The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-20

appeared 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.
 X learned Jesuit, author of many erudite theo- logical works saw one night in his sleep & man laying his hand upon his chest, who announced to him that he would soon die He was then in perfect health, but shortly alter carried of by a pulmonary disorder.
 A lady who had dream in which she saw all objects dim and obscured as by mist was soon after attacked by by disease of the eye of which that was a symptom.
 4 dream of a great fire in which the sleeper himself seemed to be consumed, was followed soon after by an attack of inflammation of the brain. Apoplexy, epilepsy and similar diseases are often preceded by frightfu dreams in which the sleeper feels himself scalped by Indians, thrown over precipices or torn to pieces by wild beasts. Such
 So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sightsi should be treated "warnings" in the truest sense of the word-as sent by Nature to foretell impend- ing evils which skill and wisdom may be able to avert.
 Thus, if science has dispeled such old wives fables as that to dream of marriage signifed a death, to dream of a cat meant to meet foe, she has certainly added mysteries and terrors of her own to the subject. One learned man has actually tried to systematize these subtle premonitons-to make them more available for and guidance. In his opinion
 "Lively dreams are in general sign of the excitement of nervous action
 "Soft dreams sign of slight irritation of the head often in nervous levers announcing the approach of & favorable crisis
 "Frghtful dreams are a sign of determination of blood to the head
 "Dreams about blood and red objects are signs of inaammatory conditions.
 "Dreams in which the patient imagines torture or injury of any limb indicate disease in that limb.
 "Dreams about death often precede apoplexy, which is connected with determination of blood to the head"
 An educated and very sensible lady had been through a rather fatiguing social day. On retiring to bed she soon fell asleep and presently dreamed that an old man, clothed in black approached her, holding out an iron crown apparently of enormous weight.
 As he drew near she recognized the features of her father, who had been dead for many years. He addressed her thus "My daughter during my lifetime was forced to wear this crown. Death relieved me of the burden, but it now descends to you" He placed it on her head and gradually dis appeared. Immediately she felt a weight and tightness about her brow. Further, to add to her torture, the rim of the crown was studded on the inside with sharp points, which wounded her tore head so that blood ran down her face She awoke, agitated and excited but otherwise quite we'll and found she had been asleep little more than half hour. On falling asleep again the dream was repeated, with the additional circumstance that the apparition of her father now approached her for unwillingness to wear the crown. When she awoke again she found she had been asleep for three hours Again she returned to bed, and the dream was repeated in broad daylight
 She now rose and made her toilet. Going over the circumstances of her dream, she recoected hav ing heard her father say that during his youth, spent in distant land, he had been subject to epileptic convulsions consequent on accident, and that he had been cured by the operation of trephining.
 On sister entering her room she proceeded to narrate the picturesque vision which had naturally made such an impression on her memory.
 While thus engaged she suddenly gave a shriek, became unconscious and fell upon the floor in true epileptic convulsions, though the attack was but slight one. week afterward the dream was repeated, and was followed by another attack. Under suitable treatment both dream and attack