THE

LITERATURE AND CURIOSITIES

OF

DREAMS.

A

THE

LITERATURE AND CURIOSITIES

OF

DREAMS.

A Commonplace Book

OF

SPECULATIONS CONCERNING THE MYSTERY OF

DREAMS AND VISIONS,

RECORDS OF CURIOUS AND WELL-AUTHENTICATED DREAMS,

AND NOTES ON

THE VARIOUS MODES OF INTERPRETATION

ADOPTED IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES.

BY FRANK SEAFIELD, M.A.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

1865.

265. j. 9.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO.

NEW-STREET SQUARE.

·BOD

NUS

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER IX.

PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF DREAMING.

Thomas Hobbes-Dreams caused by Distempers-Journal of

Psychological Medicine-The Sense of Smell a Suggestive

Cause-Lodging at a Cheesemonger's-A Camisado—A sin-

gular Epidemic-The obstinate Pedals-Sir Henry Holland.

-The Physiology of Sleep-Never absolutely Dreamless-

Fluctuating condition-Medical Critic-Sensations of Dreams

-Experiments of M. Maury-M. Macario's Division-Mor-

bid Dreams-Effects of Diseases-Formey's 'Essai sur les

Songes'-Disturbance of the interior extremity of the Nerves—

Arthur E. Durham-Partial activity of nervous centres-Sir

Benjamin C. Brodie-Physical Organisms of the Mind-

Crowding of Events-Various results of impressions-Theory

of Transition-Dreams and Memory

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CHAPTER X.

DREAMS OF ANIMALS.

Aristotle-All Viviparous Animals Dream-Oviparous Animals