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(2) Any resemblance to waking experience does not extend to the reproduction of the order of such experience, e. g., the order of time, space, etc., is con- fused, and the objects and scenes are apt to assume a greatly exaggerated intensity. With these as elements to be covered by any definition of dreams, the theories of dreaming fall into two main classes-the super- natural and the natural. But the supernatural-that which assumes the action of forces unknown to our waking experience-is seen under two heads, according as the dream is regarded as the immediate effect of some reality corresponding to the actual world of our waking experience, or as it is conceived as a mediate result depending on the volition of some absent being, We have, therefore, three views: (a) According to recent researches, the savage mind regards dreaming as no less real an objective experience than waking. The dream-life shapes itself to primitive man as an inter- course of souls or duplicate selves, co-ordinate, and of equal reality with, the experience of waking life (see Mr. E. B. Tylor's "Primitive Culture," vol. 1, ch. xi; Mr. Herbert Spencer's "Principles of Sociology," vol. 1, ch. x., etc.). (b) But even in the savage's con- ception of dreaming there is room for the thought of a Divine announcement-by the transmutation of the second self into a supernatural messenger. The essence of the dream here lies in the fact that it conveys to the dreamer something which the Divine personage wishes him to know. This religious theory of dreams was the prevailing one among the Oriental PHYSIOLOGY has its immutable laws; and neither a peoples, and medieval and even modern theologians. Hindoo nor anyone else can pass the limits of these. (c) The scientific view regards dreams as subjective For instance, apart from that portion of the nervous subject branches out freely. Thus, in regard to the Wath-on-Dearne, and Conisboro Gazette," as a boro and Swinton Times and Kilnhurst, vidual volition, there is a group of nerves (the 'sympa those who regard mental phenomena (Dr. Carpenter in and over these nerves, and the fulfilment of their Todd's " Encyclopedia of Anatomy and Physiology, functions, the governing intelligence of the individual contra Sir Henry Holland, Sir Benjamin Brodie) as in- has no power. No effort of will can directly influence variably connected with bodily conditions have, for the the motion of the heart or intestines, or the secretion most part, viewed dreaming as only an occasional accom- of any of the glands, and a fortiori no such effort can paniment of sleep. So as to the conditions and causes of itself control, injuriously or otherwise, the principle of dreams metaphysicians have sought to account for which underlies and directs all vital actions. A dreaming by some simple theory of a suspension of certain Vigorous and energetic nervous organization may, mental faculties. And the absence of the normal pro- possibly, enable its possessor to repel attacks of disease cesses of volition, especially as involved in attention to which an ordinary man would succumb, and, con versely, it is just possible that lack of energy or Mind "; Dr. Darwin “Zoonomia"), is, undoubtedly, a nervous force may paralyze the existent powers of an factor in the explanation of dreams; even though the otherwise fairly good physique; but such instances do will may not wholly lose its command of the bodily not bear upon the question as above stated. The organs (M. Alfred Mauray, "Le Sommeil et les Rêves"). nature of the relation between the vital principle (as it Other writers have sought to construct a simple theory is called) and the physical organization is a hopeless of dreaming by supposing the unimpeded action of mystery of which the solution by the human reason some special mental faculty. Among these are is, probably, about as near as the control of the relation Cudworth ("Treatise concerning Eternal and Immu- itself by the human will. But where there is smoke there is generally some fire, and some facts usually lie at table Morality"), who holds the coherence of dream- imaginations to be due to "the phantastical forces of the root of rumours, however wild or unlikely. Hindoo of the very plausible theory that while in waking con- most important mining and ironworking districts Hindoo women are capable of lying down and burning purely receptive. 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IMPORTANT NOTICE!! mind from the long interment, he said he was willing to In a third case, narrated by Mr. Braid, the trial was able to stop his heart's actionitnessed i.), of a man being THE LONDON LIBRARY be again buried, and for a twelvemonth, if desired. will. Colonel Townsend used to lie effort of his allow a glass of water to be placed on his sternum, and, when he stopped his heart, no motion was observable in the water, and no pulse in the arteries, neither was any vapour deposited on a mirror held before his mouth. We believe he lost his life in one of these experiments. On such abstruse questions of psycho-physiology we do not profess to speak with higher authority than the present leading men of science; and we may be able to throw some light on this matter by quoting from one of the chief among them. In Professor Carpenter's incomparable work on "Physiology" we read, on p. 984: -"It is not a little remarkable that certain individuals have possessed the power of voluntarily inducing this condition [i.e., syncope]. The best-authenticated case of this kind is that of Colonel Townsend. But statements have been recently made respecting the performances of certain Indian Fakeers, which are far more extraordinary; it being demonstrated, if th› assertions are to be credited, that the human organis.n may not only be voluntarily reduced to a state resembling profound collapse, in which there appears to be nearly a complete suspension of all its vital operations, but may continue in that condition for some days, or even weeks, until, in fact, means are taken to produce resuscitation. Another form of apparent death, the existence of which appears to be wellauthenticated, is that sometimes designated as 'trance' or 'catalepsy.'