Adventure, February 20, 1922 — page 196: what you’re looking at

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How I Improved My Memory In One Evening The Amazing Experience of Victor Jones sé F COURSE I place you! Mr. O Addison Sims, of Seattle. “If I remember correctly —and I do remember correctly— Mr. Burroughs, the lumberman, introduced me to you at the luncheon of the Seattle Rotary Club three years ago in May. This is a plea- sure indeed! I haven't laid eyes on you since that day. How is the grain busi- ness? And how did that amalgamation work out?” The assurance of the speaker—in the crowded corridor of the Hotel McAlpin— compelled me to turn and look at him, though I must say it is not my usual habit to “listen in” even in a hotel lobby. “He is David M. Roth, ;the famous memory expert,”’ said my friend Kennedy, answering my question before I could get it out. “He will show you a lot more wonderful things than that, before the evening is over.” And he did. As we went into the banquet room the toastmaster was introducing a long line of guests to Mr. Roth. I got in line and when it came my turn, Mr. Roth asked, “‘What are your initials, Mr. Jones, and your business connection and telephone number?" Why he _ asked this I learned later, when he picked out from the crowd of 60 men he had met two hours before and called each by name without a mistake. What is more, he named each man's business and telephone number, for good measure. I won't tell you all the other amazing ay this man did except to tell how called back, without a minute's healliticnt long lists of numbers, bank clearings, prices, lot numbers, parcel-post rates and anything else the guests had given him in rapid order. When I met Mr. Roth again—which ie may be sure I did the first chance got—he rather bowled me over by onveiel in his quiet modest way: “There is nothing miraculous about my roe anything I want to remember, whether it be names, faces, figures, facts or something I have ‘read in a magazine.’ “That is all right for you, Mr. Roth,” I interrupted. “‘You have given years to it. But how about me?” “Mr. Jones,”’ he replied, “I can teach you the secret of a good memory in one evening. This is not a guess, because I have done it with thousands of pupils. In the first of seven simple lessons which I have prepared for home study, I show you the basic principle of my whole sys- tem and you will find it—not hard work as you might fear—but gee like play- ing a fascinating game. will prove it to you. He didn't have to prove it. His course did; I oe it the very next day from his ‘pub hers, the Independent Corporation. - When I tackled the first lesson, I suppose I was the most surprised man in forty-eight states to find that I had learned—in about one hour—how to remember a list of one hundred words so that I could call them off forward and back without a single mistake. That first lesson stuek. And so did the other six. Read this letter from Terence J. Mc Manus. of the firm of Olcott, Bonynge, McManus & Ernst, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 170 Broadway, and one of the most famous trial lawyers in New York: “May I take occasion to state that I regard your service in giving this system to the world as a public benefaction. The wonderful simplicity of the method, and the ease wit which ,its princi- ples may be ac- =— especially appeal to me. may add that I already had oc- casion to test the effectiveness of the first two les- sons in the prep- aration for trial of an important action in. which am about to _Mr. McManus didn't put it a bit too strong. The Roth Course is priceless! I can ab- solutely count on ublished ourse,”’ the “How to my memory now. our list of satisfied customers at an I used to be early date, we are making a “scared stiff" on my feet because I wasn't sure. I couldn't remember what I wanted to say. Now I am sure of myself, and con- fident and ‘“‘easy as an old shoe" when I get on my feet at the club. or at a banquet, or in a business meeting, or in any social gath- ering. Perhaps the most enjo able part of it all is that I have become a good con- versationalist—and I used to be as silent as a sphinx when I got into a crowd of people who knew things. Now I can call up like a flash of light- ning most any fact I want right at the instant I need it most. I used to think a “hair trigger” memory belonged only to the prodigy and genius. Now I see that every man of us has that kind of a memory if he only knows how to make it work right. I tell you it is a wonderful thing, after groping around in the dark for so many years to be able to switch the big searchlight on your mind and see instantly everything you want to remember Have you ever heard of “Multigraph” Smith? Real name H. Q. Smith, of ohn E. Price & Co., Seattle, Wash. tere is just a bit from a letter of his that I saw last week: “Here is the whole thing in a nut- shell: Mr. Roth has a most remarkable time. Detroit, M ich.: 400,000 people have paid A or $7 for one of our Self-Improvement Courses—and remember no one was asked to pay until he had five days to examine the course in his own home. Until the Independent C “Roth “Mastery of “Drawing, Art and Cartooning, ‘Reading Character at Write Stories,"’ and other Phoea a e development courses, where could anyone buy similar courses for less than $15 to $75? Because we want to add two hundred thousand more names to SPECIAL PRICE $ (REGULAR PRICE $5— Others sell for $15 to $75) Act quickly as this especial r- tunity may be open for only a Many purchasers have wratted letters similar to Robert P. Downs of “T can't see how you ask so little, while others with far inferior courses get from $20 to $60 for theirs.” Memory Course. It is simple, and easy as falling off a log. et with one hour a day of practice anyone— I don’t care who he is—can improve his Memory 100% in a week and 1,000% in six months.” My advice @ you is, don't wait an- other minute. Send to Independent Corporation for Mr. Roth’s amazing course and see what a wonderful memory hr have got. Your dividends in creased earning power wil! be enormous. Victor Jones. Send No Money So confident is the Independént Cor- tion, the Pub-' ishers of the Roth Memory Course at you cee find the ourse —indispensa- ble that th willing to send it on ree examination. Don't send any money. Merely mail the coupon or | write a letter and the complete course will be sent, all charges prepaid, at once, so that you may take advan- tage of the special price and save $2. f you are not en- tirely satisfied, send it back any time within five days after you receive it and you will owe nothing. On the other hand, if you are as p as are the thousands of men and wo- men who have used the Course, send only $3 in _ full payment. You take “no risk and you have everything to gain, so mail the coupon now before this remarkable offer is withdrawn. Independent Cor- poration, Dept. R-472, 319 Sixth Avenue, New York. FREE EXAMINATION COUPON Independent Corporation tion em Speech,’ Sight. - short me. 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