National Republican., 1884-08-30

oNenb bnOWu IN my NlSlOU OCCuTTeu pEC
cisoly rs had related 1t, and to this day
there are hundred people living in Ned
ford, Dorchester, and Lexington who can
testify to the facts"
Since writing tho above the writer has
heard the namo Of the dreamer, and has
permission to publish IL. She is Mrs.
Harretto w. Baker, and still resides with
her husband In Dorchester, Mass, while
MIR. Stetson lives in Lexington and Mrs.
Buffers In tho town of Modford. Mrs.
Baker makes no effort to explain the
matter, but simply relates tho facts aud
gives tho proofs.
While thero may he very strong doubts
whether sleep. accompanied by bad
dreams, is refreshing or healthful, all
scientists agree on sleep being absolutely
necessary in itself to a proper physical
condition of the body. No person can
enjoy good health of body or of mind
without regular sleep, and by regular we
mean u certain number of hours out of
the twenty -four. all authoritios agreeing
that eight is tho proper quantity. 1t Is q
poor boast for any ono to declare that
they want but an average of thrcc or four
hours day, and that they can thrive on
them. 1t Is mistake; they
cannot; and though youth and health
arc wonderfully recuporativo thore will
como timo whom lost vitality becomes
irreparablc. Wo do absolutely believe
that, though pleasant dreams may not be
within tho reach of dreamer, un-
pleasant ones may be avoided in great
degree by attention to cleanliness aud
dict. The eaters of heavy suppors cannot
expect to dream pleasant dreams, nor can
those who never trouble tho bath tub or
evon tho sponge abluton in hot weather.
Here is another case of dreaming for
which tho correspondent Of tho Asso-
ciatcd Press at Wheeling, w. Va, is
responsible, and occurred lately:
"a curious incident occurred In Bar
bour county several days ago. Mrs.
Jacob Campbell, u young married lady,
mysteriously disappeared. She had gone
out presumably for walk in the even
ing by herself and failed to roturn Tho
county was secured, but no trace Of her
was found. Her brother-iu-law for three
nights previous to bor disappearance had
dreamed that he had seen her body in q
deep hole near the bank. This was
searched, but nothing discovered. Yes
terday boy fishing came across the body
in the spot described. 1t was wedged in
among lot Of roots several feet below
the surface. Her family assert that II
was case of suicide, and that she was
demented."
And still another nearer homo, for
which the New York Sun is responsible:
John Langdon, of the sixth ward, New
brunswick, dreamed that his wifo had
died. In the morning hc related his dream
to Grand won't to his work. His thoughts,
however, dwolt constantly on his dream,
and had such an effect on him that he
quit work and went home. where he
found his wife sick. On Friday she died."
He had no business to toll her his dream.
And here Is case strongly vouched for
that came from small place called DAN
bury. In Georgia. At this town lives one
John Frank, n tolerably prosperous shop
keeper, we'll known in the vicinity. Sew.
eral times he had dreamed of finding q
large sum in gold and ,jewelry, but as his
dreams did not give him locality ia
search he did not attempt to follow them
up. Ono day, recently. after storm,
Frank was walking on little frequented
road and noticed short way off from 1t q
tree of medium size which had been blown
down by the storm. He glanced toward
the roots and saw something shining
which, on examination, he found to be
jewelry, diamonds, rubies, and pearls
all valued at about 100000 The theory
is that they were buried by somebody
during the war of the rebellion. who
either died suddenly, was killed, oil
who, in the lapse of time, forgot the loca
tion of their deposit, and so the trace
was lost.
Oh lands of dreams Oh, beautiful land, which
| borders the unknown shore
| Whose realms are filed with the loved ant
lost, whom we meet on the earth no more
| Land where the weary and worn may rest
where the king and the serf lie down;
4 Where the serf may walk in realms as fair n
IL he who weareth the crown.
| With the loving and loved of our youth w
| stray, along by the golden streams,
And reck not of wealth, or care, or loss, In tina
beautiful land of dreams