Miller wrote: “To dream of splinters sticking into your flesh, denotes that you will have many vexations from members of your family or from jealous rivals.”
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
Splinter · Heading 1898; source lines 21067–21076 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of splinters sticking into your flesh, denotes that you will have many vexations from members of your family or from jealous rivals.
If while you are visiting you stick a splinter in your foot, you will soon make, or receive, a visit which will prove extremely unpleasant. Your affairs will go slightly wrong through your continued neglect.
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