Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-10
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ABOUT DREAMS.

THE habituul dreamer is loathe1 to lose his
pleasant dreams as his fuvoIite meals. AT times
he thinks he would, willingly, be an exile from
his waking home, as from the dreamland where he
spends so great portion of his time, where, be it
added, time is wondrously aInpllfed.t 3A gcS 10
m Of that land, the climate is delightful: The
clouds which hover over us have the hues OF sun
set, its enloyments seem little puIer and its af-
fictions are deprived of their sting. tits beaut
full land! Bachelors and spinsters there find their
long sought partners; there unhappy couples find
their bill'of enforcement. There lovers meet be-
yond the ken of lynx-eyed friends. There death
yieldsupts victims, and the long lost are restored
80 But alas such is dream-land only through part
Of the year. At times the habitual dreamer finds
threa tenng clouds hanging over his fayorte island
and tempestuous sea surrounds IT. BIRDS OF night
haunt its coasts, and croak disInally from the strip
ped branches of its trees. Ghouls and vampires,
sprites and afrites walk up and down the gloomy
valleys. FIightful precipices yawn across every
path, and rocks torn from their connections, thun-
der down fearful abysses. Dark night and the
shadow of death are over it, and the moaning of
the lost make hdeous all its ways. ,-., .r,f4, r-
In other words, dreams are not to be trusted
they may be Sweeter than honey tonight, Perfectly
inspd Tomorrow, and the next night theirtaste is
of aloes and everything bitter Sonnas touches
gently with his rod tonight, but before the week
is out, he brings to his best friend, goblets spark
ling with the juice of the mandragofa and the wa
ters of the infernallrvers. Dreams are so apt to
prove trickish that probably the health of the pub
llC WOulu De a rWSlS
out entirely from the brains of the people It
would 20 hard with us to Danish them entirely-lt
would be self-denial to give up our occasional
nightmare. IA. Ia gsig a.. gs iyLy, Esa
To courageous persons OF cultivated lmagl-
nation, there is a pleasure in falling gfull five ia
thoms'' from the crageed rock-in being borne up
in theiwings of the tempest, and dropped into the
seas of glass in falling forever and folerer more,
and finding no stop. It is very costly entertain
ment, however, and by business men, whose time
is precious, cannot be lindulged.E Happily the in
terpretaton1 of, dreams. No large OF respectable
portion Of the community is interested to improve
the art of dreaming and protect the habit. Noas-
clepiades now sleep on the skins OF consecrated
rams to secure golden visions ;; no Lacedonians to
seek ,slumber in the Temple Of Posiphea, hoping
for heavenly admontlOnS; none now worship BrlT
zio, sleeping beo.e her altar with their hands bound
with laural that they may be blessed with prophet
ic dreams; none now make their beds on the lGafy
boughs or trees, nor place the EcadncouSl OF Mer
curry at the foot of their BEDS to insure supplyof
dvination for the mornings retail. we are not
aware That any noticeable portion OF society turn
their honest pennies by dEeaillng' ana hsnce, SWe
trust, our purpose will not be deemed malIcT
louS. - ", sF- 80, t7a--.- ,,,., ,r,..y.-.
Meanwhile, it is not an easy matter 10 be quit Of
them, if they have had the freedom OF the citadel
and heretofore walk in and out at their
We can do something toward it, however, though
itw will be at first at the lexpense OF sleep it
self We may make but one nap OF the nights
sleep p-resolutely rising from our beds, when the
first one is over. Thus, il we adhere 70 our usual
hour for retiring, sleepwin be made to shut tn.
door on its old companiohs. 4, t,s.fs
Our bodies should be somewhat weary when a;r we
retire, for -. ..L,-T
;" S"tS'ltH 'i-- '''@ aWearneSS
Il" Can snore upon the flint when restye sloth '|
40 Finds the down pillow hard.''t5 ban isbia 7ta
1--WE should take the butt-end of our dlabors be-
fore noon We should refrain, from exciting stu
dies in the evening, especially if they have occu-
pied us through the day.
We should take our last meal several hours be-
fore retiring. .5slu9sqs suiticsell 3tt 10 j'Hi