The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-17
DREAMS OF ''DEFECTIy-ES -
curious Book on the Dreams of
Deaf Mutes, CrippIes and Infants

"utes, CrIpples and Infants
From the London Globe.
Inc notapae Russian psychologist, M. de
Manaceine, has recently published a most
interesting and instructive book on the
dreams of the deaf and dumb. the abnor-
maily formed people, cripples. and infants
He has noticed that in the case of tho daof
and dumb, if deafness occurs before tbe,,
are nve years old, they forget what thew
nave learned of spoken words; those words
never being remembered in their dreams
Ii the intelligence of the afflicted with
deafness only is highly developed thew
easily retain the knowledge of snol<an
words, although deafness may have sunar-
Vehed at an ca. ly age. On the other hand
II their mental faculties are weak tba
uedIhess' even at the early age of six or
seven entails the loss of speech. and tba
aHllcted become both deaf and dumb. wiz,
1SsaIu 70 the anomaly formei, NJ de
Manacelne mentions the case Of a narsor,
born without arms or feet who aluraI-s
dreamed that he had been mutilated Now
II should be borne in mind he saws. thar
the majority Of per sons born without arms
OF Ieet always dream that they possess
these eXtremhies. 1t is evident he ma n
Jams, that this difference results, in the
eullaflly TIA smiSted, and in, the second
instance from The strength and precision
OF these lmpressil MS. Persons whose 1innbe
nave Deen amputated are subject to on
rlous delusicns while asleep They never
dream that they are walking on crutchas
qulte the contrary, they Invariably dream
mat they are walking with their feet v,itl,
this difference only, that as time nasses
their eXtremities appear to become sborler
and shorter -
M. dc Manaceine mentions as a curioi1s
1aot that this hallucination is very nro
nOunced when the wound has healed rand
~ without complications; while on tha
other mana there is no hallucination when
the process of cleatrization has been main
tui Moreover, We find The reason Of tbfs
dliteience in the greater CT lesser int siIv
OF the sensations experienced SIN If he
dreams of abnormally formed persons are
characterized by certain peculiarftiess thew
are none the less subjected as are other
dreams TO the mysterious conditions of the
human organism, and like other dreams
tnelr repercussion on the wakeful state is
Identical -
Inc idea has long been entertained that
babies do not dream; but II seems tbat
this is mistake. A few weeks after thew
are born, and while asleep. signs of snc,
ton, smiles and laughter have been seen
No doubt but that the remembrance of
to talk and understands what is said NJ n.
and that is the reason why our recollec-
lions do not 90 much further back than
the time when we were or years ola
but that we dream long before that are
there is no doubt, although the range az
our dreams Is naturally circumscribed Nv
the elementary sensations we exper,ence
And that is why in rearing children. nor
mally or abnormally formed, II Is most
essential to watch over them while thew
sleep and to try and gauge the>signi6ca-
ton of their dreams.
1T is fact, medically admitted. saws the
eminent psychologist, who supplies us with
this Information, that the heavy. troubled
dreams Of Infants indicate approa ching M
ness. If they awake with start begin To
cry, and are not easily soothed then re-
course should be made TO medical advice
for it IS a sisn that their normal eaullib-
rum is affected.
Novalls, the savant declares That ~ we
did uot-dream we should age very much
sooner than we do. Dreams he saws are
a shield against the mOnotony OF life In
proof OF his assertion he mentions The ease
OF a lady 60 years old, who dwell on Inc
remembrance of a dream as the haDpiesf
event IN her life Ia her memorable dream
this unsophlsficated old soul had visited
the Gar in HIS palace, and she minuieiy
described IN glowing terms the various h.
cidcnts IN connection herewith: and Il
must De admitted that the dream was the
only pOetcai element ln her Isolated ana
mon0l0Dous existence. We often hear Of