Miller wrote: “Pipes seen in dreams, are representatives of peace and comfort after many struggles.” Compare 3 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Pipe · Heading 1555; source lines 17620–17633 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Pipes seen in dreams, are representatives of peace and comfort after many struggles.
Sewer, gas, and such like pipes, denotes unusual thought and prosperity in your community.
Old and broken pipe, signifies ill health and stagnation of business.
To dream that you smoke a pipe, denotes that you will enjoy the visit of an old friend, and peaceful settlements of differences will also take place.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Pipe · Heading 581; source line 3768 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you smoke a pipe is an omen of success in business; if the pipe goes out three times it is a sign you will meet with losses. To dream you break a pipe foretells a quarrel that will injure your prospects.
Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Pipe · Printed p. 244; NLM OCR lines 11424–11427 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of peace and tranquillity (Gypsy). The symbolism of the "Pipe of Peace" is probably derived from the American Indian.
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