The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-24

and found that she was sucking her thumb
Dreams are very readily excited through i'm
pressions made on the nerves of ordinary SEN
sation, even in cases when the stimulus is ap-
piled to paralyzed limbs. A lady whose lower
extremities were paralyzed, often experienced
remarkable dreams of this nature when hot
bottles were applied to her feet On one occa-
sion she dreamed that she was transformed into
bear, and was being taught to dance by being
made to stand on hot plates OF iron. Qn an
other similar occasion she dreamed tnat sae was
wading through a stream OF water tna'. isSueu
from hot spring.
Tn the cases which we have here put on
record the Dreams with one exception, have
nat been Intentionally evoked In order to
prove that most any kind of dream can, with
tolerable certainty be excited by special classes
of stimulants, M. Mauray caused series of
experiments to be performed on himself when
asleep, which afforded very satisfactory results.
First experiment: He caused himself to be
tickled with feather, on the lips and inside
the nostrils. He dreamed that he was subject
ed to horrible punishment. A mask of pitch
was applied to his face, and then torn roughly
off, taking with it the skin of his lips, nose and
face.
Second experiment "A pair of tweezers was
held little distance from his ear, and struck
with pair of scissors. He dreamed that he
heard the ringing of bells. This was soon con-
yerted into the tocsin, and this suggested the
days of June, 1848.
Third experiment: A bottle of eau de Co.
logne was held to his nose. He dreamed that
he was in perfumer's shop. This excited
visions Of the East; and he dreamed that he
was in, Cairo; in the shop of Jean Marie Fa-
;rina. Many surprising adventures occurred to
him there, the details of which were forgotten.
Fourth experiment: A burning lucifer match
was held close to his nostrils. He dreamed
that he was at sea, (the wind was blowing In
through the windows and that the magazine
of the vessel blew up.
Fifth experiment: He was slightly pinched
ION the nape of the neck, He dreamed that a
blister was applied. And this recalled the re-
collection of physician who had treated him
in his infancy.
Sixth experiment: A piece of red hot iron
was held close enough to him to communicate
a slight sensation of heat He dreamed that
robbers had got into the house, and were forcing
the inmates, by putting their feet to the fire, to
reveal where their money was. The idea OF
the robber suggested that of Mdm. D. D'Abrantes,
who, he supposed, had taken him for her secre-
tary, and in whose memoirs he had read some
accounts of bandits.
Seventh experiment: The word parGfagara,,
mus was pronounced in his ear. He understood
nothing, and awoke with the recollection of a
very vague dream The word naman was next
used many times. He dreamed of different
subjects, but heard sound like the humming
of bees. Several days after, the experiment
was repeated with the words ASor, Castor,
Leonore. On awakening he recollected that he
had heard the last two words, and had attribu-
ted them to one of the persons who had con-
yersed with him in his dream.
Eighth experiment: A drop of water was al
lowed to fail on his forehead. He dreamed
that he was in Italy, that he was very warm,
and that he was drinking the wine of Orvieto.
Ninth experiment: A light, surrounded by a
piece of red paper, was repeatedly placed before
his eyes. He dreamed of a tempest and light
ming, which suggested the remembrance of a
storm he had encountered in the English Chan
mel in going from Merlaix to Havre.
These observations are very instructive, mas
much as they show conclusively that one very
important class of our dreams is due to our
bodily sensations.