Miller wrote: “To dream that you are aggravated by a constant cough indicates a state of low health.”
The historical account
These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.
Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Cough · Heading 525; source lines 6544–6553 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are aggravated by a constant cough indicates a state of low health; but one from which you will recuperate if care is observed in your habits.
To dream of hearing others cough, indicates unpleasant surroundings from which you will ultimately emerge.
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Also indexed as: coughing
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