Part 3

To dream of brewing and of baking, Does signify a match is making, Between a maiden and some other, Both by her father and her mother.

BRIDGE. To dream you are crossing over a bridge, denotes prosperity in life, and success in love; but to dream you are passing under a bridge, indicates difficulties in life, both in love and business; if you meet with obstructions, either on or under the bridge, it foretells illness. To dream a bridge breaks down with you, denotes sudden death. 56, 2.

BRIARS. To dream that you are among briars and get pricked, foretells that you will have an angry dispute with somebody. If a young girl who has a lover dreams it, she will probably get vexed at him. 39, 78.

BROTH. To dream of eating broths, or soups, is a good sign, and denotes profit and gain. 32, 9.

BROTHERS. To dream you see your brothers and sisters, signifies long life to the dreamer, but it portends a death in your family. 24, 8.

BUILDING. To dream of seeing a large building is a sign that you will be introduced to some one with whom you will afterward become intimate. To a young lady it predicts that she will have a new admirer. 17, 25, 1.

BULL. To dream that you have been gored, or received some hurt from a bull, shows you are likely to receive some harm from a great man. To dream you are pursued by a bull, denotes loss of friends and ill reports; if in love, your sweetheart will be in danger, and you will narrowly escape some misfortune. 64, 7.

BURNING. (_See Fire._) To see, in your dream, one or more houses burning, but not wholly destroyed, signifies, for the poor, that they will become rich, and for the rich man, that his riches will be augmented; but if the fire is furious, and the houses fall down, the dreamer may expect losses, disappointments, shame, and death. To dream you burn yourself is a sign the malice of a stupid enemy will be foiled. Play your age first.

BURIED ALIVE. To dream that you are buried alive denotes that you will be rich and powerful. To wealthy people it is a sign of addition to their wealth. 11, 14.

BUSINESS. To dream of being full of business, is significant of some unexpected good fortune; to finish it, marriage; if the business appears to be bad, it is a good sign. 41.

BUTCHER. If, in your dream, you see a butcher killing any animal, it is a sign of the death of a friend or near relative. If a farmer dreams of seeing sheep killed, he will probably have a prolific flock. 73, 33, 16.

BUTTER. If you eat it, you will be surprised by some good fortune, but mixed with sadness. 11, 7.

BUTTERMILK. Losses from an extension of business. To the sick it is a sign of speedy convalescence. 71.

BUTTERFLIES. To dream you see gaudy butterflies, portends much happiness and luxury. 46, 18.

BUYING. To dream you buy all sorts of things that one uses, is good; to buy that which is only for victuals and relief, is good for the poor; but to the rich it signifies expenses and great charges. 19, 2, 69.

CABBAGE. To dream of cabbage, signifies very bad news from abroad. 16.

CAGE. To dream of letting birds out of a cage, is a sign that you will lose something. If a young girl dreams this, it predicts a loss of her chastity. 36, 5.

CAKES. (_See Thick._) If a housewife dreams of making round cakes, it predicts that her husband will have a good store of luck and will make her a present. To dream of eating cakes, is also a favorable dream. 18, 78.

CALF. To dream of a calf, is a sign of good luck. 14, 1.

CALIFORNIA. If you dream of going there, it predicts to you a misfortune; but if, in your dream, you imagine you are in California, and that it is a pleasant country, it foretells that you will receive a valuable present, or a legacy, or else that you will draw a prize in the lottery. 71, 10, 6.

CANDLES. To dream of lighted candles, is a sign that you will become religious, or will be soon visited by a minister who will tell you good news. To see a candle extinguished, is a sign of a funeral. To light a candle, success in what you undertake. 21, 67, 46.

CANNON. Beware of treacherous friends. To dream you hear a cannon, is a sign of sickness or death. 57.

CANNON BALL. To see a cannon ball, denotes misfortune. 6, 2.

CANDY. To dream of candy, is a sign of domestic tranquillity. 47, 8.

