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they mean nothing in our minds, unless they have been
associated to something you know, over a period of time.
Of course, your own address or your own telephone number
does mean something to you. The problem is to be able to
associate any and all numbers easily, quickly, and at any
time.
If you were to try to hang a painting on your bare living
room wall, what would happen? Why, the painting would
fall to the floor, of course. However, if you had a tiny peg
in that wall, then you would be able to hang the painting
on it. What I'm going to do is to give you some "pegs"; no,
not for your wall—but to keep in your mind, always. Any-
thing you wish to remember from now on, having to do
with numbers in any way, you will be able to "hang" on
these pegs! That is why I call this the PEG system of
memory.
The PEG system will show you how to count with
objects (which can be pictured) instead of numbers. This
is not a particularly new thought. It was first introduced by
Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein along about the year
1648. In the year 1730, the entire system was modified by
Dr. Richard Grey, of England, who called the idea, letter
or "number equivalents." The idea was great, but the
method just a bit clumsy, because he used vowels as well
as consonants in the system. Since 1730, however, many
changes have been made, although the idea is basically
the same.
In order for you to learn the method, you must first
learn a simple phonetic alphabet. No need for dismay—it
consists of only ten sounds, and with my help, it shouldn't
take you more than ten minutes to learn them. This will
be the most worthwhile ten minutes you've ever spent,
since this phonetic alphabet will eventually help you to
remember numbers, or numbers in conjunction with any-