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 by one of these numbers, but bears an inharmonious relation to letters represented by the other numbers in the table.

One of the most important factors in the application of the Science of Numbers, however, is the degree of agreement between the number representing the NAME and the number symbolizing the BIRTH. That is to say, the number which represents the value of the letters in a person’s given name ought to be in harmony with the BIRTH NUMBER, or the day of the month upon which that person was born. If this number should be 9, or less, it requires no calculation to find it. If, on the other hand, it is composed of two numbers, these two figures must be added, as was done in the case of the NAME NUMBER. Thus, If Anna Smith was born on the first day of the month, we have the figure 1 as her BIRTH NUMBER. If, however, she was born on the fourteenth day of the month, we have the figures