CANCER. (_See Abscess._)

CANE. To dream of a cane, is considered a most inauspicious dream; and some authors forbid the dreamer to undertake any business on that day. 24, 2.

CAP. To put one on, be careful in your love affairs; to take one down, shows that that which you wish to hide will be discovered; if you receive a cap you will soon be married. 64, 38.

CARDS. Playing at cards, dice, or any other game in a dream, shows the party will be fortunate in love affairs; for the tables and cards allude to love. 76, 17.

CARROTS. To dream of carrots, or parsnips, signifies profit and strength to those who are at law for an inheritance. 10, 35.

CARRIAGE. To dream you ride in a carriage, is a sign of success in business and love. If the carriage breaks down, it is a sign you will meet with sudden losses. 31, 67, 3.

CARRYING. To dream that one is carrying another, is better than to dream one is carried; to be carried by a woman, a child, or a poor person, means profit and success; by a rich person, the contrary. 4, 44, 1.

CART. To dream of being tied to a cart to draw like a horse, denotes servitude and pain; but to dream that you are carried in a cart, the contrary. 6, 5, 17.

CASH. (_See Money._)

CATS. To see cats is hidden enmity; to be bitten by them, denotes misfortune; to be scratched, care and trouble; to caress them, false friends; to kill one is triumph over your enemies; to dream of cats is also a sign of loss by thieves. 54, 42, 16.

CATERPILLARS. To dream you see caterpillars, denotes misfortune by secret enemies. 71, 77.

CATTLE. (See _Pasture, Pound, and Yoke_.) To dream you see cattle feeding, denotes great prosperity, and unexpected success; to a lover, it foretells a happy marriage, with many children; and to a married man, it shows that his wife will receive some unexpected legacy; to dream you are driving cattle, denotes that you will become rich by industry; if you see fat cattle, it denotes a plentiful year; if you see lean and hungry cattle in your dream, it denotes scarcity and famine. 6, 11, 66.

CAVERN, OR CAVE. (See _Grotto_.)

CELLAR. To dream you are in a cellar, is a sign of sickness and an unlucky law suit. 75, 2.

CELLERY. To dream of cellery is a good omen, it portends success in business and love. 48, 1.

CHAIN. If you dream of gold chains it is a sign of a wedding; if a girl dreams she is presented with one, it is a sure sign of a speedy marriage. Such a dream to a man in business predicts that he will be prevented from doing something that he specially desires to do. 15, 11.

CHAIR. To dream you are sitting on a chair, is a sign you will soon have an increase in your family; if a maiden has this dream it is a sign she soon will be married. To dream you are sitting in a rocking chair, denotes you will very soon better your condition. 25.

CHARITY. For a rich person to dream that he is charitable, signifies loss of fortune; if a lady dreams it, she will bestow her affections on an unworthy person. 17, 42, 5.

CHEESE. To dream you eat cheese, signifies profit and gain in trade; in love, deceit. 65, 3.

CHEMISE. (See _Smock and Shifts_.)

CHESS. To play at, denotes gain by lying and deceit; to see another play, loss by craftiness. Anselmus Julianus regarded this dream as indicative of the success which would attend the dreamer in his undertaking, according to his fancied success in his dream. 8, 78.

CHESTNUTS. To dream you are eating raw chestnuts, shows you will be fortunate in love affairs. Boiled chestnuts, signifies you will be fortunate in business. To dream you prick your hand with a chestnut burr, is a sign your confidence will be abused by a pretended friend. 7, 18.

CHERRIES. To dream of ripe cherries foretells that you will hear good news, or that some one will do you a favor. After such a dream you can easily borrow money if you wish to. If the cherries are green or mixed, your news will be a mixture of good and bad. 14, 54.

CHICKEN. To dream of a hen, or chicken, signifies losses in trade, and deceit in love. 19.

CHILD. (_See Boy._) Dreaming of children is a good omen. If a Woman dreams she is about to have a child, it foretells a rich legacy or other good fortune: if she is a maid that has this dream, she must be on her guard, or she will lose her virtue. 5, 56.

