The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-01
New Experiments Show
How Visions May Be
Influenced.
Hideous Faces May Be
Banished and Pretty
Ones Invited.
"Dream-Weighing' Ma
chine a Most Ingen-
ious Device.
7 ERVE specialists have recently
ant as well as bad dreams can

nj proven beyond doubt that pleas
" ant as well as bad dreams can
be readily made to order.
An experimental who bandages his
subjects feet in splints which bend
down their insteps until they are al
most in line with the shin bone finds
that dreams of dancing, walking or
running on tip-toe are induced
If hideous faces haunt your dreams,
as is -ea,nnaos,,-they may be replaced by
pleasing ones II you will gaze with
great concentration upon pictures of
beautiful faces just before you settle
down TO slumber-
A course of experiments covering
seven years has shown that dreams of
certain co1ors may be induced by caus-
ing the subject to gaze steadily at disks
or through glass, of the desired hue,
placed before the eyes in such a man
ner as Will cause surprise, just before
retiring.
That cold congresses applied to the
head will prevent bad dreams Is also
noted. "A layer of cotton wool bound
over the forehead will, by increasing
the temperature of the head, cause
either pleasant or unpleasant dreams
TO become more vivid and intelligent.
r By placing the sleeper on his right
side his dreams are made absurd, ex-
travagant and of a remote time; while
those experienced while he lies upon his
left side are reasonable and of a re-
cent time Sleeping upon the back pro-
duces agitated dreams.
Bad dreams are dissipated also by
placing q. lighted candle in the otherwise
darkened room Of the sleeper.
Hot Water Applications.
A hot-wafer bottle placed at the feet
of the sleeping subject caused him to
dream that he was walking over hot
lava. while to another it conjured I'D
the dream-picture that he was being
led by Satan ever the flaming mari of
hell. Another so treated dreamed that
some Mexfcans were holding his feet
to a flame to make him confess the Sc
crets Of alchemy. A woman subject of
the same experiment dreamed that she
was bear being taught to dance over
hot iron plates.
Applying to the feet a cloth saturated
with ice water Will usually induce
dream Of walking over snow or ice in
the bare feet. Uncovering the sleeper's
feet and legs to the atmosphere of 2
cold room will usually induce the dream
that he is walking somewhere Invested
OF his neither garments dream which
occurs to US often and which is accom-
panied by sense OF deep e1nba-rass-
inent, for we usually picture ourselves
In public place. gaZed upon by aston
ished multitudes. And when we awake
we find that we have kicked off the
covers
Dreams Of flying through the air are
induced by admitting a strong draft
OF air to the room of the sleeper and
allowing 1t TO blow over his bed. Tick
ling the sleeper with horsehair or a
straw will induce dreams Of insects.
which often assume marvellous proper
tons and hideous forms The sharn
banging of a door often suggests a
dream IN which the report of gun or a
pistol is heard Shadows fitting abou,
the room are believed 10 supply much
food for dreaming.
Ear Sensitive During Sleep.
In our dreams we see more than we
hear During q cream storm we often
see the lightning. but seldom hear the
thunder. While dreaming we further
more hear more than we feel. feel more
than we taste, and taste more than we
smell. It has been demonstrated that
the ear is more sensitive during sleep
than In waking moments. 1t receives
innumerabfe molecular vibrations other
wise imperceptible.
Odors perceived during sleep also form
food for dreaming. A physician re-
quired to spend the night at the i'll
smoking place of q cheesemongei
dreamed that he was sealed UP in an
immense hollow cheese, where an army
OF rats were running over his naked
body.