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SECT. XVIII. 



OF SLEEP. 



i; Volition is fufpended in ficcp. 2. Senfation conti- 

 nues. Dreams prevent delirium and inflammation. 

 3- Nightmare. 4. Ceafe lefs flow of ideas in dreams. 

 5. We feem to receive them by the fenfes. Optic 

 nerve perfectly fenfibk in Jleep. Eyes lefs dazzled 

 after dreaming of vifible objecls. 6- Reverie, be- 

 lief. 7. How we diflinguijh ideas from percepti- 

 ons. 8. Variety of fcenery in dreams, excellence of 

 the fenfe of vifton. 9. Novelty of combination in 

 dreams. 10. Dijttriftnefs of imagery in dreams. 

 n. Rapidity of traufaftion in dreams. 12. Of 

 meafuring time. Of dramatic time and place. 

 Why a dull play induces Jleep, and an interefting 

 one reverie. 13. Confcioiifnefs of our exigence and 

 identity in dreams. 14. How we awake fometinws 

 fuddenly, fometimes frequently. 15. Irritative mo- 

 tions continue in Jleep , internal irritations are fuc~ 

 cceded by fenfation. Senfibility increases during 

 fleep, and irritability. Morning dreams. Why 

 cpilepfies occur in Jleep. Ecftacy of children. Cafe 

 of convuJJions in Jleep. Cramp, why painful* 

 Aflhma. Morning fw eats. Increafe of heat. In- 

 creafe of urine in jleep. Why more liable to take 

 cold in jleep. Catarrh from thin night -caps. Why 

 we feel chilly at the approach of Jleep, and at wak~ 

 ing in the open air. 16. Why the gout commences in 



Jleep. Secretions are more copious in Jleep , young 

 animals and plants grow more in Jleep. \ 7. Incon- 



fiflency of dreams. Abfence of furprife in dreams. 



i 8. Why we forget fome dreams and not others. \ 9. 



Sleep-talkers . awake with furprife. 20. Remote 



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