CHIMNEY. To dream of sitting in the chimney corner, to a maid, shows speedy marriage; if there is a fire burning brightly, you will become heir to some money. 61.

CHOCOLATE. To dream of chocolate, signifies trouble, brought about by gossiping. 47, 15.

CHRISTENING. To dream that you are present at a christening, is a good sign, you will get what you hope for; to a maid, it signifies that she will soon be married. 70, 50, 1.

CHURCH. To dream one is at church, and praying there, signifies joy and comfort. To dream of singing in church, is a dream of bad consequence. 13, 6.

CHURCHYARD. To dream of a churchyard, is a sign you will have a long and happy life. 76.

CLAMS. To a lover, this dream is a sign he will be successful with his sweetheart; if the clams are large, it signifies he will get through the world easy, but if they are small he may get into difficulties, and be caught in a tight place. 49, 24.

CLIMB. If you dream of climbing, it is a sign you will have some dignity conferred upon you, or that your circumstances in life will improve. To unmarried people it predicts that they will marry above their station. 4, 19.

CLOCK. To dream you hear the clock strike, denotes speedy marriage; if you dream the clock falls or breaks, it denotes danger. To dream of counting the hours of the forenoon, is lucky; the afternoon, unlucky. 72, 3, 12.

CLOUDS. To dream of white clouds, signifies prosperity, clouds mounting high from the earth, denotes voyages, the return of the absent, and revealing of secrets; clouds red and inflamed, show an ill-issue of affairs; dark and obscure clouds, obstructions in love 47, 8.

CLOTHING. (_See Apparel._)

COAL. To dream you see dead coal, signifies expedition in business; but to dream you see burning coal, threatens you with shame and reproach. 12.

COACH. (_See Carriage._)

COCK. (_See Rooster._) To dream you see a cock in the house, is a good sign to those who would marry; to hear a cock crow denotes great prosperity. 19, 10.

COFFEE. To dream of coffee, signifies loss of reputation. For a young girl to have such a dream, predicts the loss of her virtue. 39, 17.

COFFIN. To dream of one, denotes the death of a friend, or some near relation. 74, 6.

COMEDY. To dream you see a comedy, or farce, is a good omen. To the business man it betokens success, and to the maiden a speedy marriage to the one she loves. 22.

CONCERT. To dream of being at a concert, foretells the enjoyment of good health; to the sick, recovery. 12, 22.

COMMAND. To dream you command any one, shows trouble; to dream you see one command, signifies anger and authority. 14, 62, 7.

COOK. To dream you see a cook in the house, is good to those who would marry, and to the poor; but it is also the revealing of secrets; to dream of cooking, is also a sign of a wedding. 6, 34.

COPPER. (_See Metals._)

CORN. To dream that you see corn eared, and gather it, signifies profit and riches; to dream that you see stacks of corn, signifies wealth and abundance to the dreamer; and on the contrary, to see a small quantity, denotes poverty. 69.

CORNS. For a man to dream his flesh is full of corns, shows he will grow rich proportionably to his corns. 70, 12.

CORPSE. (_See Shroud._) To dream you see a corpse, is a sign of long life. 39, 11.

Dreams of rivers, ships and horses, Of snow and frost, and of dead corpses, Are signs by which it may be read, Your sweetheart’s love is cold or dead.

COWS. If you dream of seeing large herds of cows, it predicts prosperity and wealth. To see one cow in your dream is a sign of a good piece of luck of some kind. If a young girl dreams of cows, it is a sign she will marry a rich man, and have numerous children. 4, 26, 1.

CRABS, signify you will quarrel with a friend. To the married, this dream is a sign of separation. 49, 19.

CRIMINAL. (_See Reprieve._) To dream that you are a criminal, shows that disgrace and danger are in store for you. 9, 61.

CRADLE. To dream you are rocking a cradle, is a good omen, and signifies a long and prosperous life. To the married, it is a sign of domestic happiness, and to the single a sign of speedy marriage with the object of their affection. To dream you upset a cradle, portends sickness or a loss in business. 46, 5.

