Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23
Don't Take
YOurDreamS Too
Seriously

-r HE Society of Psychcal Research says
are the product brain, popular belief is
they inspired by the stomach. Some of our
very dreamers agree that the stuff that dreams
made Of prepared by a bad cook.
The thing the dreamer TO do, Of course is to
send the illusion right where belongs, but
instead he is by the mystic glamour Of
the dreams that come true that he accepts it as he
would the saner thoughts Of hts waking moments
John Woodruff, New Jersey contractor is out many
hundreds dollars all because he pinned his faith to
nightmare He had joint contract with another bridge
builder for repairing the Midtown span Springfield.
One night Woodruff had a vivid nightmare which he
saw the bridge cave in while he and his companion
at Orders They both crushed 10 death.
So implicit the builders faith in the dream that
at to the authorities and begged them to
release him from the Evidently they did be-
his nondreamng partner finished the job alone and
poclSeted money The bridge hasn't collapsed yet
nightmare that affected the dreamer in the
heart the pocketbook that Of charming
widow of Portland Maine Her husband had been dead
time when she decided to favor the suit of
well-to-do business All arrangements were made
for the wedding when the widow suddenly called the
affair off Her husband had appeared in dream
and refused his consent to her remarriage.
Now she is wondering If her belief In dreams and her
wifely obedience to deceased spouse not trfe
overdone. Her dead husband has entirely ceased his
dream visits, and increasing loneliness convinces her
that live mate is much more chummy to have around
the house The sutton has decided however, that he
have dream rival lowering his con-
nubal slumbers the romance is definitely off.
Nettie Titus OF Lebanon New Hampshire, dreamed
would be dug up the neehborng Fredette
farm a II o'clock fast August 30. At in the
morning she and all the hands neighbors began
digging and kept it up until at night with no luck.
gruesome but common nocturnal vision is that in
which person receives premonon that he is going to
die at certain time Mrs. Nicholas Popopls, widow
living in Passaic, New Jersey. visted-in dream
by angel husband who told her that she would meet
her Maker the second Sunday following
Instead being depressed by this startling she
all her relatives bought her coffin made shroud
and arranged with the pastor Of the local Greek church
for her soul
Some friends prevailed upon her 90 hospital
and place herself under doctors care 70 # she could
not escape such untmey death Although quite un-
shaken belief nothing ce.4iI prevent her dying
the fatal Sunday Mrs Popos dd The doctors and
entered into conspiracy keep her from know
ing when Sunday had arrived They believed that II she
could be pulled through the fatal day ignorance she
would be saved.
So when Mrs Popos heard the church bells on sunday
morning inquired had the told
Saturday The patient fooled however
She insisted II sunday and then asked faint
the hospital didn't better breakfast than usual
that day When told that it did she ordered the meal
brought immediately died When the appetziug
juice. chops potatoes wafHes and syrup arrived
the tray the widow decided She didn't think she would
pass until She had had Sunday dinner and supper
Monday dawncd and Mrs FopoAs stil able to up
and take nourIshmeut.
Some dreams bring on "A state Of tanatcism one dav
this Spring, a young invalid named Nora McAiaun
taken by two and two a roWboat several
hundred yards out into Sarauac Lake New York The
women spriuhod salt themselves and their
companions utteruE weird nominations
Following this the mother Of the girl beef
heart finely diced out ut paper bag and after spnkng
with the salt water thr," The lake The party
returned shore whore The mother explained
had done ALI ts accordance with a dream
had been told that 10 would her daughter who
been suffering for years with trouble from
proving beneficial ule ceremony had $50 weakened
the poor invalid that she carried home "a dying
condition.
Earl Delauo Of Iron Mountain Michigan. dreamed that
very much in love with ncghbors wife and in
lHs dream frequently mumurcd II love vow Bcrnice'
Unfortunately Mrs Dc1no heard him She feQ. Berlce
quite Well and when Dcano undertook 10 carry his
dream IN his waking hours she promptly sued him for
He has stopped dreaming and paying amony.