The state herald., 1892-03-04
TIC Fourth Lesson,

The students of our special class seem
10 be well pleased with tho individual in-
structions which they arc receiving BY
mall. This opportunity of learning
short-hand at home at IN expense OF only
two dollars Is rare ono, and 1t Is not SUR :
prising that many should tako advantage
OF 1t.
When two or moro persons meet to2
gethcr for dictation practice tho follow
ing plan may bo adopted, Be seated al
at ono table. Do not practice for speeV
upon any exercise until you have Learned
to phrase and outline 1t correctly. Eacl
student should, In turn, read to the othet
members OF the group, the exercise bein1
read, not from tho print, but from til
notes last tckcn. When all the membel1
Of tho circle havc read in turn, compaf>
tho last draught carefully with tho orias
inal, aud repeat until errors cease to u
found. Dictate slowly ut first, gradually
increasing the speed.
Always carry In your pocket copy Of
this paper containing tho short-hand
lesson, to read at leisure moments, while
travelling, waiting for cars or steamboats,, /,
for lazy people to keep appointments, or
whenever an opportunity for o few min
utes' study may be had.
Most pupils press the pen too hard upou
the paper, making both tho light and
shaded lines heavier than they should be-
This extra pressure means more friction,
more labor, more time, less speed. Tho
rapid stenographer always touches thQ
cultivate lightncss Of touch by frequent
practice in writing tho thin stems as flne
Us possible, executing them rapidly
barely touching tho paper with the pcn.l
After n, 81, and in somc other cases,
is written downwards. See line6. 1t Is
then called el; and when struck upwards,
lay. The signs for /, OF, and otc, should
be made as small, light, and sharp-anglcd
as possible. When two vowels arc writ
ten by one stem, one 10 placed nearer ac-
cordng to the order In which they occur. !,
The circle Is always written on the fn.'
side of curves. At first, curves are diiil-I
cult to write. AS to degree of curvature
they should be nearly one-fourth OF o
circle. Be careful to bend them evenly
throughout. In this and all remaining
lessons, spend Mt least two hours In
copying and re-copying the Plate. Then
write tho words us they are read to you
from the Key, compare with tho Plate,
and repeat until no errors are found.
Also write and rewrite tho exercise
number OF times. Occasionally tran
scribe your shorthand, and compare the
translation with the original print. At
first write slo,rly, and with great care;
afterwards increase your speed gradually.
First - Practice on Plate until you
can copy 1t in four minutes.
Second Spend twenty minutes writ
Ing the word-siSns in Lessons III and Nv
as they are read to you miscellancously.
Third - Write in shorthand tho fol.
lowing Exercise:
Knee nay nigh know oil safe save file
feel vale vile fame foam Lyle loaf loan
Maine lief leave moil knife leak bore door
fore pore pile pale peel bale bile fails tolls
vice.
KEY TO pLATE4.
Fee &c vic lie lay lee NOV (vcrb) NOW
(noun). 0af eve eel isle ire our lfe
lower. Nile knoll kneel name lopc
league chore boil. Nose face sign save
core sown aims James 8 Dio lccch
sours soils arise Fldo voyage Milo. 0
Word Signs - For have will Inc my him
In any no. 10 Never now give anything
that first VIC you. Translate lines II TO
10. (The words In lines II and IL occur
also IN the exercise given aboyc.)
n.