDRESSES. instantlya person's address, it may key word or other words which Glossary, which will express the number instantlyassociate it with the name of think of suggest from of the house the street in of the requires a knowledge do this question. To which you always have words expressing numbers command at 100, and to up certain a key by number beyond of that by combinations. using things only shonld three EVENTS. particulars of the remember To WITH CONNECTION IN NAMES have any occurrence, attention: our " (1) The thing primarily concerned ; (2) The word which localityor place of occurrence ; (3)Select some will remind by you of the primary particulars or agency Bound these three essentials it was which brought about. will the various particularscentre, and these three factors of the name will of recollection recall always Thus, names. gravity of gold experimenting his or verbally Hark, " So Greek the we word this more upon some " who memory common the object fail to recollect by correlating something to suggest would associated with ox with suggeso the event, that the was Milo of name the by bringing the event. FACES. fail to remember form. philosopher met REMEMBER of the specific "Eureka." in association TO HOW the carried who mile Persons cries how they name character "Hark" .likewise remember may " might be Archimedes athlete or Thus, event. and Archimedes, name the certain a only be can difficulty these, the unfamiliar but crown, In know persons discovered by associating the the ifc with the to details of remember most withHiero's This name. thus was minutest Events. is to with primary difficulty many of the principalactor owing of the the Historical with So event. every or person Fix which faces your you should mind have cultivate each to day pass. Jtt particularlyin it Notice of it much as memory house, a as boat, a a evening to draw an of the trying how much in at a single glance. peculiarityescape you. each every tests whose the and person first. If parts. Take into your it be a monument, possible,whether mill, a picture ; and then try outline form of Do this Do expecting anything with not overtax Above of it. attempt but ear the Let thoroughly. Then moment. a notice ear remember but try single to a person first,secure " is upon name observe the take can to face you wish to remember directed in last chapter for the as name ever faces, letting no your powers, be introduced to all,be you and name your thus all its the voice, the person notice eye particular. Let the feelings bear the full impression of the person's aspect or bearing, whether thus kind. We harsh or or gentle, austere get a may threefold impression of each person we have to deal with, and each of these impressions will support and strengthen the the in every face In others. recollections our let each the memory of voice ; the tone sense of this speak. Let recall the eye form otherwise) recall feelings(pleasant or When which of manner produced them. done, link these several impressions with with the primary feature of his his name the will recollection the ensure to the the AND find your point station hotel. or positionof this you your the will other, and from way which from sun know whether either " and recall features the ; peculiarity this his has been name, and character. whichever This is presented first. mind PLACES To of wards, after- person the ear Be about you sure ROADS. strange town, a start " of your whether notice it be a well railway direction,either by the by carrying a pocket compass. By what streets run parallel with each further to or are going nearer you or startingpoint. Care must also be taken to 95 the notice of the streets names their appearance or details which any recognition if returning the Persons who neighbourhood localities fail to should which by or until the same make whole is much time in aid as their immediate own of the map how shewing This outline will their the main be done by themselves may be frequentlyconsulted friend, and it should a well as rough sketch a other. turn way. remember perplex them, intersect each streets each at imprinted upon the memory and the main and intersectingstreets thoroughly known. The of cycling is tending to make increase more knowledge of roads and topographical necessary an intimate his The areas. can easily remember cyclistwho the road, and the intersecting determine roads which map, his route, is saved is and trouble ; otherwise constantly delayed by frequent consultations or map making enquiries by matter, the Eules him the Even way. in his this known, will render leave the main road (which Sound, if well of of he great help. Suppose the cyclisthas to is generallyeasy to remember) place. He journey to some section noting be of road all the travelled roads lead before out The fixed by in mind road is folded word a away. shewn examine the his map, has to on far the main from road it ; how the proper before of these number cross-country a first must is made of the main is reached. the map how turn a take starting,as particulars; before and turnings many turning should expressing the number The more strikingthe be before word the the turn is to the right better, and to indicate whether initial letter be selected whose the left,a word must or " be used to make is or 1," or any other letter may r and direction, thus : indicate both number the word " " " The fifth turn to the left The fifth turn to the North to the West Life ... ... Night White The fifth The sixth turn to the right... Rick The sixth turn to the South Stick The sixth turn to the East turn ... Eric ... 