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Show Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Somo of our common dreams seem to bo directly traceable. Slipping down of the blankets Is followed by dreams of Aictlc rellof exhibitions or falling Into snowdrifts. A gas-distended stomach, stom-ach, pushing up tho diaphragm and compiesslug the lungs, produces dreams ot "something sitting on your chest," or drnmatln struggles against othei forms of suffocation. The common Blnglo dream that of falling, fulling front n great height to wake with a gasp of relief Just as you aio nbout to bo dashed to pieces, Is probably duo to tho general muscular muscu-lar lelaxntlou nnd falling of tho head, mnis and limbs which accompanies settling down to sloop. Caroful studies havo shown that It almost Invariably occurs during the llrst 1C seconds of sleep A sleep, n chmigo of position of a sixteenth of an Inch, Is enough to suggest sug-gest tho Idea of falling to tho brain. It "does tho rest." and provides out of Its swarming storohnuso of Images tho pieclpleus. flights of stairs, giddy mastheads and other scenic effects. If tho linpicsslon Is not vivid enough to wako you you "strlko bottom" with n delicious sensation of restful wnrmth and reposo, Just such as your tired bodj Is getting from Its "downy couch." American Mngnztno. |