CHARITY. For a rich person to dream that he is charitable, signifies loss of fortune; if a lady dreams it, she will bestow her affections on an unworthy person. 17, 42, 5. CHEESE. To dream you eat cheese, signifies profit and gain in trade; in love, deceit. 65, 3. CHEMISE. (See _Smock and Shifts_.) CHESS. To play at, denotes gain by lying and deceit; to see another play, loss by craftiness. Anselmus Julianus regarded this dream as indicative of the success which would attend the dreamer in his undertaking, according to his fancied success in his dream. 8, 78. CHESTNUTS. To dream you are eating raw chestnuts, shows you will be fortunate in love affairs. Boiled chestnuts, signifies you will be fortunate in business. To dream you prick your hand with a chestnut burr, is a sign your confidence will be abused by a pretended friend. 7, 18. CHERRIES. To dream of ripe cherries foretells that you will hear good news, or that some one will do you a favor. After such a dream you can easily borrow money if you wish to. If the cherries are green or mixed, your news will be a mixture of good and bad. 14, 54. CHICKEN. To dream of a hen, or chicken, signifies losses in trade, and deceit in love. 19. CHILD. (_See Boy._) Dreaming of children is a good omen. If a Woman dreams she is about to have a child, it foretells a rich legacy or other good fortune: if she is a maid that has this dream, she must be on her guard, or she will lose her virtue. 5, 56. CHIMNEY. To dream of sitting in the chimney corner, to a maid, shows speedy marriage; if there is a fire burning brightly, you will become heir to some money. 61. CHOCOLATE. To dream of chocolate, signifies trouble, brought about by gossiping. 47, 15. CHRISTENING. To dream that you are present at a christening, is a good sign, you will get what you hope for; to a maid, it signifies that she will soon be married. 70, 50, 1. CHURCH. To dream one is at church, and praying there, signifies joy and comfort. To dream of singing in church, is a dream of bad consequence. 13, 6. CHURCHYARD. To dream of a churchyard, is a sign you will have a long and happy life. 76. CLAMS. To a lover, this dream is a sign he will be successful with his sweetheart; if the clams are large, it signifies he will get through the world easy, but if they are small he may get into difficulties, and be caught in a tight place. 49, 24. CLIMB. If you dream of climbing, it is a sign you will have some dignity conferred upon you, or that your circumstances in life will improve. To unmarried people it predicts that they will marry above their station. 4, 19. CLOCK. To dream you hear the clock strike, denotes speedy marriage; if you dream the clock falls or breaks, it denotes danger. To dream of counting the hours of the forenoon, is lucky; the afternoon, unlucky. 72, 3, 12.