THE PROPER WAY.
‘ Anybody can acquire a good memory,’said the teacher to his class. * if he trains his mind to hang things on their own pegs, so to speak. For instance, in what year was Gladstone born ?’ ‘ I don’t remember,’ answered the pupii. • Don’t remember ! Well, you must go about it in the right way. How many Muses were there?’ • Nine.’ ‘Of course. Now double that number.’ • Eighteen.’ • Now multiply it by 100.’ • Eighteen hundred.’ • Very good. Hold on to that. How many Graces were there ?’ ■ Three. ’ ‘ Precisely. Multiply that by itself.’ • Nine.’ 'Just so. Now add that to the result you first obtained and what have you ?’ ■ Eighteen hundred and nine.’ • Well now, there you have it. Gladstone was born in 1809. Everything depends on going to work in a proper manner. The memory needs a bit of help, that’s all.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XXIV, 12 June 1897, Page 755
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142THE PROPER WAY. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XXIV, 12 June 1897, Page 755
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