... It is impossible, in the present state of our knowledge, to give any satisfactory account of these states; but some light appears to be thrown upon them by certain phenomena of artificial somnabulism, hypnotic,' or 'mesmeric;' for, in this condition, there is sometimes an extraordinary retardation of the respiratory movements, and of the pulsations of the heart, which, if carried further, would produce a state of complete collapse; and its self-induction is suspected by Mr. Braid to be the secret of the performance of the Indian Fakeers." What these performances were we learn from a note to the above passage :-"See a collection of these cases directly obtained from British officers, who had been eye-witnesses of them in India, by Mr. Braid, in his Observations on Trance, or THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD obtain this command over elementary motion, consist Human Hybernation,' 1850. In one of these, vouched for by Sir Claude M. Wade (formerly political agent at the Court of Runjeet Singh), the Fakeer was buried in an underground cell, under strict guardianship, for six weeks; the body had been twice dug up by Runjeet Singh during the period of interment, and had been found in the same position as when first buried." In another case, mentioned by Lieut. Boileau, in his "Narrative of a Journey in Rajwarra in 1835," the man had, by long practice, obtained the power of "holding his breath for a considerable time, first suspending his respiration for a short period, as during the time that one may count fifty, and gradually increasing the intervals to one hundred, two hundred, and so on, as the pearl-divers may be supposed to do; and he is said to possess the power of shutting his month, and, at the same time, stopping the interior opening of the nostrils with his tongue, which latter feat is at times practised as a means of suicide by the negro slaves in the West Indies, when suffering under the lash, and in those cases always ends fatally." Lieut. Boileau tells of a man, about thirty years old, who travelled about the country, to Ajmeer, Katah, etc., and allowed himself to be buried for weeks or months, by any person who paid him handsomely. For some days before his inhumation he abstained from all food, save milk, so that he might not be inconvenienced by the contents of his stomach or bowels. His powers of abstinence must have been wonderful, and it is said his hair ceased to grow. At Pooshikur, this man was put to the test, by an officer, who suspended him for thirteen days enclosed in a wooden box, open to inspection on all sides. The result proved the man was not an impostor. The same man was buried in a walled grave covered with large stone slabs, and strictly guarded. He was exhumed after a ten days' interment, in the presence of credible witnesses. "The appearance of the body was as follows:-Eyes closed, hands cramped and powerless, stomach shrunken, and teeth jammed together so fast that the bystanders were obliged to force open the mouth with an iron instru- AS A ment in order to pour a little water down the throat. He came to his senses gradually, and spoke in a feeble voice, as if weak, but, so far from being distressed in and Saviour Jesus Christ. finest thing that has ever been done in wood of long-continued suppression of respiration, of inhaling or exhaling the breath in a particular manner, sitting in eighty-four different attitudes, and fixing the eyes on the tip of the nose. In the Ayeen Akbiri, vol. ii., p. 445, the author remarks that he has seen many who has for many years been published in this country. It is a great work, which will hereafter exercise the austerities of the " assum or sitting, and proften cited as one of the masterpieces of the has been astonished how they can make their muscles, printing-press... .It sight to believe that the engravings which embellish nerves, and bones, so obedient to their command. this magnificent work are on wood, the touches are so delicate and the effects so identical with Four, he states, could hold their breath for an those which it has hitherto been thought possible incredible length of time. produce only on steel. the thorough honesty of the work in every page, Every passing month will increase the value of It needs scarcely to be pointed out that the the Work, as no further copies can be obtained. Testament is a very suitable present, for all occasions, but especially for this time of year. AND Co., having purchased the whole of the Post Office Orders and Cheques should be in payable to To appreciate it should be seen through a magnifying glass." Early applications are requested, as J. BEAL There is an account in the Asiatic Monthly Journal for March, 1829, of a Brahmin But the Brahmin could also remain under water several hours. So, knowing what the Yogi not only affects to do, but actually does, there is no difficulty in understanding how the natives of India are deceived by appearances, and believe the simulation of death real. In the instance of suspension in air the appearance