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54 Peg System of Memory

sides of a house. Number 9 is the word, "BEE." Number
10 has two digits, the digit 1 and a zero. The peg word
for #10 therefore must be made up of a t or d sound and
an s or z sound, in that order. We'll use the word, "TOES"
—picture your own toes.
Ordinarily it would be a little difficult to remember ten
completely unassociated words as I have just given you.
Since the peg word for any number must contain certain
sounds only, you'll find that it is easy. As a matter of fact,
if you have read the ten words once, with a little concentra-
tion, you probably already know them. Try it!
When you say the number to yourself, think of its sound
first, then try to remember the peg word. Test yourself in
and out of order. You should know that # 3 is "ma," with-
out repeating, "tie," "Noah," ma!
To show you how fantastic your memory can be with my
little memory aids, you can do this until the words become
second nature to you; If you come to a number, and you
think you can't remember its peg—think of the sound for
that number, and say any words that come to your mind,
starting with, and containing that particular consonant
sound only. When you say the right one, it will sort of
"ring a bell" in your mind, and you'll know that that's the
right one. For instance, if you couldn't think of the peg
word for #1, you might say to yourself, "toy, tow, tea, tie";
as soon as you say "tie," you'll know that that is the correct
word.
You can see, now, what I've done. I have built you up
slowly with each item. First I gave you an aid to remember
the phonetic sounds, now those sounds are your aid to
remember the very important peg words; and the peg
words will help you to remember anything where numbers
are involved, so make sure you know them well.