Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-03
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EccrxIRlcrr DREANs.-Sears' New Monthly for
February contains admirable article the subject Of
DREAMS. from which mske the following exi-scts
Of fac and given by the writer ia illustration of hIs
subiecr
"Ith well known fact that dreams may be suggested
by external eautes Put for instance bottles Of hot water
the feet Of sleeping yerson he will dream
OF walking burning the hot sands of Africa
with all the associated circumstances proper IN the
Play upoo his face with a bellows, and he will have n
dream OF sitting in drought OF air. walking in hgh
wind. There have been of seepers whose
dreams could be suggested will by the Conversation Of
The waking bysander These facts show that the mind
works In sleep much the manner in our waknR
momsns but the absence the power Of correct per-
espuons obliged 10 employ the imagination account
for the things presented TO e. When The midst Of an or
binary dream powerful disturbances takes place as
that produced by violent knocking the door, The mind
somedmes wesyes the incident into the Of dream
ia which the sleeper the less likely awake, bur no
other ths mind fails 10 reconcile disturbing
dent with IL. former thoughts and then difficulty s..s
IN which sleep likely TO be broken There are exam
pes record Of dreams being entirely suggested by easu
oil disturbances gun for instance fired under our bed
window; we Immediately have dream representing
long chain Of events which naturally led TO tho firing
of gun; awake from noise, and find that only an
instant has elapsed since the report which suggested the
dream.
The incohorence Inconsistency, and essential absurd,v
q many OF our thoughts 10 dreaming bring that into
resemblance 20 insanity. which has been marked by more
fhsn medical winter Dr. Dayey, of the HanwelI Lu
matte Asylum. ssyt: "If watch lunauc pstsnt we
shall perceive much of what would regard state
81 sctve drssmng; that h TO say condition which would
seem 10 realize action with unconscious thought .
An insane person often reminds Of one ssleep and
dreaming with his eyes open, and in the exercise Of m
motive powers. I will add, the dreamer with
toe organs alone alive, should DO disposed to con
sadsr sleeping mOnomsniac!"
There Instances Of very smart and sdroit things oc
caring the mind in sleep. Mr.. s. dreamed that h. oas
"a - p.ror with friend and that piece of black cloth
lying upon the table, but which his friend bappeos
srrsD@k vss aesh color. The dispute became vsrn and
offered TO bet 'ha, was bseki hi. friend also o.
fs1f 70 bet that IL flesh color. Mr. concluded the
30, ~h<n hs friend Immediately exclaimed And Is not
kst1 Ne color o. than half the human racefr tbu
eon1i>'>y Sealing the march upon Mr. s. sud winning The
bss ~ 8 declares thst the idea Of black being
70 de ssss q ss-h color had never before occurred to
We nov spprosch the Glass Of dream, which the .y,.,
sdtoss apt down supernatural but Of which
81 ccufse only conclude thst we arc gnorsn, al
fhs nstarsl principle concerned.
The following from well accredited A
yeuss lsdy, ne Of marriage, dreamed she sod
her lover walking along pleasant path side BY side
Wide spreading waved their lesfy branches above
sh<r hesds her lover turned 10 her with smile and asked
~ shosd shov her the home which he had provided
80 ionxed H. and tbsy pursued their way they
tangled thicke through which they found dif-
Seslfy IN p.<snr Al last they saddeog came an open
.s6 dark ever9fesns were every side her
pointed The grase and said there 10 home
~ wsk< ~ violent agitation The dream made dreadful
nrr<s<oa her. and IN lev days aftsr her lovers
f<~sh snnossced her. She fell into Of deep
l~i~cnc from which bar msde every ent
,srg she attended tbem 10 thor walks bat was pen
~. and ed. oac d.y While tbey making por
ks~cs N . shsp, she lotsrsd sflessly the door
e.ryias s>skst Ge< wnh bsnshcs a .puss ted up
>> s<vsss>< Dvsrts bss, and ssksd hsr 20 purchsss