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Mnemonical Feats.
perfectly as to be able to recite it with ease, and to remember the equivalent of any number without hesitation.
Mental Calendars.
Mnemonical calendars for any year are easily constructed, quickly learnt, and are always useful. All that is required is the date of the first Sunday in each month, from which other dates can be calculated. In the following, these dates are suggested by words possessing some similarity to the month and dates:—
| Date of First Sunday. | Suggestive Words |
| January 1, Oct. 2 | Octogenarian's tooth |
| Feb., March, and Nov. 6 | Feebly mark novel music |
| April, July 3 | A jolly apple tree |
| May 1 | May's wonders |
| June 5 | Tuneful hive |
| August 7 | An August event |
| Sept., Dec. 4 | Deceptive ford |
| January, April 1 | Jennie happily won |
| February 5 | Valentine's wive |
| Nov., March 4 | Nobly march forth |
| May 6 | May-pole fix |
| June 3 | Juniper tree |
| July 1 | Julia won |
| August 5 | A gust drives. |
| September, December 2 | Deception's hue |
| October 7. | Rocky Devon |
