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touchableness　to　what　is　tangible。　If　this　is　granted；　it　follows　that

this　Absolute　is　not　imperfect；　inplete；　partial。　It　must　needs　go

beyond　the　limited　evidence　of　our　sensations；　and　also　give　light　to

what　is　invisible；　music　to　the　musical　that　silence　dulls。　Thus　mind

itself　pels　us　to　acknowledge　that　we　are　in　a　world　of　intellectual

order；　beauty；　and　harmony。　The　essences；　or　absolutes　of　these　ideas；

necessarily　dispel　their　opposites　which　belong　with　evil；　disorder　and

discord。　Thus　deafness　and　blindness　do　not　exist　in　the　immaterial

mind；　which　is　philosophically　the　real　world；　but　are　banished　with　the

perishable　material　senses。　Reality；　of　which　visible　things　are　the

symbol；　shines　before　my　mind。　While　I　walk　about　my　chamber　with

unsteady　steps；　my　spirit　sweeps　skyward　on　eagle　wings　and　looks　out

with　unquenchable　vision　upon　the　world　of　eternal　beauty。

THE　DREAM　WORLD

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THE　DREAM　WORLD

EVERYBODY　takes　his　own　dreams　seriously；　but　yawns　at　the

breakfast…table　when　somebody　else　begins　to　tell　the　adventures　of　the

night　before。　I　hesitate；　therefore；　to　enter　upon　an　account　of　my

dreams；　for　it　is　a　literary　sin　to　bore　the　reader；　and　a　scientific

sin　to　report　the　facts　of　a　far　country　with　more　regard　to　point　and

brevity　than　to　plete　and　literal　truth。　The　psychologists　have

trained　a　pack　of　theories　and　facts　which　they　keep　in　leash；　like　so

many　bulldogs；　and　which　they　let　loose　upon　us　whenever　we　depart　from

the　straight　and　narrow　path　of　dream　probability。　One　may　not　even　tell

an　entertaining　dream　without　being　suspected　of　having　liberally　edited

it；……as　if　editing　were　one　of　the　seven　deadly　sins；　instead　of　a

useful　and　honourable　occupation！　Be　it　understood；　then；　that　I　am

discoursing　at　my　own　breakfast…table；　and　that　no　scientific　man　is

present　to　trip　the　autocrat。

I　used　to　wonder　why　scientific　men　and　others　were　always　asking　me

about　my　dreams。　But　I　am　not　surprised　now；　since　I　have　discovered

what　some　of　them　believe　to　be　the　ordinary　waking　experience　of　one

who　is　both　deaf　and　blind。　They　think　that　I　can　know　very　little　about