Assimilative Memory; or, How to Attend and Never Forget — John Shaqi
Assimilative Memory; or, How to Attend and Never ForgetLoisette, A. (Alphonse)
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Assimilative Memory; or, How to Attend and Never Forget
Loisette, A. (Alphonse)
Mnemonics
The population of Sydney is 386,400. Here are two groups of three
figures each. The first two figures of the first group are 38, and the
first two figures of the second group are 40--a difference of 2. Two
taken from 8 leaves 6, or the third figure of the first group, and 2
added to the first figure of the second group makes 6. The 40 ends with
a cypher, and it is a case of Syn. In. that the last figure of the
second group or the third figure of it should likewise be a cypher.
Besides, those who know anything at all about the population of Sydney
must know that it is vastly more than 38,640, and hence that there must
be another cypher after 40, making the total of 386,400.
The population of Melbourne is 490,912. Here we have 4 at the beginning
and half of 4 or 2 at the end of the six figures. The four interior
figures, viz., 9091 is a clear case of Con.--or 90 and 91. Then again 91
ending with 1, the next figure is 2--a case of sequence or Con. But
490,912 is the population of the city of Melbourne with its suburbs. The
"city" itself contains only 73,361 inhabitants, 73 reversed becomes
37--or only 1 more than 36. This 1 placed at the end of or after 36
makes the 361. Now 37 reversed is 73, and then follows 361, making the
total to be 73,361.
Let the attentive pupil observe that this method does not give any set
of rules for thinking in the same manner in regard to different sets or
example of numbers. That would be impossible. Thinking or finding
relations amongst the objects of thought must be differently worked out
in each case, since the figures themselves are differently grouped.
The foregoing cases in regard to population will suffice for those who
live in the Australian colonies, and to others they will teach the
method of handling such cases, and leave them the pleasure of working
out the process in regard to the population where they reside, or other
application of the method they may wish to make.
Great encouragement is found in the circumstance that after considerable
practice in dealing with numerous figures through In., Ex., and Con.,
new figures are self-remembered from the habit of assimilating numbers.
They henceforth make more vivid impressions than formerly.
INCLUSION embraces cases where the same kind of facts or the principles
were involved, or the same figures occur in different dates with regard
to somewhat parallel facts--End of Augustus's empire [death]
14 A.D.--End of Charlemagne's [death] 814 A.D., and end of Napoleon's
[abdication] 1814 A.D.
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