The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
Dreams.

What Ia a dream3 Is it temporary
frolic OF the brain, which, released from
the guidance Of reason, relaxes from rules
and laws aud lndulges in little inco-
herent amusement Of Its own, as the
chars and tables are said to do when
the family have gone TO bed and the
house Is still7 Does it originate and In.
vent its fantastic images, or arc they
merely the shadows and echoes Of past
eycnts1 Is 1t a psychological influence
or a spiritual one, or blending Of both7
There certainly have been dreams that
foretold events which came true, and how
then did the sleeper get his premonitory
knowledge3 b htlos Of hot water placed
to the feet will produce certain impress
slons and dreams OF vague and unsatis-
factory nature.
Ice applied to tic temples will give
happy dreams, In which rare colors appear
before the dreamer's eyes. But these are
effects caused by tho bodily sensations,
and arc communicated to the brain by
nerves and not by occult intelligence.
French writer Is qupled as saying
that to dream glorlously we must act glo-
riously while we are awake, and to bring
down angels to converse with us IN our
sleep we must labor In the cause OF virtue
doubt that the same idea or train Of
ideas which pursues us through the day
follows U.s. into tho land of dreams, and
runs up and down tho ladder of sleep
with persisency which often is annoy
ing and wearisome. Sometimes the idea
that elnded us in the day comes to US at
night. Musicians have found lost chord
In their dreams; mathematicians have
decided abslruse calculations by the
correct figures which their waking minds
could not grasp, but which came TO them
clearly when they were sound asleep,
and were with them when they awoke.
Franklin had several OF his projects
decided for hun by dreams. Sir j. Hell
schel composed poetry In his Sleep
which he committed to paper on awaken
ing. Goethe says In his memoirs: t'The
objects which had occupied my attention
during the day olten reappeared at night
In connected dreams. In the morning
was accustomed to record my dreams on
paper.' Colerldge composed his poem
or the "Abyssinian Maid' IN dream,
and 1t was said OF Lord jeffrey that,
although he went to bed at night with
events, plans and dates all In whlrl IN
his head. during sleep they crystallzed
around their proper centres."
IL is considered among people Of edu-
cation and refinement Vulgar habit to
relate dreams or attuch any Importance
to them; yet we are told of Lord Bacon
that he himself records dream in which
he saw his fathers holise in the country
plastered all oyer with black mortar, and
he had no doubt on awaking thut he
should hear bad tldings 1t actually
proved true, as his father died on the
very night on which he dreamed
When Postmaster Jewell was dying he
awoke from sleep and inquired II any.
thing was wrong IN the family Of,
mentioning his brolher-in laws name.
They told him there was not, when lie
remarked, VERY strauge!" and added
that he had dreamed thcro was His
Drosh osher.ln-law hal just died, bu, the
family deemed 1t best to keep tue news
from hlm, fearing fatal results.
In the Old Bible days young men saw
visions und old mon dreamed dreams,
and great Importance was attached TO
them, as the history of Joseph shows
The Egyptians and Babylon,aus governed
their lives by dreams, a. the Chinese do
oday.
what Is called drcam-boOk. BY reading
dream of snakes denotes an enemy; to
dream OF money denotes good luck; to
dream Of u lOoKinH-glass, treason; to dream
or receiving letters is a good omen; to
dream Of pearls, poverty and misery; to
dream OF peanuts, you will be poor, con
tented, hearty, and happy; to dream of a
wedding IL sign OF funeral, and to
dream of Il funeral you will 20 to a we'd
ding. IL ls believed that certain DAYS aud
conditions will regulate the quality Of The
dream
Fortune, marriage, and death nre the
events which the dreamer is always en-
deavoring to interpret. The first two
belong naturally To those who are begin
nlng lie. Gamblers think great deal
or their dreams in regard to cards, but
hs 1t is hard to control those cratic mes.
sengers, class Of people called fortune
tellers do the dreaming for consideration,
and predict luck.
The queen OF hearts is considered favor.
able to marriage and richce. TO dream OF
this card is great god luck. Tie jack Of
spades is al Ill omen. There arc condi-
tions attached to the obje cts dreamed Of.
ia young man dreams of marrying a
pretty girl he will be sure To marry sim
pleton; and If girl dreams she he's q nice.
looking lover, it Is sure sign she will
lake up with putty head.
There IA this pecullarlty Of dreams: they
all stop just short of fufilmcnt. If we
dream Of banquet we awake just as we
raise the ylands 70 our lips. We dream
or thirst INT not OF queucning it. We
dream Of flying, and just as we launch out
aud arc about TO enjoy the delightful SEN
sation of floating in space we awake with
II bumped head from having come In con-
tact with tho floor.