1 88 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



final end of life. During sleep all the faculties of 

 the soul may be in exercise. The body can hear, 

 see, walk, utter sounds, and perform the several 

 offices of life. "When dreaming, the voluntary 

 muscles are sometimes thrown into action, and the 

 dreamer moves, groans, or cries. "We often witness 

 this phenomena of dreaming in dogs, cats, and 

 other animals. 



The soul while destitute of the control of the 

 body, is often overwhelmed with a chaos of ideas, 

 rushing upon each other with such rapidity that 

 the transactions of ages are crowded into moments, 

 and all kinds of intellectual fancies both possible 

 and impossible are united together. 



Difficult mathematical problems have been solved 

 by a dreamer which could not be done while awake. 

 A dreamer may hold an extended controversy with 

 some one and recognize the arguments used by his 

 opponent. 



I believe many an individual has been conscious 

 in sleep of brilliant thoughts that would make his 

 name as memorable as that of Homer or Milton, if 

 he could only embody and give utterance to them 

 in his waking hours. 



An infant will laugh and coo while asleep, and 



