“Lively dreams are in general a sign of the excitement of nervous action.
“Soft dreams are a sign of slight irritation of the head; often in nervous fevers announcing the approach of a favorable crisis.
“Frightful dreams are a sign of determination of blood to the head.
“Dreams about fire are in women signs of an impending hemorrhage.
“Dreams about blood and red objects are signs of inflammatory conditions.
“Dreams about rain and water are often signs of diseased mucous membranes and dropsy.
“Dreams of distorted forms are frequently a sign of abdominal obstructions and diseases of the liver.
“Dreams in which the patient sees any part of the body especially suffering, indicate disease in that part.
“Dreams about death often precede apoplexy, which is connected with determination of blood to the head.
“The nightmare (incubus ephialtes), with great sensitiveness, is a sign of determination of blood to the chest.”