VII. 



SECOND EDITION, 



In One Volume Foolscap 8vo., Price 7s. 



The Philosophy of Sleep ; 



By Robert Macnish, Member of the Faculty of Physicians- 

 and Surgeons of Glasgow. 



Contents. — Chapter 1. Introduction. 2. Sleep in Gene- 

 ral. 3. Dreaming. 4. Prophetic Power of Dreams. 5. 

 Night- Mare. 6. Day- Mare. 7. Sleep- Wallsing. 8. Sleep- 

 Talki«g. 9. Sleeplessness. 10. Drowsiness. 11. Protracted 

 Sleep. 12. Sleep from Cold. 13. Trance. 14. Waking 

 Dreams. 16. Spectral Illusions. 16. Reverie. 17. Ab- 

 straction. 18. Sleep of Plants. 19. General Management 

 of Sleep. 



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