Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-12-13
Erfroef' from lord B'carhaps di,,opse m Natural
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PHENOMENA OF DREAMS.

The bodily functions are 30 part suspended la.
ring sleep ihsi IS those which depend upon yoli-
ton. The senses. however retail portion Of their
scuieuess aud th,se of touch and hearing c.pr-
c~iy may be effected without awakening the sleep
er. tn" consequence fthe cessation which takes
place Of oil communication through tho senses is
tie' the ocilua of tie mind srd above all Of these
po"cts connected with he imagination, becomes
much mofe yiEorrts und uninterrupted. This is
shown Ia two Ways--frat by the celebrity VIII
which any impre~si.n upon tho senses, strong e.
nough 10 be lct vi hopi awakening, is caught M
ana made the ground work Of new train If IDEAS
the mind instantly accommodating itself to the
suggestions of the Impression, and making oil rs
Thoughts chime in with thst ADD secondly by
The pod gious long question of IMAGES that pass
through the mind with perfect dlslinctness and
hyellnesr Ia an 'ns ant Of lime.
The facts upon his subject nre numerous, and
81 nndonahle certSniy because 81 daily occurrence
Every one knows the effect Of n bottle orhot water
applied dn,lng sleetp to he solcs Of the feet yen
instantly dream of walking o'er hot morl, ar ash.
es of stream of lava. or having yonr feet bntnt
nv coming 90 near the fire. But the effect Of fall
ing asleep n q stream of cold air, ms in an omen
curringe varies this expe rimen' in n very interest,
ing and. Indeed instructive manner. You will in
being npon some exposed point and Obvious for
shelter bot unable to reach then Won are on
tho Ieeb - chin. s"sh-'-e -.. tho rale--yon
run hehiud n sail f,r shelter and the wind changes
So that i, still blows npon you,--you are driven to
the cabin, bat the ladder is removed or the door
locked. Presently you are on shore in a house
with all the windows open, cndeavorng 20 shn,
them in vain or, seeing a smiths forge. You
attracted bv it's FIRE. and suddenly n hundred bel
lows play upon il AMI eXiInsuish il IN an instant
bat Gil the whole smithv with their blast, ill YOU
are a. cold as On the road. If yon from time to
time wake. The moment You fall 10 sleep again
the eam. course Of dreaming succeeds in tho great.
es, variety Of changes loaf ran be Imagined.
Bot the repauy of these changes md nf the
Succession nf IDEAS conn"' be asrerlsnad bg this
government it r. r"st saiIsfsr"r,lv proved by an
o,hrr: Ir' any one wh" l. extremely o,erpnw-
prea hv dsuV surs~ H. after siunp 40 q u night aud
Steering mono the n"V' dav-he down to dictate (:
be vii find hinscl' suddenly falling To sleep after
u;ic-ing few words, srn be vii be- awakened by
the pcr-on who writes repeating tho last words to
show that he has written the Whole not abpyt
FIVE or xix seconds u,av eapse nnj lie sleeper II
find II a. frs, quite im ro-.iblc to believe that be
hus not hern n.,eep fr hours md ~III chide M
anaurcns- f,r tiyiac ialicu ss'crp over his words
--sl great hpgnruily, will be the length of the
dream which be has arepmca, extending through
hsf = hfr. The experiment i- eesi'y tried agsin
nnd again the slceper val find bis endless dream,
renewed and he viii always he abs a. tell ~ how
short a iin,r he mast have peflrfm"d II. For sup
posing eight or ten seconds required 10 write the
word- dictated sleep could hardly begin IN less
than f,ur or FIVE secunds after the etlur of pro-
nounring the sent rncc that at the utmost not
moro than fur or FIVE seconds can hhre he'u
scent IN sleep But, indeed, the greater pr1habli-
i,y -, that nDi above siogle second Gao have 80
pssfrd f,r Iiic con easily finish two words
in second : onI suppose he has Ia wns four,sn
half the lime Is consumed m falling uslcrp one
second only l. he dirsiion of q dream. which yet
seems Ia la, FOR wears, numerous are the i'm
sges that compose II.