New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24
NEW rNrEICATlCNS.
rrrAms AND DREAMING

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81. go New .fot. Robert H. joLouobk,o
Men Of excellent IeIpte FOR wisdom, oommoh
snse aud especially for foTd piety, have frequently
net morely entertained bnt oooaeeousy "yo"ed
lrey hath in tie providortisl GudPoIhctc character
Of creams. How far ttis, With he well odDea'eo' Las
over deserved the respectable name o. Iosib'e 'esL
Il would require nice and C1tensiye investigator 10
asAoruire Few Of rs are very cntcal oi our m
pr,ssons. In certain moods Of tie nind We Lave 10
1em knd Of vague confidence: We act upon them,
Sboogh We may keep cur motives private for fear Of
rdcue; and the whole matter being very loosely and
upbosophically entertained, tleTe IL not much fl
Guilty in fquaTing Tins OE>th6t event with some NSlon
sufficiently vivid 10 lie remembered and wfch might
have been tie result Of on extra ounce q ccIG meat
talcn witlsnt sufficient pepper tduo refining. H'S
ossy IL ray that heaven warns us 81 4hIoh1uf
dangoH "a sguiGes to gs an 1IWoMubths toou'
through the medium Of dean; II ls also easy Il say
fLst Heaven does nothing 81 he kBd; and one asseE
t8on Is Of alout as much value as 'be c'LeT' IL IS
iiogotlor an b6aT Of oebral mpess one more o. ets
pormaneut. We remember 20 lave read somewhere
Of ecutlcm8n who unfortunate as 70 he chased
on a certain coca by q bull. HU'iiy-iNe years
he could not cas- supper wEOut tie creamy lmIresSon
sLat tho bull was again siior him IL hot pursuit.
th of CLoose exposed him 20 lie ltr a beng GoTed
blot Of mustard insured toss, and Lie could never
take moreel If beef before bedtime without beng
pursued over meadows entirely destitute OF orces, Ivy
Same ayengrg father Of the ieId
MIR Seated. in the two elegant volumes beiOye ms,
Which are oG English manufacture las compiled an
emBsnQ n i,c4llsny o. dgeam-htcfaturc. Tue second
yoibuo - merely collection Of remarkable dream
STORES gathered from the bOOhs OF a., ages and ii an
hpgUages; but IN the t.st we lave, ii not very pro-
huud gt least an 9lnGsing summary ~ Oph.ons 6Lr
90 If III g-',Pl ard moral causes o.
drsams. faith IN them arises from tie gene agree
n,ent al mankind that cit is oOnyonjcnt 70 nave
hack Providence wbci;S work 10 GGteF m imperial
stBpptuQPn " If" saVS NJ. s. aEGld q coop ~
sCnseC atod chickens martyrs 20 the up of ne lel.
ragIia were oG iLer feed, i Was GIVne.y minated
that two iu.pa lent fleets were 10 nde an inactive
burden on Tie Weighted hde or hat TIC tWoTds ana
speaIa % serrtd thousands were 10 rest npon tie
tented fed ilgOriOuS and urS'artd. II ely
were euculfed in the distended NAV Vi al earth
sbHke az she lie Of district cOnfigDed 10 sct'l1R
petriinoiion by he hldeouS rum AID CONFUSION Of
yooan 10 laya-f through the opened easement OF ~.
