When you meet a stranger take this opportunity to get a Face Picture of this person impressed upon the brain. When you hear the name, King, you have a light temporary ear impression of it. Take this ear impression of the name and quickly transfer it into a mind's eye picture of the king. Then into this picture of the king place the face picture, see the face of this Mr. King sitting on the throne, wearing the crown and robes and waving the scepter. Make this Name Picture strong, exaggerated and unusual. Here you are combining a mind's eye impression with a physical eye impression and the one is definite, a real thing, while the mind's eye impression seems, in comparison, to be vague and indistinct. It is a strong impression, nevertheless, and very little experience and practice will be necessary to prove its value and availability. [Illustration] You must, of course, hear the name distinctly. You can not remember it if you do not know what it is. The first impression of the name must be definite and certain, do not hesitate to ask to have the name repeated or even spelled. The person will be complimented that you are making an attempt to remember him. It will help you to become conscious of these mind's eye pictures if you will look away from the stranger's face for a moment and see both the face and name pictures in the visual impression which you have been forming. This can be done for an instant during the conversation, or at some other opportunity. Associating Name and Face Pictures Go into any savage or semi-civilized tribe today and you will find that names are given because of some trait of character; some peculiar characteristic; some unusual appearance or accomplishment. About fifty per cent of the names you meet with are nouns, words with a meaning which suggests definite, concrete pictures, which can easily be associated with the faces of the persons just as we have done here with the name King. Note these examples: Mr. Gun Mr. Starr Mr. Wells Mr. Stone Mr. Ring Mr. Bell Mr. Cotton Mr. Street Mr. Penn There are thousands of names just as simple, including colors, animals, birds, fish, fruits, and almost every object. All these can be easily visually associated with the face. Obtain a Meaning by Change Many names do not come under the classification of a direct and simple meaning because of a little change which may have been made in the manner of spelling them. Others can be converted into some simple meaning which can be easily impressed upon the mind by making a slight change and spelling the names as they sound. In other words, by remembering them as they sound rather than as they are spelled. The following examples are common: Mr. Rhodes--roads Mr. Coyle--coil Mr. Knoble--noble Mr. Reuter--rooter Mr. Baran--baron Mr. Asche--ash Mr. Lyon--lion [Illustration]