A Treatise on the Incubus or Night-Mare, Disturbed Sleep, Terrific Dreams, and Nocturnal Visions; with the Means of Removing These Distressing Complaints

ance thereto, is not, we conceive, beneath the dignity of the greatest medical philosopher. We shall therefore dedicate a larger proportion of our work to the subject of this little volume, than its size or importance might otherwise seem to demand, confident that utility and amusement will result from its perusal. Mr. Waller has been a sufferer from this complaint for nearly twenty years, and consequently writes from personal experience, as well as much reading, reflection, and inquiry on the subject. He considers, and we think justly, that disturbed sleep, frightful dreams, and terrific visions, are all so many grades of night-mare, which is the climax of the disorder. He believes that the vulgar opinion of " bad dreams" being the forerunners of diseases is not chimerical, though they will frequently occur, also, where the disturbance of the system is comparatively trifling, as