The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
SHORT CUT TO MEMORY.

There II An old story to the cffeot
that when a teacher asked ono Of her
students the definition of memory the
lad replied that II was tho thing which
people used to forget with. The other
day Brooklyn teacher asked Bruno
Lehman OF 500 Fairview avenue.
RidEewood Heights. the same question.
lilo showed tho educator that people
do not remember altogether with their
memories. lie demonstrated conolu-
sively that folks remember with their
reason their ability to compare and
contrast. to weigh. TO Judge and to un-
derstand
Mester Lehman Is only II years old.
ne gave the teacher in Public School
II. Butler street near Forest ava
nue. mental demonstration that ap-
pcared little short OF marvellous. He
recalled the rotation in which a pack OF
playing cards had been called out after
being Thoroughly shufied He not only
called them off backward. 1. e.. from
the last to the first card but stated on
demand which was the i4th. cath. 31st.
&c, card. The youngster would bc
hailed az prodigy were he able TO ac-
coinplish this and many other memory
ieats he IL capable of without the aid Of
system. He proved that the scheme IL
SO SIMPLE and practical that any child
can master IL with ease Another feat
ne performed for the edification of nj,
s'HoOEnates was TO state ofYhand tho
exact number OF Inhabitants Ut any city
IN the United States Bruno 1. Ike
o.ner Brooklyn boys He is as fond "
plhN AZ any youngster and Is especially
interested in roller sknting.
Bruno was taught how TO remember
by his uncle, William Berol. the man
with the marvellous memory" WHO in
structS 1000 students The mind rant
wizard taught the lad In order to
demonstrate that his system WIS one
that could he learned by everybody &c
average Intelligence Mr.. Berol Ia now
teaching IN BroolUyn. one OF his mos,
enthusiastic classes being az the Central
hranch :" IN" '. NJ &. A., II Bond
street Bruno appeared before the Cen
lta!te' recently and gave a demonstra-
uoh winch amazed men many years his
senior, who admitted that they .ould
not remember the minor events n their
daily lives.
one OF the students at tn. Y NJ g A
~ well known society man whose veil
/ troinrd servants were in.,ruct.1 70
shadow him a. all times during rcrep-
/ tons pretending Tome errsnd. while
/ whispering 60 him tho names Of his
/ numerous guess After tho fret l.s
son he wrote. 81 have tried Your eva
/ Tern whI~ giving . dinner 10 Aftv prr-
sons aeiouts'od Others and mNs.i,
~ h"'nE able 10 call every guest by
name. giving IA. locations OF thar
country homes and business places"
Another student is Il Brooklvu bank
ing oi'i''aI who Immediately niemorized
/ me reserve capital IN tho banks uf the
/ 'eadlnR cities - this country. other
/ CentraEtes me.uorilod the addrcsse.
and telephone numbers Of their client.
/ Ihe students at tho central Y. NJ g. 4.
comprise AL stations nat!onal!tics and
ng"s. II - marvellous to notice how.
Sc"1'i0s among th"ln turn enthusiasts
after the first lesSln
( Heroi Is teaching Rrooklvrlies how
I 10 memories studies. speeches law
'ase', anatomical terms. chemistry. m
Fui1nce rates, what 10 read and how -
read. II" ais" shows them how cas-, II
IS :" study foreign llrCA'=cs -. - ~
'"a Eoro' system
According I" Eerol. -,rdy only
'.cw'Hg when You study d tao, ,ou
'N'% chew g, he toll t'c Central rla..
tH" other night. when Won alison, II
''1 'tv. dig'e'"d &C. have done moth.
.aS cN'"Iurd uir'. have nn more
brains than anybody cls, A., MN
who wants % do vhHt have dor.. ,. IN
10 T.. ! 7'u simply using go the rns'
- ruN ABILITY 'at equipment wlir rpi
.y- give. 'p every normal m udrd man
! a. u.r u"vorpr s.. memory. aim
~ d.ts.nn 80 brain. never try 10 RI.
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