# The New Mnemonical Chart and Guide to the Art of Memory/How to Remember Figures, Arithmetic, Chronology, History, Natural History, &c.

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LETTER V.
HOW TO REMEMBER FIGURES, ARITHMETIC, CHRONOLOGY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, ETC.
29. To remember figures use consonants, as explained in paragraph 18.
MODEL ROOM.
To Steamer + 752 = K L N, say clan steamer. Think of a Scotch Steamer, the "Clan" = K (c-hard) L N = 752.
| Tower. | Neptune. | Mars. |
| 4 1 3 | 3 8 6 | 1 8 3 |
| R D M | M V Sh | Th V M |
| Redeem. | May fish. | The Fame. |
Now let the mind go back and repeat the associations, thus:—
"The fame of Mars;" "Neptune may fish;" " Redeem the Tower prisoner;" "See the Clan steamer." Repetition of this exercise will greatly increase the minds—power of retention.
30. Again—thousands:—
Let the sound ng in thi-ng = thousands, 000; and for millions, 000000, use the th at the end of a word, as dea-th. Thus:—
| Roller. | Lighthouse. | Church. |
| ng-000, as 4000 | th = 000000, as | 10,007,000,000 |
| Ring. | 6,000,000 = Heath. | Thing Keth. |
| Say—Roller ring. | Lighthouse on Heath. | Thinketh in church. |
Again,
| Cannon. | Furnace. | Bridge. |
| National Debt, Britain. | A text—Rom. ch. i. v. 21. | £ s. d. |
| £819,000,000 | Roman Tent. | 62 5 8 |
| Wet-path .. Britons. | | Join my way. |
LETTER VII.
31. To remember Chronology; as, the Sovereigns of England from the Norman Con-quest, the line of succession, and the year that each began to reign. The succession is by the plan of locality from the 1st object, Dame, to the 35th object, Lighthouse. Take the first consonant of the royal name, with the consonant of its attendant figure, and convert the two into a word, as Edward 3rd, Edom; substitute consonants for the year the sovereign began to reign after A. D. 1000; as 327 = monk. Edward the 3rd was the 11th king = Dressing Table object. Say "Dressing Edom monk."
INDEX ROOM :
| No. | Object | Monarch. | Consonants. | Reign. | Consonants. | Connected Sentence. |
| 1 | Dame | William 1 | White | 1066 | judge | Dame—white dressed—a judge of flowers. |
| 2 | Nurse | William 2 | Wine | 1087 | weak | Nurse—gave wine to the weak child. |
| 3 | Music | Henry 1 | Hat | 1100 | daisies | Hat—and daisies laid on. |
| 4 | Rosebush | Stephen | Stephen | 1135 | the mill | Rosebush—Stephen took to the mill. |
| 5 | Lamp | Henry 2 | Hen | 1154 | the layer | Lamp—seek for hen the layer of eggs. |
| 6 | Gentleman | Richard 1 | Rat | 1189 | the whip | Gentleman—rat killed with the whip. |
| 7 | King | John | John | 1199 | the puppy | King—John, the puppy lost. |
| 8 | Fire | Henry 3 | Ham | 1216 | on a dish | Fire—roasting ham on a dish. |
| 9 | Painting | Edward 1 | Death | 1272 | no gain | Painting—of death, no gain to him. |
DAMES' ROOM :
| 10 | Sofa | Edward 2 | Eden | 1307 | music | Sofa—seated, listen to Eden music. |
| 11 | Dressing Table | Edward 3 | Edom | 1327 | monk | Dressing Edom monk. |
| 12 | Negro | Richard 2 | Run | 1377 | make go | Negro—run ! make go horse! |
| 13 | Muff | Henry 4 | Harry | 1399 | may peep | Muff—Harry may peep through. |
| 14 | Oranges | Henry 5 | Hull | 1413 | redeem | Oranges—at Hull, redeemed cargo. |
| 15 | Lantern | Henry 6 | Ha! Ho! | 1422 | run on | Lantern—Heigho ! run on ! |
| 16 | Chair | Edward 4 | Deer | 1461 | rushed | Chair—deer rushed over. |
| 17 | Cat | Edward 5 | Doll | 1483 | our fame | Cat and doll—our fame. |
| 18 | Firescreen | Richard 3 | Rum | 1483 | rough home | Firescreen—rum makes a rough home. |
| 19 | Bed | Henry 7 | Hook | 1485 | rifle | Bed—hook thereon my rifle. |