We thus see that in order to have a good memory it is necessary for the mind to be healthy and vigorous so that it may see, retain, reproduce, represent, and recognize.
PERCEPTION
The power of perception may be strengthened by paying attention to things, noticing their peculiarities or distinguishing traits. Some speakers, for instance, arrange their speeches on cards 3x5 inches, placing one paragraph or one section of the speech on one card, and in memorizing the written matter they keep before them an image of the card containing the particular matter that is on that card, familiarizing themselves with the appearance of the matter on the card, and when they rise to speak, these cards pass before their mental vision and it is easy for them to recall the
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