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in my shows is the "magazine test." This usually causes a
bit of comment because it seems to be the most amazing
of memory feats. Actually it is basic and simple.
What happens is this:—The audience is given some
copies of a current magazine. (I usually use Tempo Maga-
zine, which is published by the Enterprise Magazine Man-
agement, Inc.) They are then asked to call any page num-
ber, and I immediately tell them the highlights of that
particular page.
This is merely another use of the Peg system of memory.
In some instances the Link method is used in conjunction
with the Peg, as will be explained directly. To memorize the
pages of any picture magazine, all you have to do is to asso-
ciate the peg word that represents the page number to the
highlight of that page.
For example:— If Page #1 has a picture of an airplane
on it, you would make a ridiculous association between
"tic" (1) and airplane.
Page #2 might be an advertisement for shoe polish.
Associate "Noah" to shoe polish.
Page #3 has a picture of a horse on it. Associate "ma"
to horse.
Page #4 might have a picture of a circus scene; just
associate "rye" to circus.
Page #5 is an advertisement for a television set. Asso-
ciate "law" to television set.
Page #6 is a book review. Associate "shoe" to book.
That's all there is to it. If you go over the magazine and
your associations two or three times, you will know the
highlights of every page. If a page has more than one pic-
ture on it, use the Link method to remember them. Assume
that page #14 is a fashion page, and it has a picture of a
hat, one of gloves and a third of a dress.
First associate "tire" (14) to the first picture, which is