A MASTERY OF THE FIGURE ALPHABET THAT THE CONSONANT EQUIVALENTS
OF THE CIPHER AND NINE DIGITS ARE AT INSTANT COMMAND, AND NEVER HAVE TO
BE LOOKED UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH FIGURES.

Pumps were invented in 1425. A student who thinks 2 is to be translated
by "m" instead of "n," translates the dates by these phrases, _viz._,
"Drum a whale," or "Trim oil," or "To ram a wall." As these phrases
sustain the relation neither of In., Ex., or Con. to the fact, they are
hard to be remembered; and if remembered, they mislead. The student who
has mastered the Fig. Alphabet remembers that "n" stands for 2, and if
he knows the object of pumps, he at once finds the analytic phrase,
"Drain a well." The formula would be: "The pump invented--{D}{r}ai{n} a
we{l}l (1425)," or (1) Wa{t}er (4) {r}aised (2) i{n} a (5) ho{l}low. How
could he forget the date?

Tea was first used in Europe in 1601. The unobserving student imagines
that 6 is translated by g^hard, k, c^hard, q, or ng, and so he
translates 1601 into "Ou{tc}a{st}," (1701); a mistake of 100 years, and,
besides, "Outcast" is wholly unconnected with the introduction of tea
into Europe. The genuine student knows that 6 is represented by sh, j,
ch, or g^soft, and so he at once finds the analytic formula: "Tea first
introduced into Europe--{T}ea {ch}e{s}{t} (1601)." The figure phrase
bears the relation of In. and Con. to the event, and cannot be forgotten.
Besides many people believe that tea helps digestion, and such persons
would find an analytic date-word thus: "Tea first used in
Europe--{D}i{g}e{s}{t} (1601)."

1. What is sometimes necessary?
2. In how many cases is Synthesis used?
3. What are they?
4. How many indispensable requisites are there to finding analytic
date and number words promptly?
5. Is draining a well the sole object of a pump?
6. Was such its purpose originally?
7. Explain the two phrases used to fix the date of the introduction
of tea into Europe.
8. Can a figure phrase that bears the relation of In., Ex., or Con.
to the event be forgotten?

"C^soft" is often mistaken for "c^hard" by careless learners. Fulton's
steamboat "Clermont" was launched in 1807. Such a pupil translates that
date by the phrase, "{D}e{f}ie{s} i{c}e" (1800). Here "c" is soft and
represents a cipher and not 7. "{D}e{f}y a {s}{c}ow" gives the exact date.
Here the "c" is hard and represents 7, and as the steamboat could easily
outrun the "scow,"