The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-05
'OUR DREAMS AND
 WHAT THEY MEAN They Go By Contraries Ac-
 cerding to the Rule DREAMING OF KISSING 10 Expected To Mean That You VIII Quarrel With Someone and If
 You Are Engaged Thls Re-
 suit Is Certain.
DREAMING OF KISSING

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 It has probably often happened to you that you have had a strange dream and have wondered what 1t meant. This ex- perience comes to us at times. I wish could say that l was in position to ex- plain the meaning of dreams; but can- not do this. as was brought up to speak the truth, and that sort of thing is great disadvantage to dream inter preter.
 It Is generally understood that dreams go by contraries. You got to bed and dream that you have suddenly coma into a lot of money. Not mere pennies and two penoes but glittering heaps of 1t that you can shovel into your pockets with 8 scoop just at they do at the bank.
 Now. everybody knows that a dream like that doesn't really mean that you are going to have money. but that if anything, you are in danger of losing what you have, including the IS pence on the parlor mantelpiece which you have been saving up toward the rent
 On the other hand, if you dream that you have lost your all. 1t really looks like business I heard of man once who dreamt that he had lost every thing he possessed. and he took 1t for granted that the postman would bring him letter saying that somebody had left him a lot of money.
 Dreaming of klsslng.
 When he saw the postman coming across the street the man ran downstairs 50 quickly that he slipped and sprained his ankle And, after all, the letter was merely an intimation from his tailor that summary proceedings were about to be taken In respect to that little bill. So that in dealing with dreams 1t Is unwise to jump to conclusions.
 On the other hand (this makes the third hand). there are certain dreams that have an acknowledged significance. It is very old belief that dream of kissing Is a sure sign that the dreamer is going to have a quarrel with somone- I apologize for mentioning such frivolous subject as kissing, but am informed that 1t still goes on in some parts of the world.
 We'll there you are. Suppose that you dream that you met Matilda on the stairs and kissed her and that she kissed you back In dream all things are possi- ble) And suppose that you are engaged to Janet. Being candid sort of fellow, you tell Janet, laughingly, about your strange dream. and you notice that some- how a coldness has suddenly sprung up DetWten you. Inat 5 JuSl WuaL luc OIedu book says will happen.
 You see how 1t Is. In Janet's view, if you want to dream of kissing anybody, you must dream of her. That's what you're engaged for. And as for that girl Matilda, Janet will never speak to her again. It will take about two evenings and half a pound of chocolates to erase hte memory of that dream, and yet tltsre are people who say that dreams don't mean anything.
 Of course, for dream to have any real Significance, it must occur three nights running. After that you can practically go and borrow money on the security of It. All the authorities seem to think that that dream is bound to come true.
 Love, Marriage or Money.
 That's what makes 1t so hard when you dream for two nights in succession that money is coming to you In large quanti- lies. and on the third night you are SO anxious to dream the same thing again to make a clincher of it, that you can't even get a wing of sleep. And everybody knows that if a dream Is to be the genu- he article you must go to sleep first.
 The majority of dreams that require in- depreciation usually concern either money dr love and marriage. It Is an acknowl- edged fact that If young lady dreams for three nights running of a certain young man she can confidently await in- doors on the fourth day for a proposal. There are many cases on record of ladies who have had this sort of thing happen to them and have admitted it afterwards. For scientific purposes, however, the scheme is little defective. because la dies who have had the dreams as per pro- gramme, and have not had the subse- quent proposal would never admit that they had indulged in such childishly fam ciful expectations. And when you're tot ting up human experiences for scientific purposes your calculations will be useless if you can't take into account the failures as well as the successes.
 The only reliable way to make a dream come true Is to follow 1t up personally. If you have dreamed of young man for three nights running. you can mention the fact to him the next time you meet. If he replies that he is engaged to anoth- CT girl and Is going to be married on Sat- urday week, you can always say that you never did believe in dreams. which are. after all, only an amusement for tho wetk minded. If you are careful to cross yotr fingers while you are saying this. 1t is understood that your conscience win pretend not to have heard 1t.