ill represent
1607; as, "A {D}u{tch} {S}o{ng}," "{D}a{sh} a {S}a{ck}," "{T}o wa{sh} a
{S}o{ck}," "{Th}e {Ch}oo{s}i{ng}," "{Th}e {Ch}a{s}i{ng}," "{T}ou{ch}e{s}
a {K}ey," &c.

Try the date of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States,
1787. Writing down the numbers as before, you place t, th, d, opposite
1; g hard, k, c hard, q, ng, opposite 7; f and v, opposite 8; g hard, k,
c hard, q, and ng, opposite 7; and then you soon find translating words,
as follows: "{T}o {g}i{v}e a {K}ey," "{Th}e {g}i{v}i{ng}," "{Th}e
{q}ua{f}fi{ng}," "{Th}e {C}ou{gh}i{ng}," &c.

In all cases you must carefully comply with the rules and explanations
heretofore given. A little practice will enable you to dispense with
writing down the figures and the consonants which represent them; but at
first pains must be taken in the above way to secure accuracy.

1. What would be your method of procedure?
2. What must be done in all cases?
3. What will a little practice enable you to do?
4. What must be done to secure accuracy at first?
5. Deal with an original date in the way indicated here.
6. In dealing with the date of the foundation of Yale College,
would the phrase "taxes due" express 1701?
7. If not, why?
8. Can you translate into a word or phrase the date of your own
birth?
9. Translate into words or phrases the birth and death dates of
some of the historic characters which you admire most.
10. Keep a record of these words or phrases for future examination.

Try 1636, the date of the founding of Harvard College: You obtain
"{D}a{sh} a {m}i{dg}e," "{Th}e {ch}u{m} a{g}e," "{T}ea{ch} {m}u{ch},"
"{T}o {sh}ow {m}y {j}oy," &c.

The founding of Yale College in 1701 gives: "{T}oo{k} a {s}ea{t},"
"{Th}e {c}o{s}{t}," "{Th}e {q}ue{s}{t}," "{Th}e {c}a{s}{t}," "A {t}a{x}
{d}ue," or "{T}oo{k} a {c}i{t}y," &c.

Sometimes the first consonants only of words are used. Comenius,
Educational Reformer (things before words, pictured illustrations, &c.)
and Moravian Bishop, was born 1592: or (1) {Th}ings (5) We{l}l (9)
{P}ictured (2) {N}ow. He died 1671; or A (1) {T}eaching (6) {Ch}urchman
(7) {G}ave (1) Ou{t}.

SYNTHETIC TRANSLATION OF FIGURES.

_When the word or phrase used to translate figures sustains no relation
of In., Ex., or Con., to the event itself, that word or phrase is
synthetic and is dealt with hereafter._

Nearly all the translating words given in this section so far are
synthetic