Dr. Kinsolving, of the Church of the Epiphany in Philadelphia, dreamedthat he "came across a rattlesnake," which "when killed had _two_black-looking rattles and a peculiar projection of bone from the tail,while the skin was unusually light in colour". Next day, whilewalking with his brother, Dr. Kinsolving nearly trod on a rattlesnake,"the same snake in every particular with the one I had had in mymind's eye". This would be very well, but Dr. Kinsolving's brother,who helped to kill the unlucky serpent, says "_he had a singlerattle_". The letters of these gentlemen were written withoutcommunication to each other. If Mr. Kinsolving is right, the realsnake with _one_ rattle was _not_ the dream snake with _two_ rattles.The brothers were in a snaky country, West Virginia. {43}The following is trivial, but good. It is written by Mr. AlfredCooper, and attested by the dreamer, the Duchess of Hamilton.
