- Why could we not substitute the phrase “The Mercury Shield” for “The Mercury sold,” since “S” stands for “0,” and “h” has no value?
- Why not use the phrase “White sealing” to express the Specific Gravity of Calcium?
- Could the Atomic Weight of Silver (108) be expressed by the phrase “The Vase?”
- If not, why not?
- Would the phrase “The Silver Vase” be better?
- In dealing with the length of the Mississippi, why do you not give the figure value of “W” and “E” in that part of the phrase which includes the words Waves Encroach?
- Would you indicate this value by a cipher, then?
- If not, why?
MOUNTAINS.
Mt. Everest [29,002] Named Upon a Survey Strictly Unique; or India’s Peak Is Certainly Unequalled.—This is the highest mountain on the globe; or India’s Boundary Summit Is Unapproachable. Kinchinjunga is 28,156 ft. high. We shall know what Mountain is meant if we omit the first syllable “kin.” Hence we can use the formula, “Next Everest Dawns Lofty Chinjunga.”
| Popocatepetl | (17,783 ft.) — | The Greatest Crater of Mexico. |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brown | (16,000 ft.) — | This Charming Western Scenery Celebrated. |
| Mt. Blanc | (15,781 ft.) — | This Alpine Cone Fascinates Travellers. |
| Jungfrau | (13,720 ft.) — | This Mountain Agassiz Nimbly Ascended. —Prof. Agassiz was one of the first who reached the summit of this mountain. |
| Ben Nevis | (4,406 ft.) — | Here Review a Snowy Giant. |
| Snowdon | (3,570 ft.) — | Majestic Hills Greet Snowdon. |
| Saddleback | (2,787 ft.) — | Near Keswick View a Craig.—This mountain is situated near the town of Keswick. |
- Are there any letters in the word “Ohio” which have a figure value?
- Do you see any way by which you can make the word “Known” stand for 2 by my figure alphabet?
- How can you infallibly retain these figure-sentences?
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.
No one can have very definite or exact ideas of Geography who does not know the Latitude and Longitude of the chief Cities of the World.
| (1) London | Lat. = 55°—00′ | (5) London’s (5) Latitude (0) Easily (0) Seen. |
|---|---|---|
| Long. = 0 | (0) Starting-point. | |
| (2) New York City | Lat. = 40°—52′ | (4) York (0) City’s (5) Latitude (2) Named. |
| Long. = 73°—59′ | (7) Commercial (3) Metropolis’ (5) Longitude (9) Portrayed. | |
| (3) Philadelphia | Lat. = 40°—00′ | (4) Republic’s (0) Zealous (0) Statesman (0) Signed. |
| Long. = 75°—10′ | (7) Quaker (5) Longitude (1) Too (0) Sober. | |
| (4) Chicago | Lat. = 41°—45′ | (4) Rebuilt (1) Town’s (4) Real (5) Latitude. |
| Long. = 87°—50′ | (8) Fires (7) Cannot (5) Longitude (0) Sacrifice. | |
| (5) Boston | Lat. = 42°—20′ | (4) Harvard (2) University’s (2) Nearest (0) City. |
| Long. = 71°—05′ | (7) Gives (1) Tea (0) Spillers’ (5) Longitude. | |
| (6) New Orleans | Lat. = 30°—00′ | (3) Mississippi’s (0) Southernmost (0) Seaport (0) Serene. |
| Long. = 90°—00′ | (9) “Butler (0) Stole (0) Silver (0) Spoons.”[ Footnote [H] | |
| (7) Denver | Lat. = 39°—41′ | (3) Mountain (9) Peaks (4) O’erlook (1) Denver. |
| Long. = 105°—00′ | (1) Denver’s (0) Certain (5) Longitude (0) Safely (0) Ascertained. | |
| (8) San Francisco | Lat. = 37°—30′ | (3) Metallic (7) California’s (3) Metropolitan (0) City. |
| Long. = 122°—00′ | (1) The (2) Navigator (2) Now (0) Sees (0) San Francisco. | |
| (9) Hot Springs | Lat. = 34°—19′ | (3) Men (4) Relish (1) Hot (9) Baths. |
| Long. = 93°—00′ | (9) Bathing (3) Must (0) Save (0) Sickness. | |
| (10) Pittsburg | Lat. = 40°—29 | (4) Iron (0) Smelting (2) Haunts (9) Pittsburg. |
| Long. = 79°—50′ | (7) Great (9) Pittsburg’s (5) Longitude (0) Secured. | |
| (11) Niagara Falls | Lat. = 43°—02′ | (4) Roaring (3) Magnificent (0) Ceaseless (2) Niagara. |
| Long. = 79°—12′ | (7) A Cataract (9) Pours (1) At (2) Niagara. | |
| (12) Bombay | Lat. = 18°—53′ | (1) The (8) First (5) Island (3) Met. |
| Long. = 72°—53′ | (7) Kipling’s (2) Nativity (5) Well (3) Mentioned. | |
| (13) Calcutta[ Footnote [I] | Lat. = 22°—34′ | (2) Numerous (2) Natives (3) Migrate (4) Here. |
| Long. = 88°—24′ | (8) A Viceroy (8) Favours (2) Natural (4) Remembering. | |
| (14) Melbourne | Lat. = 37°—49′ (S) | (3) Melbourne’s (7) Grounds (4) Yarra (9) Bisects. |
| Long. = 44°—58′ (E) | (4) Harbour’s (4) River (5) Well (8) Furrowed. | |
| (15) Capetown | Lat. = 33°—55′ (S) | (3) Mathematical (3) Mapping (5) Will (5) Last. |
| Long. = 18°—28′ (E) | (1) Table Bay (8) Favours (2) Numerous (8) Vessels. |
EARLY TRAINING IN FIGURES.
If the mind-wandering mode of rote learning is no longer practised, but an assimilating method is substituted for it; if we abolish the “mind-wrecking” procedure of forcing immature minds into and through studies which they cannot comprehend, and which, therefore, create chronic habits of Inattention; and if the idea of numbers and their elementary processes are objectively taught, until habits of sure enumeration and calculation are formed, then, when the child reaches maturity, he will rarely if ever require any conscious aid in remembering a series of 2, 3, 4, or more figures.