96 TO HOW REMEMBER DISCONNECTED NUMBERS. do To the this, it is necessary all words to know picture words are key objects easily remembered. or wishes Suppose the four following groups mind 675, 316 ; he immediately thinks house his own for the next and the should localities reader the order. the key, as giving concrete These well-remembered with well to of in a be ciated asso- their proper instantly in fix figures: of ideas " 420, 234, room in certain first four places or articles of in which to locate them. furniture Suppose the fireplace the the different is used mantelshelf, then first,then the room from left to localities or articles,going round "Cur" are right. .The key words for the first number These be placed in the and "Crusoe." objects should firegrate,forming an imaginary picture. The key words these uses " "Cook are group The the mantelshelf. on and "Cock" and are group associated convict the "key" with the "Fish- the key a next article. for wife." to and be may will allow words key a are group with the first article of furniture The probably be an arm-chair. Tea-urn." " third these left,which for These If it is a may the last be may chiffonnier, seated it. upon back to each imagined the Locate words "convict." Locate if Now, his mind to go the reader locality, the there will be and that find seen he will objectsplaced and these will suggest the numbers. By remembered, using more of groups proceed to HOW In the articles or localities,he remember can one room figures,and when the objects or positionsof use LEARN TO calendar given on THE the next _ must particulars be observed : " Each is more filled,he another in can like CALENDAR. page, the underlined following syllable 98 CLAIRVOYANCE. Eules Sound, of numbers forms by which another to suggestion embodied articulated person, entertaining mystery, is in the hope and trust be never used and unselfish Two any words lend of it two mental principlesof The and that such knowing the system and their arouse indicate we in business all card ; while to another to convey time same makes tricks and could by of a word "duck," in the but of both be "Five would give In of Sound students may and " many would who forms and word a may number in of one few the Five of other knowing be blindfolded may also. of Diamonds." casually The introduced the number its kind. indicate of Diamonds," equally the other a and only suggest not "Six the of fact a "deck" or would initial letter "Six "speck,"'"sprig," etc. ; the word The etc. "hock," give adaptation the fact that friend a "Dick," would manner a card conversation the easilyastonish curiosity and interest. numbers by accenting card, but the number the Suppose for a accented the nature but could suggest to the performer person word only, though blindfolded, not only Such one will principledoubly valuable like performances. gentleman is performing a such supposing card tricks by the aid or the Thus company. one knowledge to suggest values and power certain syllables is capable of endless The at the many dishonourable any purpose, harmless amusement only. company, be used to for persons utilityeven suggest can themselves if in the Spades" be 6, In like indicated by Hearts, "by "hack," "dive," die," etc., would "Six of " and "spy,', "spice," etc., Spades." feats of effective them and hold are Clairvoyance and in a useful. of friends. placed anywhere up any Kules the Suppose company current are in coin the which two One room, any of the person company is able would reveal and produce, may then blindfolded the is. do the coin To instantly what this, the person putting the question simply emphasizes it is a word Thus, suppose indicating its value. some in the accented "Can shilling, the words question you" to ; the Eules, the number the Following coin tell is a of set underlined number Id. questions, words of pence is "What of it. value or indicate, this in current according in shillings or each for one the to each. hand? my 1 3d. "What this may be? 3 6d. quick Be and say tell what this what is. 6 I/- 2/- Can yon 1 2 Can Sir, tell you, ~2 2/6 Are is? this this what is. 0 3 4/- what 4 show Please is? this you able to what say this is? 4 e/- Try to what tell is. this 5 10/- See if you can show Do you 2 To indicate a know is. this 0- 1 20/- what what this is? 0 half-penny, always bring like "half," sounding "laugh," or any word this is;" or what not laugh, but tell me goodness to say what this is. " the in as : "Have word " " Do the 100 MUSIC. MUSICAL These remembering to learn New a TO is This G between And 'tween Then on Will be But on Are all be keys the black the tho found " threes, twos right all are side B's the of the the threes C's and D's, ; the left side of the threes the Fs and all the E's. notes on the the stave, the treble the face. Notes by F, A,'C, E bad of." line by B, G, B, D, F, "Eggs The of this phrase by omitting "s" and using "e" may consonants A and Are : KEYS. beginners, and difficultyto a remembering the on the PlANO THE will assist them All notes according to directions for in Chap. VII., and in "How BEMEMBEB often following lines in learned foreign words Language." HOW So be must TEEMS. give their remembered " order. HOW TO KEMEMBEE NUMBEE THE SHAEPS IN EACH OF FLATS OB KEY. tions, Examinapassing to the subject of Musical we give a table on the following page to assist the the number of flats or student in remembering sharps in should Each association be repeated along each key. of the key until the of the the with name name key Before recalls sound number the initial "s" or " "m " m of "f " flats " only and or last word sharps tells whether Associations indicated. both The association. the connected in flats with indicates by each, whilst or sharps Minors its its are contain "n," but those suggesting Majors contain 101 proper order of the flat and sharp keys is easily ALE and BeeF. suggestedby the followingphrase GooD The " The capitalsgive the sharps if if read read forward, and the flats backward. MUSICAL The EXAMINATIONS. primary subjects upon questioned besides the matters which students already referred to are are 102 the lives and should which works be the and BIRTH as follows WORKS Place Education Time Special difficulties Greatest Circumstances points, with : CAREER First DEATHS Place work advantages work Contemporaries Style or essential These in connection thoroughly mastered, be stated may *" principal composers. diligently studied, be should each the of Time or character- istic