but ingenious arrangement, which he termed the "Local Suggester." This consisted of dividing the interior of a room into 50 spaces, and arranging a series of alphabetical words in each. To these words were connected the idea or fact to be remembered. Music, French, Quadrilles, &c., were taught by this method, rhyme being also used as an aid. Mr. Hill's first work entitled "The Educational Monitor" was published in 1847; and in 1852 the fifth edition of his "Memory of Language" appeared.
An excellent mental almanac appeared in 1873, the author being Mr. William Relton, of Liverpool. In this Mr. Relton epitomizes the methods of the Venerable Bede and Professor de Morgan. Aimé Paris's key is used for retaining the figures, and brevity is the key-note throughout. The chief merit of this sixpenny pamphlet is that it is absolutely reliable. It can be obtained from the author, at 25 Mount Street, Liverpool.
Another excellent work on memory was published in 1873, viz., "Memory Helps in British History," by James Macaulay. The key is similar to that given in Chapter V. of this book. Macaulay's book deserves to be better known, the associations being particularly happy, making the acquisition of historical dates a pleasant task. It was published by Porteous, Glasgow, but appears to be now out of print.
In 1875, W. H. Courtley, a clever mnemonist, lectured on mnemonics and taught a system privately, the fee being 21s. Courtley was a pupil of Mr. F. Appleby, and the alphabet is the same. The French genders were ingeniously associated with the Queen's head on a penny piece in a somewhat similar manner to that adopted by Fairchild.
In 1877, William Begg, of Cincinnati, published a ponderous volume entitled "A Centennial Book: Mnemonics or a System of Aids to Memory." The plan adopted much resembles Grey, and the book is little known in England.
"How to Remember" was the subject of a half-a-crown pamphlet in 1877, by J. H. Younghusband, who had previously published a "Chronology of English History," and a "Perpetual Mental Almanack," both of which appear to be included in this pamphlet. The key used is that of
