robbed in such a place—yes, this is the mountain peak—the Finsteraarhorn.
The patient has long occupied herself with mending linen, she has mended enough linen to make a "whole mountain," "the highest mountain peak." Linen is white, hence "sugar cone."[1] The snowy mountains can be compared to sugar cones which are white on top and blue below, hence "Finsteraarhorn." Among these dreamlike but transparent associations the patient also inserts a dreamlike intermezzo about a mountain upon which prominent people live. Involuntarily one thinks of the Rigi peak, whose large hotels doubtless excited the covetous fancies of the patient. When subsequently asked about this intermezzo she states that she does not refer to any particular mountain, that she only dreamed of it. Nothing further could be elicited. She, however, talks about it as something real or as though it were a vision. Manifestly we again deal with an extraordinarily strong realization of a fanciful formation which occurs otherwise only in dreams.
15. Turkey (stereotype: "I am the finest Turkey"): I belong to the finest Turkey of the world—no other woman in the world can be drawn by lot—to choose—I am the owner of Champagne, and the strongest black wine—especially of the finest products—we are the mightiest preservers of the world—Switzerland as the most magnificent and mightiest state comes to my side—Biel, Liestal, Baden, Seefeld, Neumunster—no discord—Switzerland expresses itself in Turkey—the fine Turkey introduces the finest victuals—fine wine—cigars—much coffee, etc.
This recalls certain advertising pictures of Greek wine and Egyptian cigarettes, ornamented with the picture of a beautiful oriental girl (the patient also says, "I am an Egyptian"). Similar advertising pictures are also used for champagne. This is probably the source of these symbols. We again deal with some of her desiderata, such as "wine, coffee," etc. It also seems as if she imagines that she distributes all these things to humanity ("I am the bequeathor," etc.), perhaps only commercially, for such importation appears to her especially lucrative. She also "affirms businesses," as we shall see below. Be it as it may,
- ↑ Sugar comes from the refinery in the form of big heavy cones wrapped in white and blue paper.
