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36 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99
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
2.
—
die after 2-3 years.
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.