Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04
A MEMORY LESSON.
Some Of the Beaaties of a Scientific
Modern SYSTEM.


looked up. There stood. with a hand on each OF
the door posts a most disreputaole looking speci.
men OF a man l sized him up instantly as
drunkard and made up my mind that he wanted
10 work me for p cents.
In this was wrong, as it shows how a person
should be slow In coming to opinion about an
unknown feilow-creature. He wanted only ter
cents
'Say, mister,' he said, "you don't happen to
have ten cents you could spare?"
.'You have struck ft the first time. DON'T
SAY. mister, haven't had anything TO eat for
"Then why In the old Harry don't you 90 and
nave dinner Tney set up some good meals at the
"Ahi do they? Now commercial travellers have
told me that they can't get decent meal In the
city: IN halye the difference with you. Make it
Il can't keep myself In lager and SO don't In
TEND 70 ,ry 10 supply with Deer any tramp that
the fellow coolly came In and sat down
II see you are mistaken in my character have
one time In one OF the best wholesale houses In
this town, but was ruined by my desire for i'm
prOvement. was often warned that was taking
the wrong course; but alas! j did not see my error
until it was too late. Most of my comrades used
70 take glass OF beer now and then and go to the
base ball games and be out nights, but stuck TO
study, and you see what am"
Twas a little bewildered at this. 1t seemed to
subject, and weekly allowed the fellow to pro-
coed
.,Yes. I am now an awful example Of the terrible
folly OF taking a wrong course. My beer drinking
compahlons are pointed TO as model citizens while
am practically a tramp"
How did IL happeD?"
"weIl, the finishing stroke was the memory les
sons had naturally a good memory, and my
nrm toS me that IL learned 70 speak F isda
pitched into French and was advised TO take
memory lessons, as that was great help In ac-
QuIing a Language"
"And was iI:"
"In way-yes. You know how they strengthen
the memory, suppose?"
mo Never heard it could be done"
"Wel, the first thing they do they make you
swear an awful oath you win never divuge any
OF the methods, and then you have to sign bond
~ that effect with heavy penalty attached"
.. Then II were you 1 would not tell anything
about IL don't care to know"
"on, that's all right can plead that have
forgotten all about the oath. That Is one OF the
benefits Of the memory system. You can forget
anything 50 easily Yes sir. Vow If you were T.
lend me s. would very likely forget all about 1t
before Tomorrow.
Its quite true. In that way the system is very
valuable Now TO show you how the things works.
My girls name
ION, you have girl Them"
"Had, my dear fellow, had"
Excuse me II have brought up sad recollec-
1T don't matter In the least, assure you You
see can forget IL right away
wei, about the SyStem?"
''oh. yes; had forgLtten- What were we talk
"YOu said your girls name was.
Exactly My girls name was"
self audibly:
'Girl-dl esd ressmaker - thread spool-cot-
observation-disclosures er-bobbin-bob-Ro
Rooert-Rooerta. That's it. Her name was Ro-
berta-nice girl too"
'WhaI was her last manner,
"her last name? Let me seer Here he fell into
the same sort OF an audible brown study and muir
INJURED: "ROOerta-RObert-Bob Observation-Disclosures
ractory-miIl-milIs That's il again. Minis Is the
name-Aiss Mills Let's see; what did say her
nrst name was? Glrl-dress-dressmaker-
mt mi rhafa
her name was Roberta"
That's IL RoberIa-Ro"-
you're right, Roberta Mills; awfuIly nice girl
too. She lives In Windsor. Know her?'
"NO, don't"
swell she's lost TO me forever. don't know
that IL matters now. have rarely tina money 10
pay the Terry fare, aud If had 1t mig At wish to
II don't doubt IT. How did the separation come
about?" OO-A'
Memory system did it. 1 suppose you under
stand the system now"
Il can't say that do"
We'll, you see, you corral any word you want to
Il have heard OF cOrrallIng an animal. but
"Same thing, my boy, same thing. You get a
Mord up Ia a corner, so that IL can't escape you
ihat - where the system comes in SO good In
learning French. Now, for instance, Surprising
you want the French for water. You corral the
whisky, doesn't iJ?@
Natural combination
"0I course, II Is. Now whisky makes you think
OF drunk man who Is addicted TO drink natur.
ally neglects his business and runs in debt"
.Qulte correct"
.lhen drunk recalls debt, see? Well. a man who
Is IN debt owes everybody, doesn't he?"
II they are foolish enough TO trust him-yes."
ssry well, then, there you have IL. Water
whlsky-dru nk-deDt-owe-eau, the French for
water. Easy as rolling OF log Now TO put
this system 70 every day use, supposing your wife
"YOumay as well suppose something probable
while you're at IL She wouldn't do it. She knows
I'd forget L."
Well Pm inst sftpnostnu a eaSa vo~ roro,~
Der that you have forgotten what your wife told
you 10 do. You say wfe-that reminds you OF ex-
pense-expenSe recalls caSh-cash means money
time Is money. So you think OF time makes YOU
think Of smuggling match''-
whats that?"
''why a nght where they call time, The match
suggests betting. There you are at bet Betting
Is az nnst the law, so You nav law But betting
and post IT. W. 81
Wonderful Still it seems to me that il would
ue edsier 10 remember the letter itself than 20
through ali that"
80 u would If You were not a victim of this sys-
ten; but once that gets hold on YOU can't
remember anything unIess you corral the words.
That's how came 10 lose my situation"
''Oh! How did that happen?"
"Netl, man by the maine Ol-of-- here he rur
INJURED u lot Of words 10 himself and then BRIGHT
enlng up said, "smith-by the name OF smith,
as he came In TO call him up. There
: : t;.e seisph9ne. That suggested ring;
raf naturally brought TO mind aldermen
why the aideTmen always form rings and the
rinG." ~ f~' ~
"Sou don't tell me?-
"fact. Well. mig shows that man Is a fool
VINO expects things 10 be otherwise: fool suggests
olOt; idiot suggests asylum; asylum prison. a
PIlSoh i workshop; workshop must have a
oiat ksihlt1 sh0p; such shop must have a smith
ana tLere You are Wei, when the boss came In
went Up 70 hlnl'worklng Oh the corral and said .
n-fOOl-idiOt'-but before COT 10
Prison Was kicked into the street"
''IHtt was unfortunate NV dD-r
back and EXPLAIN"
81 have often started out TO do So but always
forgOt " before could get there"
And suppose that because YOU lost your situa
ton YOU lost your girl" ~
ION, no. had forgotten about that. Glad Won
reminded me- No, that was case OI a good corral
going wrong IL sometimes does that. / went
over 10 see her and was working the corral for All
Il was worth. When got there ran On in this
way: Glrl-dreSS-tressmaker -sevIng-th
-pinafOre-JOsephine~
Il don't see now you get tnat last word,
why Josephine Is The principal character In
flnaiOre, you KNOW Well, when met her said
Hello, Josephine, and she thought was thinkinr
OF another girl, and then IL was ali day with me
4o1 see, j should have gone on aspooIs from
thread and instead OF that L went on .need,es'
ana then, of course, when a man gets on needles
you can't tell at which girl you Will bring up"
well, AIN sorry for you. ave been very
lhuch Interested Ia your case. ne ger knew there
HIs any memory system In existence. Here Is
Aaii dollar fOr your trouble
Il am very much Obliged 70 YOU / assure Won
Won't you come out and have something's"
No, thank YOU never drink
'Ou, that Neither \ \ had