Card Words

Cards	Spades	Hearts	Clubs	Diamonds
Ace	Seat	Head	Caddy	Dad
2	Sun	Honey	Coon	Dawn
3	Seam	Hem	Comb	Dam
4	Soar	Hero	Cur	Deer
5	Sail	Heel	Coal	Duel
6	Sage	Hash	Cage	Ditch
7	Sack	Hog	Cake	Dyke
8	Safe	Hive	Cave	Dive
9	Soup	Hobo	Cap	Daub
10	Seeds	Hods	Cuts	Deeds
J	Statute	Heated	Cadet	Dotted
Q	Stein	Hidden	Cotton	Detain
K	Steam	Hit'em	Cut'em	Daytime

By use of these words it is not difficult to take a deck of cards previously shuffled by some one, and to learn the position of each card in the pack. The first card will be represented by its corresponding word and visually associated with the first word of the Code List Tie. For example, the first card you find in the pack is the 6 of Hearts, which is represented by the word HASH, and you simply make a picture of a TIE & HASH.

The second card might be the 4 of Clubs, which is represented by the word Cur, and made into a picture with the second word of the Code List, Snow.

The third card might be the 3 of Spades, in which case you would make a picture of Home and SEAM.

In a similar manner proceed to make a visual picture for each card in the pack, as you come to it, with the following word of your Code List. Then when you have gone as far as you wish, pick up the cards, being careful to keep them in the order in which you have learned them, holding them with their backs to you and their faces to those who are watching. In order to name the first card simply recall your picture with Tie which will bring to mind the word HASH, which stands for the 6 of Hearts. The second card will be Snow and CUR for the 4 of Clubs. The third card will be Home and SEAM or the 3 of Spades.

With practice you will be able to take the fifty-two cards of the deck. At first it is advisable to take only twenty or twenty-five, so that you can recall your pictures soon after they have been made. The more cards you take, the stronger picture you must make to hold it accurately in mind without review.

When the Pictures Is Clear and Vivid the Memory Is Dependable.