Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Leather Funnel

           "ImakeitarulenowwhenIamindoubtuponanymaterialpointtoplacethearticleinquestionbesidemeasIsleep,andtohopeforsomeenlightenment.Theprocessdoesnotappeartometobeveryobscure,thoughithasnotyetreceivedtheblessingoforthodoxscience.Accordingtomytheory,anyobjectwhichhasbeenintimatelyassociatedwithanysupremeparoxysmofhumanemotion,whetheritbejoyorpain,willretainacertainatmosphereorassociationwhichitiscapableofcommunicatingtoasensitivemind.ByasensitivemindIdonotmeananabnormalone,butsuchatrainedandeducatedmindasyouorIpossess."

           "Youmean,forexample,thatifIsleptbesidethatoldsworduponthewall,Imightdreamofsomebloodyincidentinwhichthatveryswordtookpart?"

           "Anexcellentexample,for,asamatteroffact,thatswordwasusedinthatfashionbyme,andIsawinmysleepthedeathofitsowner,whoperishedinabriskskirmish,whichIhavebeenunabletoidentify,butwhichoccurredatthetimeofthewarsoftheFrondists.Ifyouthinkofit,someofourpopularobservancesshowthatthefacthasalreadybeenrecognizedbyourancestors,althoughwe,inourwisdom,haveclasseditamongsuperstitions."

           "Forexample?"

           "Well,theplacingofthebride’scakebeneaththepillowinorderthatthesleepermayhavepleasantdreams.ThatisoneofseveralinstanceswhichyouwillfindsetforthinasmallbrochurewhichIammyselfwritinguponthesubject.

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