1. What mistake does the impatient pupil make? 2. Does this not convince you that the figure alphabet must be mastered before the attempt is made to deal with dates? 3. What is the second requisite to becoming proficient in forming analytic date words? 4. What should the pupil do if he lacks the knowledge indicated here? 5. If the pupil fixes in mind the population of three States per day, how long will it take him to learn the population of all the American States? 6. How long to deal in like manner with the population of all the countries of the globe?
It is said that there are 1,750 spoken languages. If the pupil does not know that the tongue is moved in different ways to pronounce the distinctive sounds of different languages, he might not think of this analytic translation of (1750), "{ T}o{ ng}ue a{ l}l way{ s}."
The population of Kentucky according to the last census (1880) was 1,648,690. Those who do not know the Kentuckians raise fine saddle and race horses, many of which are bays, might not think of the analytic phrases, "{ T}ea{ ch}e{ r} o{ f} { sh}owy { b}ay{ s}," or "{ T}ea{ ch}e{ r} o{ f} a { sh}owy { p}a{ c}e."
The estimated number of horses in the world is 58,576,322. Those who do not know how cruelly coachmen often treat the horses under their charge might not think of the analytic phrase, "Wi{ l}l { f}ee{ l} { c}oa{ ch}{ m}e{ n} { n}ow."
The Yellowstone National Park contains 2,294,740 acres. One who does not know that this park was recently created, might not think of the analytic phrase, "O{ n}e { N}ew { P}a{ r}{ k} a{ r}o{ s}e."
The U. S. Government paid out in the year 1865 the sum of $1,297,555,324. If one wished to remember the exact figures, he could easily find an analytic phrase, if he thinks of the act of delivering or handing over the money, as "{ Th}ey u{ n}{ p}a{ ck} { l}oya{ l}ly a{ l}l { m}o{ n}ey he{ r}e." If any analytic phrase is long or awkwardly constructed, it is very easy to memorise it by the analytic-synthetic method; as (1) They unpack. (2) They unpack _money_. (3) They unpack money _here_. (4) They unpack _all_ money here. (5) They unpack _loyally_ all money here.
The number of letters delivered in Great Britain during the postal year of 1881-82 was 1,280,636,200. If the student knows that the Central Post Office of London is a very large building, he could instantly find the analytic phrase, "Wi{ th}i{ n} o{ f}fi{ c}e hu{ g}e { m}u{ ch} { n}ew{ s} we { s}ee."