Facile Sl^opt-l^and Tutop. THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES /rn^//fM /'j C ///^^^^p? B.O. IlKIJi LAWTU DALUS, TUU Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/bailysfaciles'horOObailiala THE SHORT-HAND OF THE FUTURE. BAILY'S Facile Sl^ort-l^and Tutor. BEING AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF STENOGRAPHIC WRITING, OP GREAT SIMPLICITY. WHICH MAY BE EASILY ACQUIRED. AND RAPIDLY WRITTEN A COMPLETE MASTERY OF THIS SYSTEM CAN BE ACQUIRED BY A MONTH'S STUDY OF ONE HOUR PER DAY. , ITonbon : HAMILTON, ADAMS, & Co., 32, Paternoster Row, E.C. mdccclxxj^v. MERSER & SONS. PRINTERS, 370, Kennington Road. SI ^^9 PREFACE. ^T^HE great value of " short-hand writing," as it is popularly termed, as a factor in the daily business of life has been so fully and practically demonstrated, that it would be a sheer waste of time on my part, to dwell upon the many benefits which a knowledge of this useful art is capable of conferring. There are few large business offices in the kingdom connected with apy kind of trade, industry, or profession, where its aid has not been invoked, where it has not become a necessity, and where its absence would not be regarded as an irreparable loss. In view of the great importance of this study in. mercantile, literary, and scientific pursuits, no apology can be needed from a short-hand writer of considerable experience, for bringing before the public a system of stenography simple in conception, legible in character, efficient in practice, and capable of being mastered and of being practically available in less time than any other system. It is no part of my will or purpose to attempt to disparage the merits of the gigantic system devised by Mr. Isaac Pitman, known as Phonography, the mastery of which means an expenditure 449566 iv PREFACE. of time and labour which many can ill afford to give to its acquisition. This fact greatly handicaps the popularity of this system ; and it is beyond dispute, that at least 75 per cent, of would-be phonographers, after a few days or weeks of irksome and unprofitable labour, give up the study in sheer despair. Mr. Pitman, himself says, in his preface to Progressive Studies, that he has " noticed many instances of failure on the part of individuals to acquire a correct and practical knowledge of it." This state of things should not be. A thoroughly popular system, in addition to its other merits, should be capable of being easily learned, and when it lacks this capability it loses much of its value and utility. Other systems which have sought to meet this want are found in practice to be either lacking in brevity or wanting in perspicuity. The Sloan-Duployan, an adaptation from the French, strikes the observer as being most difficult to read, when rapidly written ; many of the forms being so merged in joining as to appear quite incapable of recognition. In the higher literary walks of life ; to the man of sciencfe, to the journalist, to the members of the various professions, to the clergy, and to the student, a knowledge of short-hand is found to be not only a pleasant mental exercise but a valuable means for the saving of time and labour. " In the commercial world a practical knowledge of short-hand has become a necessity, and many an iJDQportant engagement has been lost through the neglect of this important study. The following is one of many similar experiences in life : a young man having finished his scholastic career, and being desirous of entering an office, has obtained by influence an introduction to the junior partner of a City firm. There is no PREFACE. V immediate vacancy, and he finds he has to wait his turn. The day to him so long in coming at length arrives, and in response to a request he attends at an early hour at the City officer, and is ushered into the august presence of one of the senior partners of the firm. The interview is not a long one : a few interrogatories satisfactorily answered, and he is at once informed that his services will be required in a month. The young man elated with his success, is about to take his departure, when he is suddenly con- fronted with the question ; " You write short-hand