Vary these exercises in as many ways as you can and keep track of how long it takes you to do a certain test, then do it again and see how much you can reduce the time required. For a guide in these tests the Code List is printed here with each corresponding number value.
Code Words and Number Values
| 1-Tie | 11-Dot | 21-Net | 31-Meat | 41-Heart |
| 2-Snow | 12-Town | 22-Nun | 32-Moon | 42-Horn |
| 3-Home | 13-Dime | 23-Enemy | 33-Mama | 43-Army |
| 4-Wire | 14-Deer | 24-Nero | 34-Hammer | 44-Rower |
| 5-Wheel | 15-Towel | 25-Nail | 35-Mail | 45-Roll |
| 6-Sash | 16-Dish | 26-Hinge | 36-Mush | 46-Roach |
| 7-Egg | 17-Duck | 27-Ink | 37-Mike | 47-Rock |
| 8-Ivy | 18-Taffy | 28-Knife | 38-Movie | 48-Roof |
| 9-Whip | 19-Tub | 29-Knob | 39-Mop | 49-Rope |
| 10-Toes | 20-Nose | 30-Mouse | 40-Rose | 50-Lasso |
| 51-Lady | 61-Shed | 71-Kite | 81-Foot | 91-Bath |
| 52-Lion | 62-Ocean | 72-Cane | 82-Vine | 92-Pony |
| 53-Limb | 63-Jam | 73-Gum | 83-Foam | 93-Bomb |
| 54-Lair | 64-Chair | 74-Car | 84-Fur | 94-Bear |
| 55-Lily | 65-Jail | 75-Glue | 85-Veil | 95-Pail |
| 56-Ledge | 66-Judge | 76-Cage | 86-Fish | 96-Beach |
| 57-Log | 67-Chalk | 77-Cook | 87-Fig | 97-Book |
| 58-Wolf | 68-Chief | 78-Coffee | 88-Fife | 98-Beehive |
| 59-Lap | 69-Ship | 79-Cap | 89-Fob | 99-Papa |
| 60-Ashes | 70-Goose | 80-Office | 90-Puss | 100-Daisies |
After you have become familiar with the number values of the Code words it will guide you in case of any doubt as to the sequence of any words. If you should be in doubt as to whether Chief or Ship comes first you can prove the point by referring to the number value; Chief is 68 and Ship is 69, therefore the sequence is correct.
All Hitching Posts Numbered
Note that when you have the Number Code to work with that each Hitching Post has a corresponding number so that each item in your list is numbered. For purposes of filing information this is very helpful. You think of the Hitching Posts now as 1-2-3-4-5-etc. The word is simply an interchangeable object with a fixed value and 1 automatically becomes Tie in the picture. And when it appears in the picture it means 1. So on with all other numbers and words under one hundred. For use as Hitching Posts each list of ten in the list can be used as having the 1 to 10 value by dropping the first digit, as Net (2)1, Nun (2)2, Enemy (2)3, Nero (2)4, etc.
In working with the Code bear in mind every moment that the word is synonymous with the number. The number stands for the word and the word for the number, they never change. They mean now and always the same thing. Each stands for the other. This statement can not be made too strong. Neither can you be urged too strongly to practice with your children in the use of it. Become so familiar with it that when you hear the sound T it immediately means 1 and so on through the entire list. Words now have an added significance; for this purpose they have become and from this time they will be NUMBERS, as well as WORDS.
Always keep in mind that SOUND determines the number value of the word regardless of how it is spelled.