The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
REMENBERYN0 MADE EASY.
A Professor Expeuuds ATS aystem-Assoeia-
tiou Of Idens the Key.


oh. that reminds mel whom the mention Of
something In the course OF conversation re-
calls to tho memory some other matter that
had boen forgotten. Yet most people use the
| expression unconscious OF tho fact that one
| thing recalls another. not through mere chance
or hnphazard. but In obedience TO n fixed law Of
| tho mind. Very often. too when thoughts or
| ideas seem to spring spontaneously in the
mind. we would find. II we could trace the pre-
! ceding train OF mental impressions. that those
thoughts or idons Ind not risen spontaneously
but link by link in obedience to tho same law
Such Is tho keynote Of my system Of cultlyat-
ing the memory"
This was said to n reporter by Prof. Yue.
lecturer on the art Of mcmorizing. who offers
an exposition OF his method at the American
Institute Fair.
This method Of memorization." he con-
tinucd. has this advantage that it can cult
vate naturally defective memory up TO q state
OF comparative proficiency with even greater
case than 1t can increase tho capacity of n
naturally excellent one. Persons with bad
memories are almost invariably more imng-
NATIVE than persons with good memories.
Now. it is by utilizing this stronger faculty. the
Imagination. to assist Its weaker companion.
that tho method teach Is enabled TO do so
much. And this Is done By visualization. Take
Spui h'tc Dooh iOi ins'duCc. huu Dol uOWIl, say.
fifty simple words. the names OF wholly discon-
nected things just as they chance to suggest
themselves"
The reporter complied and. obtaining his
suggestions from the multfarous objects sur
rounding him. hastily jottcd down nifty words.
beginning with boy table. stove. gaslight. per-
funery. and chickens.
Now" pursued the Professor. you will
observe that the words you have set down ara
the names of objects that may be readily Wis
Vailed, or pictured in the minds eye. In or
dor to commit the list TO memory 1t is not neces
snry to EN- poy the or,iinaryand tedious method
o. ireluent repetition. or learning by rote.
rondng by totally different means. Now begin
with pictures conveyed by your first two words
boy and u table. il any connection you choose
peaceful. oramatlc or lndirrous. Hayc tho
stance; for often the more Grotcsauc or ridcu-
lons the situation the more strongly vii! 1t i'm
press 'hc mind"
All right said the reporter making n
Wv lot that rirturo PASS away. heng care
member hny'hiuE and simply follow my diroc-
tlons. Let tho first word boy. drop from
your mind entirely. and proceed MS before TO
form new and distinct mental picture of the
two i,.cas- table. stove. table. !or Instance.
may be p,spr S%, a. eaanf and moEps
stove; or connGct them In any way your fancy
picture TN II is property impressed. and then
let this picture aso pass away Now drop the
MINI. anu. thk!hs np IN" next pair. stove aud
sas,i.ht. associate them In II mental picture.
IA before. Proceed in tho same way through
the entire list. In this manner. even il there
be hundreds of words to memprl.;r the process
VIII son,'nn" SHINE. for there will never DO
Tho reporter followed these instructions
thrr%,ugh.u, his list OF Try words. -,
Ing tnt series rom memory do not say. Boy
staining on head on table: table leaning
reca!n the pictures, Que hy one. speak aloud
only tn. words contained in tho list. which
VII sGd While y2Y rapSn Gro Gnh h or
repeat tho whole list with ease. and without a
single break Then. at The Professors suggcs-
verscd the order. and found that he could re.
peat the series Jus, as easily backward.
You have already IN stored a rudimentary
step. namely. association Of ideas. which with
amI M to syS
nnt a, n OF my method meth r. the same manner
a, n Son nay" 6een enaeled to recall Will
terra objects. other words which do not 30
readily suggest mental pictures-woris OK
beauty. hideousress-mnv likewise by prac-
tee to distinctly associated by yi.nnlIAation
lar order with equal facility. In thus asso-
cintns chain Of dos ana tho words that
rs%emb"rea posi- or Nsd dea 10 to ""v whc M' to
fasten the end Of the chain. so that the whole
no no matter what i's lcn:th is may be recovered
MEMORANDA OF errends or engagements
may be thus impressed upon the mind for
orats interview with some Distinguished PER
son. all you have to do /, TO ,me.nor.Hs by this
referred to. while Of course the nam. OF tho in
dvidu4i to be interviewed would form the post
the case of a verbal interview his answers
would. on the same principle remnin i'm
pressed in the mind as associated pctorially
with the questions that evoked them. You
will also see. as you advance. that the method
can be applied to figures Just ms well as to
words. You are only acquainted with rud-
menis OF the system as yet. 1t il by translating
words into numbers. through the key OF conso-
nants. in numerical order. that the greatest re-
suits OF the system nre obtained.
l vii! make this clear to you. The key OF
sscrsonlantis IL az follows: TO- de-. me-; mo.
' s!ters so not as ' srs s +" are !"
p. y. q. o. l. %. and u. which are not used. and
have no numerical value assigned tn them
sound to eac consonnnt 30 That tho t"Y
be more rnaiily learned. Now. you can acquire
this key by uemorizins. with the Knowledge
contan ms in order MI the consonants embraced
In the kcy: Toad. inn ham, oar. whale jew.
Now, to form words into sy!lables accord
Ing to the key. and then translate them into
Of de % and che CG, Thus. l6 stands inr the
whole word. Ring re AZ and gc a. ny being
sounded AS ge hard becomes ". s, beginning
word has no numerical sound: So that
satin I'll II and ne i2l-bocomcs 10. Double
letters, are reckonod as single letters. as IN
lnny'-fa tSl and ne t2l-which beconlcs So
But where me doutte letters belong to erparat"
and distinct arIicu!at lons. each letter has It's
value. Thus 'thinn"ss I'll n, ne y. ne tli and
sr Lo'--be"on.. l!-c; and on nc same prin-
single '-gn a. grC7l and eljl--is 775
=, ON this principle have formed 'i,ble OF
Fixed Ideas, the ii.ure-syilabics ol when ex-
prnsSs thc numbers from TO loo. The able is.
perhnrs longer than you would wish 20 print,
bnt II starts With hat ttn. II. which is followed
BY honey me. y, home tme. 81. harrow tre A.
hill tie, 81. watcn Ichr g. ami winds IN with
beef ibc. .. ie, 81 pipe tre. .. pc. y, 80 aud
diocese lde ]. ce, o. So %. 100 This table
may he studied till you can tell instantly that.
for instance. tho nineteenth word is tub 10, 1.
be. ~. tine thItieth, moose tine. =, se. %. tho
ility-ninth, lobby, lie. g. be. o.. ana so on and
also until You can inGt as readily translate the
words into figures. thus: Dove. Is; snake 81:
vat. 81.
Tho substance 81 lectures Fleachcs. and
printed pages may be rom"mhcrci with sur
prising fitness and accuracy by an Intelligent
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