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24 extremely well in life; to the tradesman it denotes success in business, and to the sailor pleasant and lucrative voyages. To dream you are climbing trees, denotes that you will make a fortune, and rise to honours and dignities in the state. To dream you are cutting down trees, foretells heavy losses by trade and by sea; and also the death of a near relation, or most dear friend. Water. To dream you are drinking water, de- notes great trouble and adversity in trade, loss of business, and being arrested: to the lover it shows your sweetheart is false, prefers another, and will never marry you. Wheat. To dream you gee, or are walking in a field of wheat, is a very favourable omen; and denotes great prosperity and riches. in love, it au- gurs a completion of your most sanguine wishes, and foretells much happiness, with fine children, when you marry; if you have a lawsuit, you will gain it, and you will be successful in all your un- dertakings.

TO THE READER.

Tre foregoing pages are published principally to show the superst- tions which engrossed the mind of the population of Scotland during & past age, and which are happily disappearing before the progress of an enlightened civilization. It is hoped, therefore, that the reader will not attach the slightest importance to the solutions of the dreams as rendered above, as dreams are generally the result of a disordered stomach, or an excited imagination.