Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-04-24
AIDING THE MEMORY.
WAYS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTH
en- THIS FACULTY.
simple Devices Used as an Ala to
Memory by Public speaker.-Good
Exercise. by which Faulty RecoI-
lection May ne Corrected


be developed as easily as can the bi
ceps muscle. Nor Is il necessary 10 go
TO any professor OF memory or TO mas
ter any elaborate system In order 10 nc
complish this result One does not
have TO go TO gymnasium to strength
en- ones arm or back Saving wood or
rowing n boat will do It. Similarly
memory may be cultivated by ones
own Efforts and amid ones ordinary
pursuits.
One man made the Sunday service
OF his church serve as a memory exer-
else. After the service he would en-
deavor TO recall the numbers OF all
hymns sung. the chapter and verse of
the Scripture lesson. words of anthem.
texts and points OF sermon. This re-
quired the paying OF close attention
and a conscious effort TO Impress these
things upon his mind. BY this and
other equally simple means he develop
ed memory that was absolutely at
his commando
Famous speakers who have memo
rized their speeches have ado led -
rious simple devices to aid theI.- The
late Hon. John Bright fixed in mind
the different points in his speeches
by first drawing little figures or plt.to
rial representations. II part OF his
speech had TO do with a bridge. ne
would make a little sketch OF such
structure or II with ireland or Scot
land be would sketch a small map of
the country or the district He could
remember these figures or pictures
When he rose TO his feet. he could see
them in Imagination and select them
one by one as he proceeded from point
10 point in the address. not having any
note or manuscript 10y him NJ all That
was the method that best suited him
Another way OF memorizing tho
points of an address TO ne delivered
one which the writer has frequently
used. is by means Of anagrams. II is
very simple. Suppose one were called
upon 20 deliver a Fourth OF July ora
ton and wished 20 speak mainly on
these three points: First historic orr
gin OF the day; second. the success OF
the experiment In government then In.
augurated; third. the destiny Of the re.
public very suitable anagram To re-
call these points TO mind would be the
letters u. S. A. he could set his top
ics down In this way:
Union proclaimed 10y Declaration OF
Independence
Success OF experiment In government
After the present. what?
He does not need 10 take any notes
with him on the platform. He can cas-
lily remember these letters Remem-
bering them. they recall his topics. and
remembering the general topic IL will
itself suggest any subdivisions per
talning 10 IL.
Certain people possess what may he
called the bump OF location. II they
remember passage in a book. they
can tell you which side OF the page il
is on and what part of the page. There
are students with that kind of n mem
DRY who prepare their recitatiOns 10y
taking large sheet OF paper and writ
ing different parts OF the lesson In diff
rerent places on the paper. They then
rely on their sense OF location TO call to
mind whatever they may wish TO re-
member.
Again. there are people who have
keen eye for color. They Will make
their memoranda on slips OF paper OF
different colOrs Then simply calling
TO mind a particular color Will enable
them TO remember the memorandum
associated with that color OF course
all this is based on what is known as
the faculty Of association Of ideas
Some people who can remember
words and phrases find difficulty In re-
Numbering figures or numbers. In
such cases a curious expedient has
sometimes been resorted to. \ phrase
Will be devised the initial letters of
which suggest the figures sought TO be
remembered. For example. suppose
some ones street number to be lS2.
The suggestive phrase might be. Il
seek him. The letter | will suggest
the figure l. the letter s somewhat re
sembles an &. and the two perpendicu-
lar strokes OF the II suggest the Ro-
man numeral ii. A roundabout meth
cd this may be. but II has served to
fasten figures in the memory OF people
who had previously found them trou-
blesome.
But perhaps the most wholesome
way in the long run is simply by repe-
tition and effort to fix the thing In the
WITHOUT OF
memory or artificial methods. BY
memOrizing one sentence or verse
day from the best literature the mind
will soon have n fine treasure OF beau
tiful thoughts and an enriched vocab-
ulary. DR. William Punshion. a great
English preacher. did this. and his fine
prose may have been largely due TO his
familiar acquaintance with the best
literature.
For quotation purposes IL is neces-
sary 10 remember verbatim. and.
though this is the hardest task Of mem
DRY. II well repays the effort. Once
trained. the memory will be able TO re-
call the exact words of conversations.
sermons and passages In books with
cut having made any conscious effort
TO commit them.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
Only an Amateur Now.
NO. sir" said the man who had been
asked for aims; Il can give you moth