of course ? " " No," stammers ©ut the unfortunate candidate, " I do not ; but —but — I can learn." The City magnate, not willing to debate the question of the possibility or perhaps not considering the improbability of a person being able to become a short-hand writer in a month, shortly replies : " Yes, do so by all means ; kll our clerks are short-hand writers," It may be needless to pro- long the story : the young man returns home feeling his " bit of luck" considerably damped, but still he i& not easily daunted. He at once buys a Phonographic Teacher^ and applies himself to the endeavour with a courage . and perseverance worthy of a less hopeless task— and what is the result } The end of the month finds him sick at heart at his ill success.^ He has mastered every detail in the Teacher, and can read every word of the story of the little dwarf "Try," and the "Wolf and the Lamb," but alas ! that is all. He is, for all practical purposes, as far off as ever from being a short-hand writer. In this system I have made it a point to admit nothing wpich would not be of practical vifiue to the learner, and nothing wjaich would but tend to divert his attention and retard hti^ pro- vi PREFACE. gress. No attempt at a phonetic classification of the letters has been attempted, and the consonants, both of light and heavy sound have been made to assume light characters. This in the eyes of " Phonographers " may seem an outrage to scientific form and public sentiment.. Be that as it may, nothing could exceed the simplicity of the arrangement here adopted. A dis- tinct and convenient form for joining has been given to each letter, and these forms have been chosen only after a considerable amount of experience has shown their practicability. I am far ftpm saying that this system in its present form is perfect in its development, but what I ^nhesitatwgly affirm is that no system so simple in its construction (consequently so easily acquired) and ensuring in practice so great a brevity in the writing of words, has ever before been brought before the public. I think any(Hie who has given attention to the subject, must endcMTse the opinion so well expressed by Mr. Everett (himself the author of a system of Short-hand) as to what are the essentials of a good system of Short-hand writing. These he considers should be — ^first, legibility, then rapidity, and finally, elegance. As to the requisites for legibility, be says : — " From " the profeseonal point of view the great requisite is that every " word shall be distinguislied frmn €very other with which it is at " all fikely to clash. From the popular point of view there is the ''further requisite that the spelling shall be so full as not to " involve teborioas puzzling in passing from the meagre skeleton " to the fuJl-fledged word." PREFACE. vii I know of no system which fulfils these conditions to so great an extent as the present system ; and a good illustration of this individuality of outline will be found by the reader in the Exercise on page 22. Oh the subject of the brevity and efficiency of this system I have little to say : a simple glance through its pages will disclose the practical arrangement of its parts, and a closer and more matured acquaintance with it by study will reveal the great brevity, completeness, and efficiency of the system as a whole. The system will speedily reveal its own merits. Its details can be acquired in a month or less with no other assistance than the instructions here given, by any student giving to its study one hour daily ; and a month's writing from dictation will ensure the ability to follow a slow speaker ; after which, with practice, an increase of speed will be a matter of easy attainment. W. R. B. 60, Br9ok Greeny London, W. *^* Arrangements are being mad* for establishing Classes of Instruction both in the Metropolis and the Provinces : and persons desirous of opening up new centres, as veil as students requiring personal tuition, should communicate directly with the Author, wh4> "^ill be happy to afford them every facility for the purpose in view. FIRST HINTS. INTRODUCTORY.