The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-08
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DOES TIE MIND ALWAYS THINK.

MIR. Lncke's arguments IN respect to Ibis
subject, are the following That during
sleep we are not conscious Of thought, and
that the mind is always active, even with
oul cur know Wedge; that we hare no ideas,
but those derived from sensation, and reiiec.
lion that no one can know whether per.
son thinks 10 bis sleep except himself.
A writer 10 the Providence Journal, cites
the following facts, recorded by President
Daight Of Yale College to prove IN opposi
ton TO I4ocke's theory that man may walk
IN his sleep without knowing !, and anoih.
er may see him walking, and doing other
things which involve thought, aud thus as.
certain 10 certainty that the sleeper thinks,
while he himself is unconscious Of 1t.
Physician in Lamberton, n. j. found
10 his great surprise on waking one morn.
ing, that he was without SHIRT, and was
unable to discover any trace Of it after
searching his room. Having dressed bin.
self and made particular enquiries, he was
obliged so to remain IN doubt with regard
to lie cause Of this singular occurrence
On the following motHing, however, he
fouod himself II similar pFedicdment and,
he was obliged TO furnish himself as before,
without the power Of making discovery.
The same thing happened the three follow
/ ing days; so that 1--WE Of bis shirts had, q:
I last, mysieriously disappeared. The mat.
ter had now become so wonderful, that his
brother determined 10 sleep With him, and
ascertain, if possible the cause Of 1t. Ia
the night the physician rose from bed,
without speaking and left the room. His
/ brother, who was on the watch, hurried on
/ iew clothes and followed him.
The former took his way towards the
Delaware, where, on his arrival lie prepared
10 battle; and placing his shirt in a hole,
leaped INTO the water. After swimming
for some time, he regained the shore, pro-
ceeded homeward, without stopping for his
garment, and went 10 bed The brother
followed being convinced he was asleep,
took his place egain beside him in bed
without waking him. The mex, day onox.
aiming the hole on the rivers bank, tho
six shris we're found, where their owner
/ had deposited them, unconscious, or forget
4 fol Of every thing he had done.
In another case there was still greater
evidence of thought during sleep, of which
the agent was equally ignorant shoe.
Geker's wife vas one night awakened by
her husbands arising in bis sleep, aud
preaching sermon Of some length. Al
( the close Of il lie gave notice, that on the
following evening he should deliver another
dIscourse-an this he did with such gray.
liy, that she invited several Of her neigh
boss to attend. They came the next even
ing appointed, and were gratfied with his
sermon, as well as with the renewal of the
appointment on the next Thursday evening,
which he announced as before. Thus he
continued TO preach once q week and in
manner which his audience were gratified
with, until the secret was accidentally di.
vulged 10 him, and that put an end TO it,
The probability is, that 'hls man could not
have formed sermon in his waking hours.
An eminent lawyer once told me, that
having difficult case 10 argue, after having
devised several different methods for man.
aging ii, be dreGmpt out one at night,
which, on the following morning he recoi.
. tecteu, ana pfclSrteu 10 tne olueIS 50 IlluCLJ
that he adopted it in court.
The Imagination is undoubtedly stronger
during sleep, than when We are awake
+ While lived at Northampton, was ensag-
ed for time to supply winter society, as
II is called, that Is, al assembly meeting for
public worship, in part of the town at
distance from the church. One night
dreamp, of preaching 70 them, and chose
rather a singular text. 1t was this: +" Then
answered the High Pnesi, We know nothing
at ALL" When avoke remembered the
whole of the sermo1, and it was Of such
nature that determined 10 write il.
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Atheism is nj natural TO man. No per.
son is born With doubt in his mouth
| There are 70 atheists among children
They belize in the spontaneous revelations
OF their Reason with trusting faith
Many o down to their graves without
douht.s, but others call themselves to &c.
cour, mistake the right path of nyesiiga.
tic and become speculative atheists. Yet
sielsn has no ground in human nature
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