CROCODILE. (_See Reptile._) To dream of a crocodile, signifies pirates or robbers by sea, or deceitful persons, and troubles. 18, 2.

CROSS. To dream you see a cross, signifies sadness. 68.

CROW. A crow indicates expedition in business, adultery, or a thief; if croaking, an ill omen; if it flies on to the head of a child, the child will be in great danger of a misfortune. 74, 6.

CROWN. To dream a golden crown is placed upon your head, foretells that success and great honor await you; if the crown be silver, you will enjoy good health; if crowned with green leaves, friends and fortune will forsake you. 52, 6, 13.

CRYING. (_See Weeping._)

CRUTCHES. If you dream you use them, your love will forsake you; if you only see them, some infirmity will press upon you; if you break them, you will recover from sickness. 46, 19.

CUCUMBERS. To dream of these vegetables, signifies that your business will not be very prosperous; for a sick person to dream of them, foretells a speedy recovery. 16, 8.

CURRANTS. Red currants denote happiness in life, and success in love. White currants portend that your partner will fall into difficulties, and will have a long illness. 12, 5, 60.

DAGGER. To dream of a dagger, you may expect news of absent persons, and your dearest hope will be fulfilled. 9.

DAHLIA. To dream of these flowers, is a sign of thrift. If a lady dreams of them, it foretells that her husband will make money rapidly. To a young girl, it predicts the same of her lover. 19, 20, 12.

DAIRY. To dream you are in a dairy, busy at work, is a very favorable omen; to the maid it indicates that her lover will be of an industrious turn and will rise to honor. To the farmer, it denotes that his crops will be abundant; to the tradesman, good news. 71, 2.

DANCING. (_See Ball._) To dream you are dancing at a ball or entertainment, foretells that you will shortly receive joyful news; it also foretells success and happiness in love. To see others dance there, signifies pleasure and an inheritance. 55, 27.

DANGER. To dream of being in danger, shows success in life; to shun it, misfortune. (_See Difficulty._) 27, 17.

DARKNESS. To dream you are in a dark place, is an unfavorable omen; to the lovers it denotes, loss of sweethearts, to the trader, loss of goods; but to dream of getting out of darkness into light, is good; if you are in poverty, it foretells riches; if in love, a happy marriage. 4, 16.

DATES. Dates denote many enemies, and you will receive much injury by a person you little expect. 6, 44.

DAY. To dream of a clear, sunshiny day, portends long life and happiness, but to dream of a dark, cloudy, and stormy day, is an unlucky omen. 3, 33, 9.

DAYBREAK. Good fortune in every thing you undertake. 64, 7.

DEATH. To dream you see death, denotes happiness and long life; that you will be either speedily married yourself, or assist at a wedding. To dream you see another person dead, denotes hasty news from friends. 61, 4.

DEBT. To dream of paying a debt with money, foretells that you will soon receive some. If you imagine that you owe a debt, and are worrying to get the money to pay, it is a sign of sickness. 18, 64.

DEEDS. To sign your name to deeds, is a bad sign; to a man, loss in business; to a woman, the inconstancy of her lover. 7, 8.

DEER. If you see these animals in your dream, it shows that you will hear some unexpected news—no matter what—perhaps a marriage, a death, an accident, or a legacy has been left to you; or that some one is in love with you. 12.

DEVIL. To dream of this enemy to the human race, denotes that many dangers threaten you, all of which you will overcome if you carefully withstand all temptations to do evil; in love it forebodes loss of the affections; in trade, opposition; to dream you are pursued by an evil spirit, is also a bad omen. 61, 18.

DIAMONDS. To dream you wear a diamond, denotes that you will be crossed in love, and that your lover is unfaithful. For a man of business to dream that he is dealing in diamonds, is good, it is a sure thing with him, that he will become wealthy, and retire to private life much respected. 33, 3.