— in few studies perhaps is greater care required at the outset than in that of stenographic writing. It is necessary that every form should be carefully traced, as in drawing, in a ruled book with pen or pencil, many times, until the whole of the forms have been indelibly impressed upon the mind, and can be neatly and unhesitatingly made. Accuracy of form is a sine qua non in Short-hand writing, and therefore particular attention should be paid to the size, slope, and character, of each form. No attempt to write rapidly should be attempted until after the student has acquired a perfect knowledge of the whole system as developed in this treatise. The student's first step is to make himself master of the consonant forms on page 9. The whole of the consonant characters will be seen to con- sist of light strokes, and (with the exception of s, y and z) are of uniform size ; g and j, which are often sounded alike, are repre- sented by the same forms. All the perpendicular and sloping consonants, with the excep- tion of w, are made d9wnwards, that is to say, when standing alone they are commenced above, and allowed to terminate on the Kne ; the horizontal consonants are made from left to right. The following are made both upwards and downwards : R, /, », and s, as convenience serves. When alone, these characters should always be made downwards. The double consonants ng and mp or mb are made one-third larger than the consonants N and M. In joining ch^ sh, th, and kw to other consonants, the large circle can be written on either side, as most convenient. Lkttkrs Omitted. — It will be seen that c, q and x have been omitted from the list : c has the soft sound of s, or the hard sound of k, and is written as sounded. Q, sounded as kw, has a form alloCted to it among the double consonants on page 9; x, has the sound of eks. Repetition of a straight line consonant is shown by donbliog its length. That ef a curve, by repeating it thus : dd, ( ff. B.O. Bifjlii Li W! m 9 THE CONSONANTS, B D F G H J ) - ( ^ -^ ^ K L M N P R \ r ^ J - / s T V W(up) Y z / ^ / c^ sook «— ^soup ij soon ,1 soot * This vowel also gives the sound of finals in city, pretty, mighty, etc. Before upward r, /, and n it will sometimes be found more convenient to suit the direction of the vowels o, u, and oo, to the slope of the consonant, Circle S. In addition to the stroke form ^ S may conveniently be represented by a small circle, thus : e , which, written at the top of a consonant, precedes it, as f si, and when at the bottom is read after it, as i ts. Whenever possible, it should be written on the right hand side of straight line consonants, and inside of curves, thus : ^ sv, C fs, but it will sometiines be found necessary to put it on the outside of an angle, thus : » - To express a vowel bda»«^ b, as m «rA/ er after S atthe«nd of » word, as in policy, the stroke S must be used. la AFTER CONSONANTS. The dotted lines only mark the three positions of the ticks in relation to any consonant. Examples, Top A.. lap C back )^ rack <^' slack ^ lack ^ T^xdui, E ._ web <^ feeg \ leg (^ sell -C neck ^ :B.tl»fn. » ;_ Up (S dip -O' rib < rick / sick \ j^n-\ lock (A knob / bob ) sop ,^1^ rock <:^ u I / ov \ •buck ) sum ^ dug -7->> rug /' sup «ii^ 00/ .n \ soon >^ *book ^ loop (^ rook / look /^ * It may sometimes be more convenient to place a vowel before the second consonant instead of after the first, as seen above in hook, buck, etc. EXERCISE t. . . '3 OPEN-SOUNDED VOWELS. The fonns used for expressing the open-sonnded vowels, differ only from those nsed to denote the close-sounded vowels, in being heavy. BEFORE CONSONANTS. Examples. - A ! — aid ?