, 1870-03-16

Then, again, I've things are enumerated
each Of which is .a6lmfd 70 be- ths Ai1uetl
part Of something. Thus: .~,-
L Fire ia the ei1tieth plrt OF hell.
T. Honey Ia tbs six:ieth part Of MAMMA.
5. The SABBATH is ths ui1neth part Of TIL
I Joy Of ths future work. r''a' =
- Sleep is the six.ietb part Of death.
s. A dream u the si1tiesh part Of
Il Is atterw1rd e1pllInsd thAt dream IL in
tended to be- : warning frtm God, and on thi,
suppeGtio1 its importance is not 1t all over;
1Ated. when Il ia declared that dream with
out Interpretation is lke .. letter that il qn'
without ono ID tobe written down as 'smioked.' :
Il the spirits are seneibly affeotsd by = drsAu
whether it be favorable or tho. re1e1se-it
Is held to be sfg0 that it will eurely come
to psss- II Is dis,ourxging, however,
to fe told that bad dream il much
mare likely to turn out true than good ono
though soms comfort may bs gathered FROM
BE-, It will never be fu1hlled in Ill its com,
plsteuess- In this case, IS In most others ol
Cur eArthjy lila, anticipation is Horae than
reality: AS It ia impossible" says the TIL
mud, for WheAt to groH without STRAW, 20 It
II inPossisl 10 for dream to spring up without
norserse." Many persons Wllf bs inclined 10
indorse this statemeut after fashion nevez
contemplated by our venerable authority, and
may faEoy that tbs grains OF aound meaning
contair ed In their dreams are hardly worth
the t1onble Of aifting frsm buehtls Of senae-
lees rubbish. The - Nonsense" spoken OF ~
fers, IN all Iroba51i;y, to thoae accidental SUE
roundipgs xhich are not viewed as having any
real or special application.
Provision La made for case wha1 m1n's
mind is greatly troubled by i dream, tho i'm.
port Of which hs cannot understand. Ho is to
oetake himseH to three leading men In his
synagogue Ohe Rabbi snd two assistants,
to interpret what he hAa Besn. By w1y OF 81
laying bis alarm. they are Immediately to say.
4'Ibou hast seen good dceAm," whether it
really bb : favorable ono OF not :; this done,
thcy nRy Tecite three veIses out Of tbs Bibla
in which occurs the word "turned," !" implying
tEeam VII NOW be TUNED to good. The varsea
appointed for tha ccoasiou nre Psalms XIX,
II, !" Thou: baet turned for me my mourning 8
into dancipg;" Jer. xxi. IS, II will turn
their mouzning: into joys, Deut., xiii, s.,
The Lord thy God turned the ourne into :
blessing unto thee" Then ttey must rs.
peat three versea in which oceura the word
Q God, out Of all biz honbles;" Pa iT.. Is,
t. He hath delivered (Heb: " redeetaed y my
soul in peace from the battle th1t WAS 1gainss
me- La XIV. 10, 'tAad the ransomed
{Heh. "redeemed y Of tie Lord shxIl return,
joy upon their hsada." Alter this ttoy mu ust
cay three verses IN which occura the word
''peaoe." Tbeas ara I. Sam, 1Iy., 6,:"pe.ce
be bath to thee, and peace b. to thins house.
and peaoe be unto Ill that thou htst :" /.
Ch1on., Ill. 18, Pesoe, peAae be unto thee,
and peace be to thine helpers, 9or thy God
he1peth thee;' lss- lvli-- 10, Peace, peloe to
him that u In OF, and to hun that il near,
8Nth the IuId.h,I :. i':>
). But should man hxve seen dre1m which
ho cannot aconrAte1y remember, but. which
still haunta his imnaEtnation WITH 1 sense Of
coming s1i, h courae Is provided for tho re-
tbs synagogue 2nd stand before tho prisst 1t
the moment when his hands are spread ont to
bless, and ssy u follows: H8oyere,Kn Of the
Universe, am thins, and my drsama are thine.
