Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-03-20
WHAT DREAMS MEAN.
Science Explains Some PGzziIng Phe-
nomenh.

| dreams with signifcances, some OF
which seem natural enough, while TO a
| few OF those apparently most arbitrary,
science herself has offered a certain
amount of explanation
Dreaming is an experience which
may be called common to humanity,
/ though It varies Sd widely in different
individuals that in few exceptional
| cases II is absolutely unknown. Ger
tainly dreams are often made OF mate
/ rials very inadequate TO their finished
| results. AbsrcTomSle relates that dur.
/ Ing an alarm OF French invasion in
/ Edinburgh IL had been arranged that
/ the first iutimation OF the ensmy's
! approach was to be the firing OF = gun
/ from the castle.
y certain gentleman, a jealous vol
unteer. retired To bed, dreamed that he
heard this gun, went out and witnessed
and Joined IN the proceedings OF the
/ troops. At this junctu-e he was
| awakened by his wife in a great fright,
/ she having had a similar dream. II
was ascertHned that the falling Of
/ PaIr OF tOngs IN an up2er chamber wa
/ the common origin OF the dream in
Two minds already predispOsed To the
same line of fancy. Another instance
8 given or a person sleeping in a room
| where a flatiTOn was allowed TO scOrch
u wooden garment. The sleeper dreamed
/ that the house was burned down and
! that she could not escape because all
her clothes were destroyed.
/ a gentleman, vino, before retiring
70 sleep, had been reading a book OF
picturesque travels, dreamed that he
was jouTneyng across the ROCKY
| Mountains He was attacked by two
| Mexlcans, and after gallant hght was
| taken prisoner. HIS cAptOrS believed
him to be the pOssessor Of secret JreIs-
ure, aud in order 70 make him reveal
its whereabouts, put HIN to the tor
ture OF stripping his feet AMI holding
them 10 a fire.
Waking with a cry of agony, he
| discovered that his hot water bottle
had escaped from its flannel swathings
aud that the undue leat of las toes
had cpniured up all the lest OF the
! story
y French Psychologist caused many
| curious experiments 10 be made on
himself during sleep. These expert
meuts took the form of tTihlng physical
sensations, which produced almost in
vRrIably a wonderful exaggerated effect
on the sleeping mind. Thus a feather
tickling the lips was converted into
the horrible punishment of mask OF
pitch being applied 10 the face. y
bottle of eau de cologne held to the
nose sent him into a dream of a per-
tuners shop in Cairo. a pinck on
the neck rec tllei the days of his boy
ho0l and The Old family physician ay-
plying a blister to that region.
one authority declares that in
dream he made a voyage to India,
spending several days in Calcutta. con-
tinued his journey IN Egypt, visited
the cataracts and pyramids, and held
| confidential interviews with MahOmet
ALI, Cleopatra and Saladin, the whole
journey apparently occupying several
months, but he had slept only an hour.
Scientific writers admit that there Is
a type of dream IN which coming
| physical disease or disaster Is shad-
owed forth-sOme bodily sensation,
perhaps too slight to be noticed by the
subject when awake, yet cOntriving to
Impress itself in some symbolic form on
the sleeping mind. The more striking
Instances OF this sort may serve to eX-
plain how, IN some lesser degree GER
tain symbols are likely to attach them
selves TO certain painful sensations or
conditions, until at last they are fin
ally accepted as mysterious passages Of
evil.
Conrad Gesner, the eminent natural
ist, dreamed that he was bitten on the
|
short time a severe carbuncle appeared
on the very spot, terminating his life
IN the space of three days. Another
scientific man, who dreamed of being
bitten by a black cat, also suffered IN
the same way.
& learned Jesuit, author OF many
erudite theological works saw one night
in his sleep a man laying his hand upon
his chest, who announced to him that
he would soon die He was then ia
perfect health. but was shortly after
carried off by pulmonary disorder.
4 lady VINO had a dream in which
she saw all objects dim and obscured
by a mist was soon after attacked by a
, disease of the eye, Of which that was d
symptom.
A dream OF great fire, in which the
? sleeper himself seemed to be consumed,
was followed soon after by an attack oi
inflammation OF the brain. ApOpleXy,
epilepsy and similar diseases are often
preceded 10y frIghtfui dreams, IN which
the sleeper feels himself scalped by In
} I dians, thrown over preciplces or tori
to pieces by wild beasts such
Miserable nights
So fun Of fearful dreams, Of ugly sights.
should Oe treated as warnings" IN the
tTuesr sense OF the word-as sent by
| y
: which skill and wisdom may be able tC
: avert
Thus, IL science has dispelled sucl
: | Old wives fables as that to dream OF 1
marriage signiied death, or TO dream
of a cat meant 10 meet foe, she has
: certainly added mysteries and teTrors ol
: her own to the subject. One learned
q man has actually tried to systematiZ'
? these subtle premonltions-to maze
them more available for use and guid
ance. In his opinion
Lively dreams are in general sigI
4 of the excitement OF nervous action.
f s.Soft dreams are a sign OF Sigh
irritation of the head; often in neryou
fevers announcing the approach OF |
favorable crisis
/ "FrightfuI dreams are sign OF
!. determination of blood TO the head
Il .sDreams about blood and red object
K are signs OF infiammatory conditions.
dreams or distorted forms are IRE
nuentIy a sign of distractions and dis
eases of the liver.
y .Dreams in which the patient im-
= agines torture or injury OF any hmi
q indicate disease in that limb.
ssDreams about death often preced
apoplexy. which is connected with de
8 Termination o. blood to the head
IL An educated and very sensible lad
" had been through rather fatiguln
1t social day. On retiring to bed she 500
"A fell asleep and presently dreamed tina
an old man, clothed In black. al
= proached her, holding out an iro
crown apparently of enormous weight
Ashe drew near she recognized th