Those who are interested in card playing will find in the following
idea an excellent method of entertaining friends. It will also prove
valuable in playing certain games, and above all, it is good practice
for the development of your memory.
Remembering all the cards of a shuffled deck in proper order is an
application of the Hitching Post idea and the Number Code. Have a word
to represent each card in the deck, beginning with the first letter of
the series and ending with the Code Letter for the number of the card.
For example HEAD would represent 1 of Hearts, H for Heart, and D the
Code Letter for 1.
In this way the 2 of Hearts would be represented by Honey; the word Hem
would stand for the 3 of Hearts. The word Hero would stand for the 4
of Hearts.
In the same way a list of words may be made to represent the Spade
cards, each word beginning with S to stand for the Spades, and ending
in a letter of the number Code to represent the number of the card.
A similar list may be made for the Club cards, beginning with C for
Clubs and for the Diamond cards beginning with D.
The following list of words has been prepared to cover the entire deck: