by
Thomas Hallworth in New York in 1822. His method was adopted without
acknowledgment by Carl Otto in Germany and Austria, and his followers in
England and America.[A]

[A] These followers make a great boast of learning a series of
suggestive words in pairs and without interfering with the mind's action
in doing so, when they are clearly indebted to Thomas Hallworth for this
inadequate method, yet they never have the grace to acknowledge their
indebtedness.

3. The opposite of these two methods of _rote_ learning is my method,
which injects an _active process_ between each pair of words. Each pair
of words is appraised and dovetailed by the Laws of Memory. And hence
the reader can notice the _fundamental difference_ between all other
methods and mine. My method is to keep the mind in an _assimilating,
absorbing condition when trying to learn_ by making the Intellect stay
with the Senses. In the process of _endless repetition_ or learning by
_rote_ as evinced in the two methods above given, the mind is in a
_passive_ state. But when learning the above series by _my_ method, it
was kept in an _active_ state. The _intellect_ was directed by the will
into certain channels and kept there. It was _searching_ for what was
_in common_ or _different_ between the pairs of words. It was _noting_
points of likeness and classifying them. _This is thinking._ And the
most vivid _First Impressions_ always result from the action of the
_intellect_ upon the sensuous _stimuli_ from ear and eye. _Intellectual
Assimilation_ is a proper name for my methods.

4. The Three Laws are Forms or Modes of Mental Assimilation. But when
used _consciously_ for any length of time, they operate much more
efficaciously than formerly--and they greatly increase the
Impressionability and Revivability--as any student can affirm who
faithfully carries out my instructions, and then his General Memory
becomes largely improved without a conscious use of my method.

A TRAINING EXERCISE IN ATTENTION.

Whoever wishes to increase his permanent Memory power and his power of
Attention must not omit to learn and practise the following exercise
_precisely as I prescribe_. He will experience great satisfaction in
carrying out my directions to the letter, because his conformity in this
and in other respects will bring the reward of a NEW MEMORY power almost
immediately. And if he were to disregard my directions, he will have no
one to blame but himself.

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