Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28
DREAMS THAT COME.
STRANGE FREAKS AND FANTASIES or
THE SLEEPING MIND.
In What Respects Waking and Sleeping
Dreams Are Difrsrent-Rapidity of the
Brain's Action During the Progress OF
Dream Some Examples.

Dreams Are Difrcrent-RapldIty of the
Brains Action During the Progress OF
Dream Some Examples.
The difference between dreams and wax
ing impressions would seem to be. since the
dreamer Of course believes in the present
actual reality of what he sees, that the
ideas or images follow one another as the
rcsuit Gf certain mental operations or asso-
eiations over which we have absolutely 10
control, whereas In our waking moments
we may hegin, vary or discontinue the
series at will. We cannot divert any Of
our impressions while dreaming By refer
ence 10 external objects, for the simple
reason that the power Of comparison j.
lost. and there exists peculiar condition
of mental impotency which gives rise 10
every incongruity and absurdity OF the
drcamer's experience.
To give an example of these: A man
dreams Of attending "a friends funeral, and
walks and chats in the procession with that
same friend without thinking il at all odd
or peculiar; and frequently. a. every
dreamer knows, we viii SHIFT our scenes 10
almost incredible distances in mere mo-
ment without Hrausing single reflection
Of astonishment at thus overcoming such
physical impOssibilitirs. II il marvellous
t'' i''ss t"P'"t's -" "t.N."' Pai"'' a,,se II,
t'''s9 ~ 'aPt,t'5
.,'Ns se :,
tion the train ef images which produces
the dream. H. ii told Of u man who served
In ouP late war that he dreamed he hal
enlisted, gone to the front. fought two bat
ties at widely separated times, deserted,
was captured, carried back, court mar.
tailed, sentenced 10 be shot and was
aWaseiisa ~ ,ns fetu,t y ths nItns part!
s ..''.' '"''' ~ '''''' "9'eep ''9' io'''
. = i,'''t.'s ttSt oi ~
tieii.in s'''S ,,s WIN i'ileF'' S''lt''lS tNaN
war ',isea,e "t lhe hctro VINO was com
pelSa 70 s'SeP ~ Suing PoSturt' ~ ny
suhefWi ne '''o9s ho,flole Sense ~ suiiocs'
tion MbetsEtr ne ny Gown. IA tnes,
nlsu.'hitr7 ~ odsnt =" "as eFtaciNeu
" niohst to'lS SN'teVoi "hiea ciaSpea ~
noh1 hnscl9 "o"uI hls tnrtiat anu trled -
sT'nAig nm. oheS he lrh oEer upon .Pe
oeu ~ ms s'ssp' Ms assehuaht r'h hh'.
rla7ea nun un instantly sst ~ 'aat oiiI
h"tSeht q t.nH ~ seemed 70 nave s'tu9-
giea with the demon Tor upward oi an
hoaF'
- iI!eha orehtheh tnht ne went from
new orh 70 boston oy steamer sIeAS
ssNerai aas Win ah acqualntahee' ana on
.he return N0Sage, gaze arising, the seas
prose over tne Nessei ana areheheh MN
WITH spray. He WoAe y hha M Whe
rlaTaLiy sptinknng water ~ his face.
hehaa uo1ed ID MS chalr ior less than ilFe
Mlhntes. y coihle4i story y totd of
haFal surgeon ~ Who' creams OF aay
ehafaeter tsaii ~ ifolucea ~ simply
"hlspefliS ~ MS ear CURING sleep lie
coaad ne MAJ 70 go through ths wheie
ofaeai ~ quarrel ! ch&iisnEe aiid anri,
fhe pistol betn- alsehAFRel ~ hin et TIE
given signal WITH ~ much accuracy as 20
time as II he were Wiae awake. FINDING
hlu asleep hna day IN q hammock on deck
one oi the obicsrs whispered IN his ear
that lac had iailen overheard ana to swim
Tor ms lie, an shark WAS after him, Ihs
faet that " Nas prlnelpaily ior the marines
al not netfa u whlt ifon the en1oymenf
with which they witnessed his ffogliks
cohtorttehs.
IN another occasion they told him aFes-
sel had been SnEngedi thAt tho decks were
being swept ey musketry IRE and the men
falling Ike leaves around him. lie became
white rs sheet and manifested the live
Hest symptoms of fear. After awhile they
all began TO groAn In Imitation OF tic
wounded, AMI upon one of them suddenly
shouting, Down goes Billy MeGue" tthe
surgeons asststant1. The poor fellow jump
Ell up with COIL peFsplrRtion standing Liza
bea"s on his forehead and broke Tor The
cabin on run. STRANGE TO say, however,
he had aittfhard not the slightest retnen-
pfahce OF tue cream.
lhat dreams are oenia subJeota hdtiibgs,
laid before the faithful eye as mental
shadows of what he's passed previously be-
fore US, j. eN.nced by the fact that they
never reveal any change which may have