s Ins. and Exs. This is a decisive
reason why the Pupil should merely look upon my Correlations as models,
but make and memorise his _own_ Correlations in all cases, as being more
vivid to _him_ and, therefore, more certainly remembered, as well as
more effectively strengthening the Memory in both its Stages.

8. Vivid Ins. by _meaning_ are better than Ins. by S. (the latter when
used, should be as perfect as possible). EAR ... EEL makes a weak In. by
S. to some persons, but it would make a much more vivid first impression
to most persons to deal with them in this way: EAR ... (w)ring ... twist
... wriggle ... EEL. But "Bivou_ac_ ... _aq_ueduct" is a perfect In. by
S. as to the last syllable of the former and the first syllable of the
latter, since those syllables are pronounced exactly alike. We may
connect Bivouac to Rain thus: "_Bivouac_ ... aqueduct ... flowing water
... falling water ... RAIN."

9. _Never_--in the early stages of the study of the System--make a
_second_ Correlation until you have _memorised the first_.

10. Although _making_ and _memorising_ Correlations serves the useful
purpose of fixing specific facts in the memory, yet the MAIN OBJECT in
making and memorising Correlations is to develop the latent power of the
Natural Memory to such a degree that all facts are hereafter remembered
without the aid of conscious Correlations.

11. Never try to find _analytic_ date or number words until you _know
the material facts connected with the date or number_ before you. The
student wishes to fix the date of Voltaire's birth, in 1694. "The
Shaper" and "The Giber" occur to him. If he is ignorant of the facts of
Voltaire's life, he will correlate thus: "_Vol_taire ... (1) ...
volatile ... (2) ... 'fixed' ... (1) ... 'The Shaper' {Th}e {Sh}a{p}e{r}
(1694);" or "Vol_taire_ ... (1) ... tear to pieces ... (1) ... mocking
dissector ... (1) ... {Th}e {G}i{b}e{r} (1694)." If he had known that
Voltaire was a born writer, he would have found the analytic relation in
"Voltaire ... {Th}e {Sh}a{p}e{r} (1694)" or if he had known that he was a
terrible mocker, he would have said: "Voltaire ... {Th}e {G}i{b}e{r}
(1694)." If he wished to fix the date of the discovery of America, he
might think of "{T}e{r}ra{p}i{n}" (a large tide-water turtle, abounding
in Maryland), and correlate thus: "Discovery of America ... (1) ...
Maryland ... (3) ... {T}e{r}ra{p}i{n} (1492)." But if he remembers that
Con. covers all cases of Cause and