The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-03

Nlanaffons offered b. Science
= l]osne curious Phenomena.
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fnfo their own fabric. Eurerzt3flos
hos skfzed anon them and worked III
aeurious yitaai OF dreams that 60 b
ecu4raries. ? Of dreams Of the morn
lnx HAT OF dreams 81 significance
nome 81 Which seem natural enough
While 10 few Of those apparently mos'
arksfrxry science herself has offered .
ceftsin smoant Of explanation.
Dreaming Is an experience that MAJ
- called common TO humanity though
q ysries 70 widely In different moi
vfdaa,= that In few exceptional cases
& s. absolutely uaknown.
Certainly dreams sre often made 81
maSerials very Inadequate 70 their I'm.
fdhed recruits. Abercrombie relates
f1tet during an alarm q q French IN
vesinn in Edinb5fgb Il had been ar
ranged that the firet intimafion q TIE
eslcTny's approach vas q De the fsring
a 9un from the castle. a certain
Neutfem4n. q JEALOUS volunteer, re-
6red 70 bed, dreamed that ne heard
fhfs run, went out, witnessed and
to1ned in the proceedings OF the
froOos. At this 5uncture he was
ewskened by his wife In . great
lrieht, she having lad g similar dream.
n ~ sscertained that the falling OF .
pnfroi foags in an upper chamber was
~ coss.aOn origin OF the dream in
fWo minds already pYedisfssed 10 the
nense line Of fancy.
Another instance Is given Of per-
son sleeping In . room where ~ nat
ir01a uns allowed 70 scorch q WOODEN
rsyment. The sleeper dreamed that
~ house was burned down. and that
80. could not escape because all her
e2ptbes we're destroyed
A gentleman, who, before retiring
70 deep, had been reading q book Of
1icturosS.1e travels, dreamed fhat he
US journeying across the Rocky
ra0anfatrs. He was attacked by two
Mexfcans. ard after q gnsfant fight
as taken prisoner. His captors be-
Heyed him to be the posseslsor Of Sc
eret ffeazure, and In order 70 make
HIM reveal It's whereabouts put him 70
- torture Of stripping his feet and
k07din4 them to q IRE. Waking with
= cry 81 aerny. he discovered that his
~ water bottle had escaped from its
lenuef swafhings and that the undue
f1et Of his toes had conjured up all
Ne rest Of the tragic story
4 French psychologist caused many
curious experiments 30 be made on
himaeIf during sleep These expert
uenfs took the form Of triiiing physi-
81 sensations. which produced almost
fnyariably . wonderfully exaggerated
oItet en- the sleeping mind. Thus a
1oafner tickling tbs lips was converted
ITO the horrible punishment OF .
mnsk u pitch being applied to the
Ice. a bottle OF eau sc Cologne held
- his nose sent him into dream OF
neffumer's shop In Cairo. A pinch on
he neck recalled the days OF his boy
hood end the old family physician APP
ptying q blister 70 that region.
One authority declares that IN q
dream he made voyage TO India,
spending several days in Calcutta.
continued his journey 10 Egypt, visit
u the catarscts and pyramids and
kt5d confidential interviews with Mo-
hamIned Ali, Cleopatra and Saladin,
The whole journey apparently occupy
ing several months: but he had slept
only m hour.
Scientific writer's admit that there is
= type of dream In which coming phys
lOa1 disease or disaster Ii Swallowed
forth--some bodily sensation. perhaps
6oo slight 70 be noticed by the subject
when awake. yet contriving TO impress
ftSeH in some symbolic form on the
sieeping mind. The more striking In
stances Of this sort may serve TO ex-
panjn how, in some lesser degree, GER
lain tymb0ls are likely 10 attach them
selves TO certain painful sensations or
conditions, until at last they are finally
accepted as mysterious passages of
evil.
Conrad Gesaer, the eminent natural
1T, dreamed that he was bitten on the
hit side by yenomons serpent. In q
nhnrt time severe carbuncle appeared
on the very spot, terminating his life
Ia the space of three days. Another
ucientifie man, who dreamed a being
kitten By black cat. also suffered ia
the same way.
A Learned Jesuit, author ot many
erudite theological works. saw. one
night in his sleep, man laying hts
hand npon his chest. Bbo announced
- him that he sould soon die. He was
teen IN perfect health. bat wss shortly
after carried off by pulmonary dis
order.
A LADY who had q dream In which
ahe saw all ebjessss dim and obseased
~ by d mist. Was soon after attacked
by i disease Ut the eye, of which that
Bas q symptom.
A dream of great IRE. In which the
sleeper himself seemed 70 be consumed
WM followed soon after By an attack
81 Inflammation Of sise brain. Apo
pAexy, epiiepsy and similar diseases
are oft<n preceded ily fsighsfnl dreams.
10 which the sleeper feels himself
azalped By Indians, thrown over prsc-
tpaoes OF torn 60 pieces hy wild beasts.
6ueL
Mssefabse nirhss
10 fail of tf&Ffgi dreams. 81 ugiy siEhtE
aaapzld be treated as warning" in the
eruesE sense Of that word as sent by
Nature 20 ioxeieii impending evils
whleh skill and wisdom may Ike able
So avert
Thus. i kxienre has dssr.eIIe.i such
cid wires fables as that to dream of a
marriage ssfnifsea tisgais. or IL dream
Of cat naeagt q foe. she has certainly
added anysse5aes sad trrrors Of her
osn ~ Tie snhject. slns learned mar
has actually tried 20 sykfematixe these
sussfae pFsnoeis5ons 10 make then,
more araslabie for use aud guidance.
La bis opinion
Lively ssreasns are in general 4 sign
81 the excitement OF nervous action.
eost dreams are a sign OF slight II.
rttStian 81 tfse head often ia nersaas
ietefs announcing the approach Of 4
favorable crisis.
ErigaftAi dreams are a sign az lie
termination 81 hloed 30 Che head.
Dreams about blood aad rel ess
sseets are sigsls Of intsammatory eonei
ti3ns.
dreams If aissar.sa forms are ire
afsntlg = sign OF distractions and dis
eases of The liver,
Dreams in which the patient i'm
AGNES torture or injury 10 any lsml
tnd.cases disesse in that hnh
Dreams assast death often proceed,
aroplexy. which i connected wlth sie,
termination 81 blood 50 the lAeass g
An educated ana very sensible lad,
had been through a rather fatigasu.
stsciai day. ON retiring - besl shs
soon fell ssieep and present.,
dreamed that an ola man CLOTHES
IN black approached hes. holding GA
III iron crown apparently ol eaor
noils weight. A be drew near 81,
recognized the features - her father
who had bssn dead for n,Mnv wears
He addressed her thus Nv daagh
ter. during INV llistime | was iorres
10 wear this crown. Death relsaya.
me Of the burden. bus il mow desees.sg
to you lie placed il On her heae
and gradually disappeared. Inimesii
ately She felt a wslrht am
tightness about her brow. Further
60 add t. her torture "a,
rim of the erowa WAS ssaaast