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bitterly cold, he says; if in summer he dreams of a cold winter day, 

 it is going to be a nice day. 



As a whole there is a definite rule as to which diseases are caused by 

 certain dreams. It is even very probable that at a time when their 

 culture was still uncontaminated there was a very elaborate and 

 definite dream-exegesis. 



I have found it most advisable to list the dreams under three 

 headings: 



1. Dreams that cause definite ailments or death. 



2. Dreams that cause complaints that are not specifically indicated. 



3. Dreams that do not belong to the domain of medicine. 



1. — Dreams Causing Definite Ailments or Death 

 Dreams about — Cause 



"Little People" (see p. 25) "Our mind is going to be 



changed" (i. e., insan- 

 ity). 



All kinds of birds Do. 



Sun Fever. 



Moon Do. 



Meat ("lean meat," some say) Toothache. 



Being in deep water Do. 



Rattlesnake or copperhead Toothache; also swelling or 



the body and cancer. 



Persons of opposite sex; sexual intercourse Rheumatism. 



To wrestle with fat person of opposite sex Do. 



Sexual-pathological (incest, vice, etc.) Do. 



Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, and similar insects Blindness. 



To burn foot, hand, or finger Snake bite. 



A ball game; the dreamer's team wins A member of the dream- 

 er's settlement will die 

 soon. 



A train rushing to a cabin One of the inmates will die 



within 6-12 months. 



A train journey with a companion The companion will die 



within 6-12 months. 



A cabin of the settlement burns completely One of the inmates will die 



soon. 



A member of the family is leaving The one who leaves will 



die after 2-3 years. 



2. — Dreams that Cause Complaints that Are Not Specifically Indicated 

 Dreams about— Cause 



Fish Illness. 



Snakes Do. 



"Impure water" (i. e., rapids bringing snow from the Do. 



mountains; the river flooding the country, etc.). 

 "Inverted dreams" (when a man dreams about worn- Do. 



en's utensils (mortar, pestle, sieve, etc.), or a woman 



about men's utensils (bow, ax, etc.). 

 Many people gathering . Do. 