As each of it is essential to know composition In the lived, the date of birth character known. well the of his greatest work Circumstances period or death, should following examples the in which date or always date of be death how the reader to show only is given, but they will serve to apply the principlesof sound to remember those so as with each subject,which essential to are points connected the suggestion of other particulars. TO HOW To the remember chess board, REMEMBER any number CHESS series of continuous words be selected should squares which into sentences formed can the MOVES. moves indicatingthe from the be easilv number upon of Glossary remembered. and 103 The of the squares numbered consecutivelyin the top left-hand If the moves board chess less in or to be lines,beginning at horizontal corner. to be remembered "Knight's Tour," they should ten supposed are each series. are into be divided the Thus like the numerous series of a "Knight's Tour" of the final move exclusive to its gives 63 moves, be expressedin originalposition,and 60 of these may six sentences in each. containingten moves The from followingsentence givesthe firstten moves its ordinarypositionin square No. 2 : " Coming 1 in, shoeblack 9_9_2 perched 6" pilot'ssky blue on 4 1 58 " Shylock seeming 56"3 In the above of three one to its Six such added, would originalpositionin KEY APPLICATION A TO certain more neuter. 2 " 4 give the whole No. 64 method for a a short back moves 2. "KNIGHT'S THE have to with like sentences square 2 6 " TOUE," long series of ETC. moves Knight's Tour ") and one which will enable to be played more readily and quickly,is to every move words the Alliterative Key and associate the number use with their key words in their due order givingthe moves, (such as from the 2 5 sentence, Shylock is supposed the theft. prompted 9 " log book, 1 to 63. " Thus, take the KEY NUMBER WORD WORD can canning cook dine key music first four moves: " *asnriATTON cur In all such fish or canning meat naturally connected major or minor key curs organ cases, the often number bark words at street should organs be taken concrete and Glossary, selectingthose most strikingor most in harmony with the key words with "which they have to be associated. We have prepared a specialSupplementary Paper of the legitimate for chess players, giving the whole from the 101 in the comprised moves " Knight's Tour," as worked out by Euler, the great mathematician, all connected in their consecutive their key words order, of which foregoingform TO any the primary pieces,as the used words to series OF THE of moves PlECES. OTHER by the of any King, Bishop, Castle, etc., the them remember should begin with Thus, the Bishop's move letter. same MOVES THE remember number the first four. the REMEMBER To with square 39 square 48 indicate the to by "Bargate," to by etc. "Beaming," to 16 by "Bannack," These be associated with the key words in due may order if numerous, be linked together in or they may that the first word or sentences, taking care syllableof the association to indicate the right or begins with "r" could indicated be Queen's side left or ; while "1" an first move the Bishops, word directions play both "Knight's pew" indicating two by term to any recollect with be associated known that any a the that two over Queen would and suggest it; its sound. be also can Other suggested by the name, of each is transaction event, fact, or or person, most fact, name, in place, the two prominent or ' ' person Breslau any APPLICATIONS. by utilisingthe feature Thus, square to be words already given. GENERAL To should immediate "pew" specialmoves of any pawn, two wish to remember movement we suppose of the knight's pawn to allow squares PAWNS. OF Thus required. the the remember To the to king'sside. MOVEMENT are be used may recently enquired, in a mining district ? person How can " The nection con- should or dealt best with. I remember two are easily 106 Barnaby barn-like, Twist, Oliver Bleak field, farmhouse, Copperfield, Rudge, knarled twisted, road, rut, bleak, House, twisting, winding, Old tree, curious, cold, Curiosity Shop. BY bleak a pic-nic_field Dickens In The underlined referred In CONTRACTION. SUGGESTIVE in to barn syllables suggest the passage, remember take it to the the chapter on author it the from the of as name, Methods of be work any any poem, prominent word most author's " principal works last illustration. our this way also may the title of with its principal characters. To curiously. twisted shewn ciated asso- phrase, and or relate cor- above, and in fourths, in Application." FRACTIONS. dealing with fractions farthings,or in degrees as shewn In relating to in latitude as and longitude, the denominator should always be regarded as consisting be read of fourths. Thus I (two fourths). as | should need the numerator By this means, only be remembered, stood. of the lower the denomination figure being always underof pence should fractions Hence, always be reduced is 9/4" to per fourths. Thus remember to that beet sugar bag, in Beet jars use the initial 942 would suffice ; or "beet," but three by using words only Bent 942 would jars use. letter to indicate be sufficient,as OF GLOSSARY This one for should be ruled be daily added. especially prove some student in forming boos exercise for the purpose, in which words numbers new may The should for such word*, student always be on the look-out will four three or expressing figures. These longer words is only Glossary himself those NUMBERS EXPRESSING WORDS more designed comprehensive serviceable, as numerical important very as they will fact a nucleus and be often which to guide complete. it may found be An the ordinary expressing to very express remember, Words Representing the in essential Cypher. themselves for him to 108 Words RepresentingNumber One (continued). 109 Words Number Representing Three (continued). 110 Words RepresentingNumber Five (continued). Ill 112 114 115 ''116 117 120 122
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