In the same manner in which you learned the first twenty words fix the
following in mind. Begin with the last object of the previous list,
Piano and add the next one, Spoon.
Now, add to Spoon, Road. See a Spoon with arms and legs running down
the Road. Make a real cartoon of it. Continue to picture the words in
pairs, always dropping the first when adding a new one. Now take Road
and Picture; Picture and Desk; Desk and Window; Window and Apple; Apple
and Book; Book and Door; Door and River.
Stop a moment and review these Memory Pictures, first in pairs as Piano
and Spoon; then as a list. Now go over the list backwards.
Add more words and be sure you stop each time to see a clear, definite
picture. You must fix your attention upon it for a moment, use motion,
exaggeration and the unusual.
Picture River and Dress; Dress and Hammer; Hammer and Ball; Ball and
Train; Train and Gun; Gun and Moon; Moon and Curtain; Curtain and
Pepper; Pepper and Bed; Bed and Scissors.
Review the series as before, those pictures which come slowly should be
improved. With the book closed, start with House and repeat the entire
list. See each picture clearly before you speak the word, even though
you may feel sure what the following word is, see the picture first,
this will insure accuracy. Then begin with Scissors and go through the
series of pictures backwards working your way, picture by picture, back
to House. Take time to be accurate, do not try to go rapidly at first.
See each picture and try to see it more clearly, adding all the detail
you can. Mental exercise is necessary to development. See that you
perform this one often and accurately.