of the fakir on his regaining terra firma, was that of a sitting corpse, except that there appeared a swelling over the entire scalp; when hot water and cake were applied this disappeared, and he recovered, "just as if his whole life had been collected on the top of his head." Whatever accident caused the death of Col. Townsend, it is possible that he had over his heart the control others have over their lungs, and that he could stop its beating till he fainted, when, without his willing it, it would resume its functions. But it is more probable that he had no such abnormal power over the muscles of his heart, but merely performed the experiment mentioned on page 102 of Huxley's "Physiology." It is strange that a man INDELIBLE should be able to bend back his tongue-tip sufficiently far to "stop the interior opening of his nostrils" with it; but if a West Indian Negro, or an East Indian Fakir, can, by sedulous practice or owing to abnormal physical formation, commit suicide by choking himself with his tongue, or by stopping his heart with the help of his diaphragm, he can no more be said to have died by sheer effort of will, than if he had stabbed himself with a knife. 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It contains densed Life of Charles Mathews the Elder," and a produces a sound and refreshing sleep. nothing at all deleterious, and if taken internally "Memoir of Albert Smith and Mont Blanc "; "After fact should be remembered when we consider Office Hours,' 1861; "Broken to Harness," 1864; that opium enters largely into the composition of "Business of Pleasure," 1865; "Pages in Waiting,' the majority of the so-called infants' soothing 1865; "Kissing the Rod," 1865; "Land at Last," powders, the disastrous result of which is but 1866; too well-known. We believe it to be the wish of "Running the Gauntlet,' 1867; "Forlorn its inventor and sole proprietor, Mr. A. Z. Ger. Hope," 1867; "Black Sheep," 1867 ; 'Rock Ahead," mains, to have the "Notesco" as fully known and 1868; "Wrecked in Port," 1869; "A Righted appreciated in this country as it is in America. Wrong," 1871; Nobody's Fortune ellow Flag," 1872; Wainwright's Patifgt2"; "Cast Away," 1872; "Two Waiticks," 1874; Impending Sword," 1874; Silent Witness," 1875; "For Better, for Worse," 1876. These works, originally issued in three-volume form, have nearly all been re-issued at 2/- each. He has likewise written some dramas; was the theatrical correspondent of the Daily News, edited the Temple Bar, 1864-5; was the first editor of Tinsley, and a constant contributor to All the Year Round, in which "Black Sheep was the leading serial 1866-7. With Mr. R. B. Brough he edited Our Miscellany, 1857-8. He became the proprietor and editor of The World in 1874. He edited Time. He started The Cuckoo as a Society daily, but he soon disposed of it, and it has since become a weekly. Lists of New Books and New Editions.-I want to be posted up in current literature, at as little expense as may be. Can I get a good monthly catalogue? I am not in the trade. Please answer in time for this month's part.-G. W. J. To be posted up in current literature, you should read The Athenæum or The Spectator. Both give lists of works published within the week, and contain reviews of some of the books sent to them for review. The Saturday Review, and Literary World, likewise published weekly, make books an especial feature. Limited branches of literature are, for the most part, best dealt with in papers chiefly devoted to them, as The Academy (weekly) for educational works, or The Homilist for some classes of theological works. The criticisms of the British Quarterly Review are almost uniformly sound. But for a complete list of books published (the sources whence the London catalogue is compiled) see The Publishers' Circular, issued fortnightly, price 3d., and The Bookseller, published monthly, 6d. On these lists you can rely. The lists of country booksellers merely skim the surface, and, indeed, do not profess completeness; but The Publishers' Circular and The Bookseller give complete lists of all books and pamphlets that are here published. Still, unless Low's Monthly Bulletin of American and Foreign Publications be subscribed for (2/6 per annum). a fair notion of the directions in which the literature of other countries is moving will scarcely be obtained if reviews are altogether neglected. We need not remind you, too, of the " Library Column of The or more good books which give instruction in and treat of knitting, sewing, crewels lace, and embroidery work.-BELL. The Dictionary of Needlework, an Encyclopædia of Plain and Fancy Needlework (monthly, 1/-), commenced March 31, 1860. The Queen Lace Book, an historical and descriptive account of the hand-made antique lace of all countries, by L. W. (5). The Illustrated Queen Almanack and Lady's Calendar, com prising work-table and other patterns, and information interesting and useful to ladies (annually, 1/-). The Standard Needlework Book, by H. P. T. (3/). Bailey's Needlework, six standards (6d.). Knitting Teacher's Assistant (6d.). Standard Guide to Needlework, by a lady manager (6d.). Standard Guide to Knitting, by the same (6d.). Plain Knitting and Mending, arranged in six standards (6d.). Manual of Needlework, Irish National School Books (1/3). Embroidery and Art Needlework Designs, by E. M. C. (in Delamotte's Embroiderer's Designs (2/6). packet, 2/6). Lady's Crewel Embroidery Work, with directions for wools and working, and floral designs for tracing; two series, square cloth, 2/6 each, or in 1 vol., 4/6. Art Needlework, a guide to embroidery in crewels, silks appliqué, |