Excerpt from Memory Manual: Explaining, in Short and Simple Lessons; A System of Aiding, Strengthening and Developing the Memory; By the Use of Which the Young, Middle-Aged or Old May the More Easily Remember Ordinary Things It may be said that Memory is the basis upon Which all knowledge rests. Without Memory, edu cation, and, indeed, the Whole fabric of human econ omy, would relapse into chaos. But, although this wonderful faculty is so' preeminently important, it is very seldom studied and, consequently, but little understood. The young at school or college, as well as persons of riper years, are left to make use of their own crude devices. Following blindly their untutored instincts as to the manner in Which, or the methods by Which, they should impress upon the memory the more difli cult matter they Wish to remember. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.