— \ aim ^—^ ape ^ age / air - E "V eve ^ seen ^ eke A, seek *f seal - AH ^^ alms (sounded ahms) r^ psalms (sounded sahms) /o / oar \ oak ^_ ode J own *{. oats / Au t . awed y sought (sounded saut) ,j_L:. sawed / oo (see examples of 00 coming after consonants). U in Cabe, etc., takes the same form as oo. AFTER CONSONANTS. Examples. - A ,/^ lake ^"\ make ^^ gape -p-^'^ dame _ E __ — ^deep (j^ sleep ^^ week jT kneel _ AH i— 'balm V->J calm ^ laugh (sounded lahf) / o ,^-^,r'mole '\ soak '^^ smoke S. folk / AU k talk RndJ ^ friend V print ^-^ grant ^ — ' 3^ ground "^ T a nettle ^ debt -^ little ^ mettle ^ D ) middle --/'laid r led r- speed <<• 1 Dr \ } Thr) matter x-^^ father ^/ leader 6" better )- L ^ fable C" marble fruit entertain S^^ abandon i payable ' a level ^ baker debtor indeed pertain abstain fortify civil lend bend interest -1 « \ t i f clear proper fetter better trap trade devote met metal lever > k ^i_/ 1 a' believer r' particular ^y^ retard /Y~ 4 mcrease jerk mother spark volume typical Levitical detain retain circuit scarcely rebel trader cedar speaker ■I \ <^ L U A % L i8 NuTKS ON THX COALESCENT FoRMS. (p. 1 6.) N. It will be seen that the added n, given by thickening a con- sonant, is read a/ier the consonant thickened, as? ( /n, not nf. A vowel placed on the right hand side of a thickened consonant is read between the consonant and the added n, which is final, as X" gain, ) obtain, etc. Words in which a vowel follows the », as in many, tiny, etc., the consonant outline for n must be used, as : "^ many, • V tiny. The R given by halving a consonant is read after the consonant halved ; for instance, pr -^ not rp. A vowel written on the right hand side of a shortened form is read after the added r, as ^-^ P^^ay, not pare, j— dray, not dare. If it be desired to interpose a vowel sound between the consonant and its added r, as in /air, tare, thus making the r final, this is done by striking the vowel form through, as t /air, T tare, etc. A vowel cannot be expressed after a conso- nant halved to give r ; for instance, though we may write 6ar thus ^ barrow must be written )^ . The shortened r form should not be used when the same consonant follows the r, as kirk, which should be written thus : V^ T and D. These additions are final, being read after the consonants ni6dified to represent them, as f» mate, -p- made, ^ pate, ^ paid, '—* amid. These do not take a vowel after them, and words such as pity, tidy, mighty, etc., must be written thus ; ^ [^ ^ . S following a consonant modified to give the addition of t must be represented by the stroke s, thus : rz( mats. 19 TR, Is final, as ^ voter, /a/^r, when written at the end of a consonant, but is read initially when placed at the top of a consonant form, as A truck, y train^ etc. No vowel can precede this form. L. A marked vowel sound cannot be expressed between a con- sonant and this added l, which is only used in such words as ^ P^^y> "^ g no z but a may c::. Mrs. ^-y not ^ for c me ^ more '-^ we ^ from ( each \ much ^ with / DIPHTHONGS. The diphthongs are represented by the following forms, disjoined from the consonant characters : — I ^^ OI f OU y IO,E0 / EA -/ YE > WI V as in bite coy now . neoplasm idea idiom swivel EXERCISE 8. To be carefully cc^ied into the students' ^ercise book and transcribed. ' ^ -'V , A 'I ' f . 20 ^SV and ^x. Si is represented both initially and finally but not medially, thus : — 9 f first. S/, at the end of a halved consonant, is written thus : ^ stave \ most „,-^ justly >- & is written thus — /» / as Mrs. ^-ar passes NV- EXERCISE 9. cases ^. never ^ justify ' stand X proceed ,^ leases ' /^ stack -\ broke < casts Y list c sincere / idea -^ desist ' •/ most r* folio (a resist ^ mostly n- decHne Y intense i grasses "y partner \^ repeal ^ lasses r rest /' reveal ^ The Double Consonaots, ch, si, M^ and kw undergo the same modifications as the Single Consonants on .page 16. Ng and m^ thicken to give the addition of ^/ as Angr,/''''^mpr. Tto thickens to give the addition of N ; as" 9f twenty. Words of 2 syllables ending with a dracending straight line Consonant da not modify 'He first Consonant to give jT, i?/, and Ni, but are written thus ; )' better, not y ; ) carter, not /^ ; s.