DICE. To dream you are playing at dice, backgammon, or draughts, denotes much good to the dreamer, in either love, marriage, or business. To a young girl, engaged to be married, dreaming of dice foretells that her lover will be wild and not of much account. 54.

DIFFICULTY. If you imagine in your dream that you are in great difficulty, or in personal danger of any kind, it is a favorable sign, as such dreams always go by contrary. 17, 27.

DIGGING. To dream of digging in clean and healthy ground, is a sign of thrift, and good luck generally: if the ground be dirty or wet, it shows trouble: if you are digging for gold, and find large and rich lumps, it shows you’ll have some good luck, but if the product is meagre, or if you don’t find any, it foretells disappointment. If you lose any of your tools it is a sign of a quarrel. 14, 71.

DINNER. If you dream of sitting down to dinner with a large company, it is a sign you will either go a journey, or change the present location either of your dwelling or business. 76, 11.

DIRT. To dream of dirty dirt or mud, signifies that some one will speak ill of you. If it is clean sand or soil, and you do not get befouled with it, it is a sign of thrift and good fortune. If some one throws dirt on you, it foretells that you will be abused. 22, 41.

DISEASE. If you dream you have any contagious or foul disease on you, it foretells luck and benefit, as such a dream goes by contrary. 18, 2.

DITCHES. To dream of ditches, steep mountains, rocks, and other eminences, foretells danger and misfortune: expect thieves to rob your dwelling, or that your children will be undutiful, and bring you into trouble; if you are in love, it foretells unhappiness if you marry your present sweetheart: if you are in trade, it denotes loss of goods, and other trouble: to farmers, it foretells accidents to their live stock, loss of sheep, &c. 73, 8.

DOGS. (_See Mad Dog._) To dream of those animals, has very different significations; if they fawn and fondle upon you, it is a lucky omen; if you are in love, it portends marriage and happiness; but if they bark and snarl at you, it denotes that enemies are endeavoring to destroy your reputation and happiness; if in love, crosses. 17, 61.

DOLL. If a girl dreams she has a new doll with which she is greatly pleased, it foretells a disappointment. 61.

DOLPHINS. To dream of seeing these beautiful fishes playing in the water, denotes the death of some dear friend or relative. 5, 4.

DOMESTICS. (_See Servants._) To dream of having a great number of servants, is illness. 71, 11.

DOORS. To dream you knock at a door, and gain admittance, shows success in your undertakings; if you cannot obtain entrance, it shows disappointment. 16, 9.

DOVE. To dream you see these emblems of love, denotes good fortune to the dreamer. 36.

DROWNING. (_See Water and Resuscitate._) To dream you are drowning, or that you see another drowned, portends good to the dreamer; to the lover, good-tempered sweethearts and marriage; but to a girl it is a sign she should keep an eye on her lover. 54, 18, 1.

DREAMS. (_See Sleep._) To dream you relate your dreams to any one, shows something unlooked for will take place. 41, 18.

DROUGHT. For a farmer or planter to dream of seeing his grass or crops drying up for want of rain, denotes that an accident will happen to him or his property during a storm, or that some of his live stock will die or meet an accident. 12.

DRINK. To dream you drink cold water, is good to all; hot, sickness and hindrance; wine, is good; sweet wine, success in love; oil, sickness; from vessels of gold, or silver, or earthenware, intends tranquillity; of horn, implies good; glass, evil. 67.

If maids do dream of drawing drink In cellars, they may waking think, That their sweethearts without delay, Will leave them, and soon run away.

DRUM. To dream you hear the rolling of a drum signifies that you will be called away from your home or business unexpectedly. If you see soldiers marching when you hear the drum, it shows that though you may not have to leave, yet you will receive an unexpected message that will cause you trouble or excitement. 49.

DRUNKENNESS. To dream you are drunk, is loss in business; but success in love; to a woman, it denotes she will be beloved by a stranger; and to a man that he will be married to a rich young widow. To the married it denotes domestic bliss. To see a drunken man, shows that you will be guilty of some foolish action. 18, 20.