The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-10-23
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
Independents Action o. the Brain nurIs
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In order to 60 with sincerity to the
bottom OF things, It Is necessary 70
know the nature of thought, aud how
Il Is born aad multiplied in the brain
Unfortunately We are here reduced to
soon as a sensitive impression reaches
the brain, it is Immediately received
with its recognized characteristics, and
aWaAeEs a certain number OF ideas
which are attached to 1t by the rsla-
tons Of casualty, coincidence, simili-
tudei by the conception Of causes, the
fOreseeing OF effects, the veriGcatiOns
of ressm biance or OF varied afhuities.
These ideas in their turn arouse others,
which are bound to them in a similar
manner one after the other. Each Of
these is accompanied by different
sentiments, more or less intense.
OF fear, hope, anger, disgust. de-
sire, etc Alone and simple at the
outset. where 1t is born to & state
Impression, it is extended, modified,
sometimes completely transformed, IN
every case multiplying but by degrees
becoming weaker. After having been
several times depressed and raised up
again, it loses little by little in intensi-
ty according to the measure with which
it has gained in extent after which it is
spent Win the energy contained IN
itself ana the cells which it has put In
motion 1t is very rare for an idea 20
thus run its entire course without inter
ruption, Almost always a new impress
sion is produced during the course Of
the first, which turns the attention to
Itself and mOmeutarily interrupts the
course of the preceding, which is not
arrested, but only suspended, and re
turns later, il nothing opposes it. New
sensitive impressions are again pro
duced which take their place, and in
their turn oppose those which succee d
them as they opposed those which pre-
ceded Each interferes in some
way with the others turning them
aside, arrssting or reinforcing them,
according to the meaning OF the
encounte=. Each IS compelled to sub
init, at given moment, to passing or
definite PrOhi bitiOn, after which it re-
aWalzens, as an elastic substance re-
Iieved from that which had impressed
it One under stands, that while awake
the continual production OF new inn
pressions leaves little opportunity TO
preceding ones to renew their o Instructed
evolution. Thousands Of Impressions
are thus every day reIegated almost
from the moment Of their birth to the
domain Of oblivion Only q small num-
Der, on account Of the interest which
they have for US, or the vivacity of the
sentiments which they awaken, have
the power to force themselves upon US,
and to monOpOlize attention to the eN-
clusiOR of the others When the hour
of sleep comes the fatigued brain
moves more and more slowly
the sensitive impressions, dimiu-
ished by the closing OF the eye
lids, by the silence Of the sleeping room,
arc perceived gently, and arouse only
confused ideas. Finally the conscious
ness of living IS lost or sleeps Then,
freed from this temporary restraint, the
! cere bral Impressions arouse themselves
/ the Obstructed ideas, released from the
weight of new Impressions. born with
/ out cessation, resume their interrupted
/ course, and wage conflict between
! themselves only. Is it not natural that
! the most restrained should now have
/ the upper hand? They are SO many
/ bent springs. and a small spring that
| has reached its utmost expansion, is
more powerful than a larger one which
| has almost regained its position of in
/ ertia- The large springs are our strong
/ impressions, our labOriOus thoughts
| whose energy we have almost exhausted
/ In developing them to their limit; the
/ small ones are the Thousand nothings,
/ driven back because we have something
] better with which to occupy ourselves.
or compressed by the weight Of things
more important These obstacles re-
| moved, they are able to relax, and man
| ifest an unexpected envrgy. Such is
/ the origin of our dreams; this is the
reason why one impression FREEDOM
[ mates over another during slsep; this
| the explanation that paradoxical fact
that we dream Oftenest of things for
eign TO our strongest and most vivid
ideas--ChicagO Saturday Evening Her
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