^^ painter, not '/^ , and thus clashing with the Double Con- sonants 1* avoided 2! ADDITIONAL VOWEL TABLE. The following system of vowel representation by which the forms for the vowels a e i o and u may be written in conjunction with the consonants will be found invaluable in rapid writing, and supplies a want which has been much felt by writers of some other systems. To be able to mark the initial vowel in such words as add, attempt, affect, effect, attack, appeal, appal, and a tfiousand others "without lifting the pen or pencil and to be enabled to give, by the insertion of a joined vowel, an individuality to widely differing words having the same consonants^ is a gain which the student will not fj^il to appreciate Examples of joined vowels to straight line consonants. A s I o u' at ( et ' ' it 1 ot T ut ta f te r ti f to ^ U I te (, or ti to L ad — ed f id -- od e. u< da de di do Examples of joined vowels to curve line consonants. A E I o fa . C fe C fi C fo C or fa ( fe (j fi C fo 6 To express a vowel before a curve line consonant, the same forms are used above the Hne, thus : ^■.... over, .O... am, i^' any. •U is only used initially. Jt)ined vowels are thus positioned to show when a vowt^ comes between a consonant and its added r and when not :— C far, ^ par, (> fray, ^^pray, etc. 449566 23 LOGOGRAMS. (3rd List.) by ) give ■> how can \ given "> member ^'-^ cannot \> glad ^ that I come \ had them could \ he ^ their, there 0- daj him i^^ these ,^,— r do hope ^^ this a-' Rules to be observed for giving Distinctive Forms, or Positions to Words containing the same Consonants. I. Words commencing with a vowel may, for the sake of distinction, be written above the line, thus : .j.. age, .,... q/iar, alms, .^.. ark, >.. alone. .... IL Words commencing and ending with a consonant sound may be written on the line, as : >Y P^^^^ r rail, gale, fare, etc. in. In words commencing with a consonant, and ending with a vowel, the final vowel should be added, as : ^ pillow, ^—■^ morrow, V/^ Tory, 1 tobacco, etc. apple arch offer operator affect applause often Adam EXERCISE 10. pail reach 1 ( fair G JM porter sorrow / factory V policy ,T fully > below y. LOGOGRAMS. (4th and final List.) behold ) if ( onwards ^ very v^ beyond ^ important ^ — >, opportunity >^ was fs Dr. — improvement ^^-^^ owe ',_ what f» dtfficuit-ty ( information ^ other '^*- which <\ either o- large-r C vhing y who „ ever, every '^ next >/ those '^_ within o — forwards ( notwithstanding J/ upwards ^-% without ] frequently 'p number ^ us o would n PREFIXES. Con and com initially take the form of a small tick preceding, thus : \3 connect, .J command. Medially, con and com are understood by disjoining the first syllable thus : -^-^yincomparabhy /6 reconcile. Inter, Intro, is denoted by nt joined thus : '^ interview, introduce. cA-e Mag, magna, maomi, by mn joined, as : ^^ magnificent, '^ magnanimous. Under, by nd joined, as V understood, .A undergo. AFFIXES. Ality, alty, ility, arity, etc., are represented by striking the consonant preceding, through the form, as : *^ penalty, regularity, C- punctuality. ^-^ FuL and fully, by / joined to words of more than one syllabic, as : 2^ harmful, X beautiful. Graph-ic-y, etc., as/: ^^ lithograph, >\. biography. Ik» and ings, by fma^. ticks, thus : "^ going, _— / doings. Kt by doubling all curves but M and N. »4 ? argument, ^V ■''"/*" Ment, by a final dot, thus plemenl% Self, selves, by a small circle, o disjoined, as : » And the > " as may And you > as of I am pleased -^ — \'' I am in receipt of ■*^'i your letter I hope /'^-^ I hope you are well ^^"^ I shall be . ^ / as the on a OR the to the I wish In a In the It has It is ^ I will -glad ( > f J i rr Truly yours -^^ Yours very truly ^V Yours faithfully y\i__ Concluding Remarks. — The student having now obtained a full knowledge of the art of Short-hand Writing, as developed in this treatise, should allow no day to pass without practice ; and the best practice undoubtedly is, to get someone to dictate a series of letters (real or imaginary), or to read aloud slowly a passage from some work, which may be so chosen as to make the task an agreeable one for both parties. The student must be careful that a desire to write quickly at the outset, does not engender a careless and slovenly style of writing, which it will be afterwards difficult to overcome. He must carefully transcribe all his Short-hand notes, mark his errors, and correct them, remembering always, that, if he would succeed, his motto must be — " Practice and perseverance." UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. Ak^K JJt)l\'^iiSn:Y of CAUFGRWh^ ■ AT LOS ANGELES 233 B15f Baily - Baily^ s F acil e sho)*-hand tutor. A 000 561 618 Z56 B15f . 0. BAKU iiMlil ^"5 '■',