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or more be taken at a time, and formed into words, one word being placed in a compartment, as follows:
| 1 2 | 3 4 | 5 6 | |||
| Beg | Rob | Weave | |||
| 7 8 | 9 10 | 11 12 | |||
| Value | Man | Wit | |||
| 13 14 | 15 16 | 17 18 | |||
| Lion | Tree | Fan | |||
The whole are then disposed of:—B and G standing for 1 and 3, R and B for 8 and 1, &c. a Vowel placed between will make the word beg, and so with respect to the rest.
The recollection may be assisted by forming the above into a sentence, as, " It is better to beg than to Rob," &c.
In order to shew which is the eighth figure, divide 8 by 2, or take the half, and you will find a 4. It must be observed, that the uneven numbers are the first, and the even are the last, consonants in each compartment. If more than two consonants are placed in a square, divide by the number in each.
Having advanced thus far with respect to place, it will be proper to proceed to what are termed the Great Numerals.
| When not preceded by other Consonants. |
W X or ST | stand for One Hundred | |
| TH or SH | One Thousand | ||
| CH | Ten Thousand | ||
| WH or NT | One Hundred Thousand | ||
| Y | A Million |
| Example—We | . . . . . . . . | 100 | |
| Ox | |||
| Owe |
