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JAMes Buchanan. AbrahAM Lincoln. } In.

This pair of names furnishes an In. by spelling, not sound, “am” in both, but not pronounced alike. This must be noticed, as it is a weak In.

‌ Abraham LinCOLN. Andrew JOHNson. } In.

The “l” in “coln,” and the “h” in “John” are silent. It is a case of In. by sound. To the ear the sound of “Con.” is like that of “Jon.”

ANdrew Johnson. Ulysses S. GrANt. } In.

“An” in Andrew and in Grant has the same sound.

UlyssES S. Grant. Rutherford B. HayES. } In.

“Es” in Ulysses and in Hayes is the same in spelling—but not in sound. It must be noticed, as it is the weakest of all. A stronger tie has heretofore been given.

Rutherford B. HAYes. James A. GarFIELD. } Con.

There is a strong association between Hay of Hayes and and the field of Garfield, as in the familiar word “Hayfield.”

James A. GARfield. Chester A. ARthur. } In.

In “Gar” and “Ar” there is a strong In. by sound.

Chester A. ArTHUR. GroVER Cleveland. } In.

Between “thur” and “ver” there is a clear In. by sound.

Grover ClevelANd. BenjAMin Harrison. } Con.

There is a fair In. by sound between “an” and “am;” but as they are alphabetically reversed, it makes a case of Con. reversed.

BenjAMin Harrison. Grover ClevelANd. } In. & Ex.

Here “am” and “an” occur in alphabetical order, and is a case of In., and “jam,” meaning pressing together, and “cle(a)ve” meaning to separate, are opposites, hence it is also an example of Exclusion.

Let the student, as in the case of the other groups, recall this list several times, and each time revive the relation by which each pair of names was cemented together, and‌ after this let him recall this list several times both ways without reviving the cementing relations, and finally let him recall several times, both ways, the entire series of Presidents from Washington to Cleveland, and from Cleveland to Washington.