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 must persevere patiently, and without permitting the vitiating element of discouragement to enter. If undertaken under such conditions, it will not be long before he himself will begin to notice the indications of improvement.

As an aid in the work of analyzing names, the following may be taken as a brief example of a life reading. The name selected is that of Alice Ames, who was born on the 20th of July. To read this name, one should proceed as follows: Thus, the NAME NUMBER is 3; the BIRTH NUMBER, of course, is 2 (2 + 0 making 2.)

The NAME NUMBER, 3, stands for some universal work, the 3 being one of the Universal numbers. The number 2, on the other hand, holds the strong love of home. The Cornerstone, “A,”