Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12
THE DREAM REGISTER.
A Wonderful Invention for Which an
Oregon Nan Wants q Patent-A Ma.
chine That 1T is Claimed Will Rob the
Soul Of Its Secrets.

A patent attorney of this city has received
from man III Baker City, Oregon, q letter de-
scriptive of O wonderful machine to register
dreams, which he desires to have patented.
AS this invention Is destined, If it performs
what is claimed for it, to revolutionize psy.
Geological science, THE STAR gives descrip-
ton of the apparatus as written by the inven-
tor, together with his comments.
1.-THE dream register writes the Baker City
inventor, sis small machine of about eight
pounds weight; 1t is SO constructed that IL can
conveniently be placed under bed, on small
adjoining room, and a small wire be put through
the wall to communicate with the bed contain.
ing the sleeper, whose mind at night, as by day.
You wish to rob ofits carefully concealed secrets.
The instrument is wound up like clock, and
attached to it. revolving on small roller, Is a
blank manuscript, on which, as the unsuspect-
ing victim dreams or SHORES every sound he may
make during the night is instantaneOusly and
correctly registered. It registers every sound
distinctly by itself-for instance, dreams are re-
gistered apart from shores, snores apart from
Nightmares, contortions, and SO on through the
long list of sounds and impressions of sounds
that eInanate from the ordinary sleeper. The
value to the world of this invention can be
readily seen by all.
"What incalculable benefits would result to
foriorn old maid by the use of the Dream Reg.
lister? The infant, before the age of articulation,
or the dying chieitian on the battlefield, can
asleep. The thief or the highwayman in the
midnight dungeon while asleep gives the court
all that Is known of the robbery. The murderer,
lncarcerated In the iron cell. will tell more Of
the atrociOus crime he and his comrades com.
United, while asleep, than he could or would
tell to thousand attorneys in q court of JUS.
tice. The Thousand and one plots by corrupt
rings and bogus corporations could be readily
revealed by the Dream Register.
From a telegram just received from Lord Sal
isbury, London" continues the writer, "and
one from the car of Russia, have no doubt
but the Dream Register could be sold to those
.ranf Not cnh,
The negotiations between England and Russia
regarding the Afghan frontier question could
be settled at once, as each nation would know
each others actual wants and thereby save
millions of dollars to each government, and
many other Important national questions could
You can readily see by the use of the Dream
Register how the Egyptian loan question could
be settled by all the powers Of Europe. I will
send the model OF the to by
the Territory of Idaho, who will take great
pleasure in explaining the working OF the ma,
Dream Register patented, it will give rue great
pleasure in asking your solicitation in prOcur
ing patent on one other invention, the Pho
biographical SphygmiOgraphical Photone.
ait is Is supported on O tripod with a sceno
graphic camera in the center of the dial that
contains the: sensitive plates that have been
tetroethy-lene Glycal.' They are placed in the
camera, and the instrument wound up so as to
run thirty days. BY the movement of the mag
netic camera and the electric plates, photographs
from two inches TO life size can be taken at any
hour of the night, no matter how dark it may
be, without the use of an operator. The instru
ment is so delicately constructed with a sort OF
telephOnical apparatus that every word of the
lowest whisper within 100 feet of it will
can read it who knows how to read It can be
hung on lamp-posts, in banks, stores, hotels
and other important places. II anything should
night, all you have TO do IL to 70 to the Photone
and examine the plates and cards, and The story
is told.'
Of the cabinet.