have dreamed s'dreana, and know not whAs
it portends. Msy It bo aeoeptable IN thy pres
enoe, o Lord my God, and the God Of my
seif, nd eoneaInfng III itr.el, may q foz
gobdt Whether ha1c dreamed
Concerning myself, OK whether :havs
dreamed concerning others, or whether Others
haradresmed concerning ne, II th8J be good,
strengthen md for,ifY them, that they mar be
accomplished in me, As v are tho dreama OF the
them, zs thou didst HezeE.h, King Of judah,
from luis sickness; Miriam, the prophetess,
from her leprnsy, and Afaman from her 1epro-
ey, "A the Bitter waters Of Marxh by her law
giver Moses, and those OF Jericho bT the hands
q Elieba. And u thou vast pleased to turn
fhs cu1ae Of Dalaatn1 the son Of Beor, from
euzse into Blessing, 80 be pleased to convert
to coed cnd- o quad mat~ Let me- os ao-
ceptAb1e to thee, and grant me life. Amen"
Tbs PRIEST blessing Is used only at the Pass
over. Pensecost, New fesr, Day OF Atonemeut,
2nd TAbeznac1es, 80 that the anxious drearaer
must wait for one OF these occasions before
bis mind Can be set At rest. No blessing fs
given On any Sabbath duung the year, and
should ono Of tie f7e Aforementioned days
fall On , Sabbath, the benadiction is in
yAriAb}y omitted. In mkny congregations
it is neglected altogether. This arises
partly from the fact thAt tho Rsbbi
(a Cohen). and partly from the fsar that, II
the blessing we're allowed, nome disreput4ble
member at tho congregation, who may, nev-
ertheless, BE- able to claim Aaronio lineage,
might insiat upon bearing hin part in the
function. The consequence Is that 1t Ia very
llcly in the face OF tho congregation, though
II continental syDagogues, and especially IN
Poland and Galscis, the spectacle is common
enough.
While all dreams arise from the imaglnation
OF The heart (Dxn. ii. 29), three Hods of
them are held to come trus. ~ A dream Of
the morning. {2.) Dream which somebody
else dreams abont you. (3.) A dream thAt
has been repeated, l. e. has occurred twice or
oftener, Though no direct Soriptnra, author
ity is caa1med Tor this statement, 1t ID de-
liyered with the force Of immenorial tra-
ditiun.
Haying laid down these general rules on
the subject OF dreams, the Talmud proceeds
to draw up code Of moro special intsrpreta-
ton. Thus, for example, It man sees
veil in dream, It is sign OF good fortune.
This ia founded on Gan. XVI. 19, f And
lsaac's SERVANTS digged in the valley, and
found there awsll Of spnnging wAter."
hsTe good hope for salvation, for it IL writ
ten In Zech. x 9, -"Thy King oonneth unto
thee, he is inst. and haE1ng salvation; lowly,
md riding upon N AHs."- -
II ha secs white Brzpes, whethsr they are
n 5s7sc':.. or not, tho ornen Is good; but
Ia bad, unless the fruit ehz-,5 chance to DO :
n selson, when it is favorable. = ~ =
Il he asss pain or jars for earring water,
he dream IS As good Is Can be, for the vision
5 shown to- none but thoae. Hho fear God
With all their might |, -
A bird and river are also good dreams,
md signify peace and prosperity.
The ox has eix dinarrnt modes Of interpre-
stion peculiar to himself Thus, il = nan
lrea1nB ~ tbat he IL eating his feeh. i is q
:ure sign that he will become rich; (2) that
he OK h1a gored him, he will have sons who I
viii conterd with one smother about the law;
81 that the OK has bittsn him. pain will come;
axe long journey (5) that he il riding on
ho OF, he viii become great; {6) that the OK
idas On him, he will die. 4 white horse,
shether at rest or in motion. is goodi. but :
.hestnut OF dark-colored ho1se is only good
70 long as IT Is standing still. Any movement
II msu secs = camel, It wis decided in
,esTen that he shou1d die, but the decree has
,een altered.
Itusy be- said generally That all kinds Of
f,ld animals are good, except the monkey
snonld Ishmael appear to any one, it is =
noat manifest token that his pr1yer is heard,
nut the dream is useless i Any ordinary Arab.
nd not the actual son OF Abraham, presenta
,irnBeH.
q s man sees fune1A sermon (which 1t is
.eed1ees to say nnat. for tho present purpose,
70 written ons). it Isl sign that he h's found
Il he reads IN fia dream ff Amen, b1essed Is
he nxu1e Of tho Lord, )" DO, rs is repeated in
be Publin service Of the synagogue, he IS
ure OF heaTeu. Il
OF, again, i he recites Dent III, 40, hs ]
ne1its that the 6cheohinah should .1est upon
Bsrley and p1haa. mean pesce and plsnty.
Rye, that sin Is taken away. i,, |
Figs, thht knowledge remains In him. |
Olives, that be ANAL have many childran- i
Olive tree, thst be ahall have good mama
Olive oil, thas he shan atsainto . knoHiedga
vne siock, thu. be ahAn expect the Mes-
iAh.
vineyard, that his wi.s shall be fruitful
Myrtle, that his eststes will prosper; and. L
9 has none, that he wa4 become possessed OF !
.nded property.
Goose, that he may hope for wisdom
Goat, that rs will enjoy year OF plenty.
Cock, that hIa wife will bear son.