The Dictionary of Dreams by Gustavus Hindman Miller Page B

among disputants. To see him looking sad some sorrowful event or misfortune may soon follow.
    Bellows .
    Working a bellows, denotes a struggle, but a final triumph over poverty and fate by energy and perseverance.
    To dream of seeing a bellows, distant friends are longing to see you.
    To hear one, occult knowledge will be obtained by the help
    of powerful means. One fallen into disuse, portends you have
    wasted energies under misguiding impulses.
    Bells .
    To hear bells tolling in your dreams, death of distant friends will occur, and intelligence of wrong will worry you.
    Liberty bells, indicate a joyous victory over an opponent.
    Belly .[21]
    It is bad to dream of seeing a swollen mortifying belly,
    it indicates desperate sickness.
    To see anything moving on the belly, prognosticates humiliation
    and hard labor.
    To see a healthy belly, denotes insane desires.
    [21] See Abdomen.
    Belt .
    To dream that you have a new style belt, denotes you are soon to meet and make engagements with a stranger, which will demoralize your prosperity.
    If it is out of date, you will be meritedly censured for rudeness.
    Bench .
    Distrust debtors and confidants if you dream of sitting on one.
    If you see others doing so, happy reunions between friends who have been separated through misunderstandings are suggested.
    Bequest .
    After this dream, pleasures of consolation from the knowledge of duties well performed, and the health of the young is assured.
    Bereavement .
    To dream of the bereavement of a child, warns you that your plans will meet with quick frustration, and where you expect success there will be failure.
    Bereavement of relatives, or friends, denotes disappointment
    in well matured plans and a poor outlook for the future.
    Bet .
    Betting on races, beware of engaging in new undertakings.
    Enemies are trying to divert your attention from legitimate business.
    Betting at gaming tables, denotes that immoral devices will be used
    to wring money from you.
    Bible .
    To dream of the Bible, foretells that innocent and disillusioned
    enjoyment will be proffered for your acceptance.
    To dream that you villify{sic} the teachings of the Bible,
    forewarns you that you are about to succumb to resisted temptations
    through the seductive persuasiveness of a friend.
    Bigamy .
    For a man to commit bigamy, denotes loss of manhood and failing mentality.
    To a woman, it predicts that she will suffer dishonor unless very discreet.
    Bicycle .
    To dream of riding a bicycle up hill, signifies bright prospects.
    Riding it down hill, if the rider be a woman, calls for care regarding her good name and health; misfortune hovers near.
    Billiards .
    Billiards, foretell coming troubles to the dreamer.
    Law suits and contentions over property. Slander will get
    in her work to your detriment. If you see table and bal s idle,
    deceitful comrades are undermining you{.}
    Birds .
    It is a favorable dream to see birds of beautiful plumage.
    A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams
    of this nature.
    Moulting and songless birds, denotes merciless and inhuman treatment of the outcast and fal en by people of wealth.
    To see a wounded bird, is fateful of deep sorrow caused by erring offspring.
    To see flying birds, is a sign of prosperity to the dreamer.
    All disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave
    of prospective good.
    To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning one's inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of perception.
    To kill than with a gun, is disaster from dearth of harvest.
    Bird's Nest .
    To see an empty bird's nest, denotes gloom and a dull outlook for business.
    With eggs in the nest, good results will follow all engagements.
    If young ones are in the nest, it denotes successful journeys and
    satisfactory dealings. If they are lonely and deserted, sorrow, and folly of yours will cause you anxiety.
    Birth .
    For a married woman to dream of giving birth to a child,
    great joy and a handsome legacy is