5crnc strange Gges flashed Lightning over LGj
eovvdug world; rifci0dds ofGpht mutually defiant,
crashed ard beloved forth thprderng remOnt-
france IL was dvmely irsinnated that il would lie
prudent for some sniveling eoatleTd aud Wnmperng
shofhefoess 10 foregO the day that should give them
The rght of tending, without scandal, tEeT t&Noiy
cattle IN common. Diyination IS easily recognized
ln such examples these as ToGactt0 I'D etsanda,
Of the doeTme OF particular providence" IL is easy
- sec from this extract that Mr.. Scaled does not
70 lis WORK in any very sdpefs5iio1s tpn But
foI ''the PIP the nenTaglia. be would eet tfe'
most sacred fowl reduced upon the altar 81 gnuron
4. broied condition, without single ccmPunctious
cough
Tic jews, as al who read their Bibles know, were
Euat beisvers IN dreams Bat Nj. Seateld polns
Nut that taking the inspiration Of many al the VISIONS
recorded in the Old Testament Tor granted, ut WILL
be remarked tha neither God nor good angel ever m
formed adream which was not to answer some moral
Aidaouo or grand economical purpose. al anthem
tic sefiltlYsl dreams, Ike those Oi Joseph ID lie Od
Testament were their credentials, aud he'd
tTaaseorGebtly important object. Ihese were 10 lie
dntiogU shed, a. indeed they were by solomon, Eom
the mere fitting bIain-olouds ars;ng nom "inllil-
ll0ty 81 business" Homer makes the same distino-
ton between the onsTos the messenger Of JOve, aud
Tho mere sHupRioa incidental 10 any steering md
Yituai. This reservation ins favor OF important
Areans, may enhance the respects ability at the sue-
1eet but If there are to he special ard divine M
yress,oBs upon the slunberng brens Of monarchs,
Statesmen AVID members Of Congress, TO warn them
Of impending dangers, we DO not see WY, IN 'be
aDVeTsssty 81 Providence, dream 81 humble o.
mensons may not be GiSPGtcled.tO let Mary know
fhst, Tom is about 10 prove false TO bis plighied
yoBa or 10 reveal TO Biddy the coOk-ms,d, the
name Of the letty-arcenous delinquent who carried
eli the spoons. The aristogaey, 20 be sure, may he
Jealous Of their superiority IN sleep as ia deatl
Magnet Of Navarro considered striking dreams as
raIt OF The appcndages Of high rank. Catherine de
hediei, that amia0e persoDage declared that every
single accident Of her life, happy or not had been
p,osaged 20 Der by dream or OiheTwlse;" and Ms
hekleby, we remember was of the same opinion. OF
she dlyiue origin of dreams, we have sought IN vain
foI Mr. SSaGed's private opinion. DE does nothing
but shake bis heed tell wonderful stories, and declare
tat there great deal 20 be said upon both SIDES OF
the question.
The truth is, tie extreme ease with which most
dreams may he traced 20 quite physical, mortal ard
serrestTisl causes is extremely nniavorable 10 the
theogy Of their celestial origin. There seems TO be
small reason for tfacking to Jupiter the dream that
you have broken every bone IN your body, when u
may have teen naturally oecasioDed by an unusually
ksrd bed. You dream that You ere hung, the sheriff
adjusting your last cravat and the chaplain conducting
yeu last deVotiOns and wake TO find the collar OF your
siaht-roLe too tightly buttoned. A sudden noise re-
rambling the report Of gun raises you TO tie rank
Of bTigadergeDeTal and puts you IN the very thick
set Of heavy fight SO, too, the events OF waking
life are carried into sleep-hopes, ambitions desires,
lnilures dissppOiDtments. We reach that summit OF
oaI ambition which 30 often, in the busy daytime,
has been found too steep and distant for our utmost
sHoIt We DO IN our dreams oil that we have desired
60 dove sng, write, dance, spout,e phiosophlle'
sboot or play whist 20 admiration. " Dfeans> says
Mr.. Seahed. 'sTe the safety valves for deappont'
aeBp'-a slim consolation, to be sure, but De-tef
Man more in this weary world.
We come now 10 "Oneirocriiiea; or, Modes oi
Dream Interpretation" This will strike all the old
lsdes and the yonng,as very important part OF me
spbjeet: for of what is II to be at tue trouble O
areaming If YOU are not 10 know what your dreams
poytendI Why should celestial messenger be sent
Down special TO give you the nightmare II yo9 can,
not understand what he is diving at The BlbhcM
method we are told, isthe grand style oil dream-In-
fabrication. There are dreams which do and dreams
which do not require or admit Of explanation. when
a dream came, in the Scriptures, in the guise Oh
prophetic symbol aegory, recourse was had to thet
skiIl Of interpreters "Given or discovered the nero
on chief personage the problem to recognize the
a. G.wt,. of lnaQVh