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PICTURE.--To dream of painting pictures denotes that you will engage in some unremunerative, albeit not unpleasant, enterprise.

PIGEON.--Domestic peace and comfort, success in exterior affairs. Wild pigeons signify dissolute women: tame pigeons, honest women and wives.

PINE-TREE.--Continual happiness and vigorous old age.

PINS.--Differences and quarrels in families.

PIT.--(Falling in) Disappointment in love, misfortunes, danger: (being in, but climbing out) a difficulty overcome.

PLOUGH.--A good omen in love, courtship and marriage, though the good may be rather slow in coming.

RABBIT.--(White) Success: (black) worry.

RACE.--To see oneself winning a race is a good omen, except to sick persons.

RACES.--Bad luck: losses by trickery and swindling of low persons.

RAGS.--(Being dressed in) Success and prosperity after much striving.

RAILWAY.--A journey: (accident) a break in friendship.

RAIN.--A lucky omen: an inheritance, prosperity, good crops: (heavy storm) troubles and difficulties.

RAINBOW.--Change of residence or manner of life: (if seen on the right hand) a change for the better: (if on the left) an "Irishman's rise."

RAT.--Treachery from inferiors: (white rat) good fortune.

RAVEN.--Bad luck to the business man, disappointment to the lover, separation to the married.

RAZOR.--An unhappy portent: love quarrels.

SNAKE, SERPENT.--Bad luck, sickness, short life.

SNOW.--Success, money, plentiful harvest: (eating snow) the dreamer will soon undertake a difficult journey: (lost in snow) hostilities of enemies.

SOAP.--A way out of pressing difficulties will present itself.

SOWING.--An indication of doubtful enterprises.

SPADE.--To dream of using a spade is a sign that the dreamer will commit indiscretions which he will endeavor to hide.

SPARROW.--Troubles: (many) an early journey: (sparrow struggling to escape) a foreboding of mischief.

SPECTACLES.--Be on guard against persons trying to deceive.

SPECTRE.--An omen of misfortune and disaster.

SPIDER.--Good luck, successful schemes: (killing one) a very bad omen.

SPINNING.--Worry and trouble in which strangers are mixed.

STABLE.--Prepare for the visit of a true friend.

STAIN.--(To dream of rubbing out stains which reappear) Retribution and punishment for sin.

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