9. More Geography

Many persons have trouble recalling which of two cities, Bismarck and Pierre, is the capital of North Dakota and which is the capital of South Dakota. B is before P in the alphabet. B, therefore, comes first. It is on the top. The top state is the northernmost state; therefore, Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota.

Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, yet, Omaha is the state's largest city. Write out the word Lincoln and then draw a large 0 around it. These exercises and examples can pertain to any subject during school years or afterward. Historical figures, lines of succession, battles, military lead­ers, a multitude of subjects can be eased into the Auto-Magic* and associated methods of memory improvement.

For purposes of memorizing the presidents of the United States, the Auto-Magic* system is ideal. Going through the automobile twice to fit in the necessary numbers suitably or merely picturing the presidents and tying them into a story or initialing system as you go, you can easily recall the names. George Washington, being the first president, could be depicted as a washing machine or the Washington Monu­ment on the radiator ornament of the car. For John Adams, the second president, you could have a dam with water flow­ing out of each headlight of the car. Mutt and Jeff could be pictured on the bumper of the car, fighting with each other. This would depict Jefferson. You could have a boxing ring in Madison Square Garden on the front tire of the car for President Madison. For the fifth president you could have the Monroe Doctrine wrapped around the door handle and tied with a pretty ribbon; and so on through all the presi­dents. If you wish to fit them into a story, you can do so with the greatest of ease.

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