Genre:

Essay, Drollery; Notes, Drollery

Subjects:

Psychology

    Describes ancient practices regarding the interpretation of dreams. Laments the fact that 'man's knowledge, that has wrestled with all things, from a comet to an earthquake, has shown a strange cowardice on the subject of dreams'. Punch believes much can come of a 'science which grew in darkness' and offers a 'Dictionary of Dreams'. Entries include 'Ass—to hear the braying of an—proves that you are talking in your sleep', and 'Thorns. In your side, are poor relations'.