Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-01
A SHOWER or FLESH AND BLOOD.


A SHOWER OF FLESH AND BLOOD.
The Albany Advertiser thus remarks on the
letter which will be found on our first page;
This letter is alledged to have come from an
unimpeachable source, and the phenomenon des-
cribed 10 it may doubtless he relied on as real-
Besides there is no antecedent improbabny"
as DR.. PaIey saysto prevent its being received us
fact nasmuch as similar phenomena have fire.
uuenty occurred and are on record among the
archeves of scientific bodies, aud in the books put
forth by Natures Recording and Corresponding
Secretaries One of these secretaries is Mr.. J. G.
GARNER a European naturalist of high repute,
who published work on Meterology and physi-
cal phenomena generally, in 1887. lie dedicated
his work to Leopold, King of the Belgians, aud
subscribed himself as his majesly's most devoted
servant and subject, and from these circumstances
we infer he is himself Belgian both by birth and
abode. FROM copy Of the edition published at
Brussels, in 1897 in French-w hich is the Ian
guoge OF Belgic literature, and, il we mistake not,
of The people generally, we take II few notices Of
the kind of phenomena mentioned in the lorego-
ing letter.
From long list Of atmospheric phenomena, in
chapter 2, we translate the following:
In the year l72, of our Era, on the 5th or 9Th OF
November, there was great fall oil black dust in the
neighborhood of Conslantinope, The atmosphere
seemed TO be on fire. Procopius and hlarcellus
ascrbed i, to Vesuvus.
In 652, red dust raned at Constannople.
About the middle OF the 9th century there fell n
red dust and matter resembling codguLdted blood
In SGD, red rain fell for 3 hours in the vicinity
of Brixen. But this phenomenon may, perhaps,
have been the same as The preceding.
Brxen, we see in McCullochs new and valla-
BILE Gazetteer now publishing in numbers by the
Ilarpers, is n town in the Austrian province OF
Tyrol at the confluence of the Rienlz aud the
Eisach.l
In 929, at Bagdad, there was great redness in
the atmosphere and red sand fell.
In 1855, in Armenia, there was Gall of red
snow and in ITO, in the province of Naspoura-
gan, in Armenia, on dark night in winter, n
flaming body fell into Lake Van. The water be-
came of the color of blood, aud the earth cracked
open in several directions.
In 1919 or 1922 red rain fell in bohemia
About the same period, at Lucerne there was n
fall OF stone, aud mass like coagulaed blood,
with fiery meteor.
In 1901, it rained blood in different places-ac
cordng to some OF the chronicles
In 154S, November 9th, bail of fire fell, proba-
bly, in Thuringn, with great noise and red.
dish substance like coagulatcd blood was alter
wards found on the ground.
In 1857, in Pomernia, there fell large fakes of a
substance resembling coagulafed blood.
In 1860 December 24lh, at Liebone, in France
in Lower Seine, there fell fiery meteor and red
rain.
Erfurth, in Prussia there fell great quantity of
fbrous matter resembling human hair; it was at
the close of Il terrible tempest like that which pre-
cedes an earthquake.
la 1886, December Sd, at Verde, in Hanover,
there fell large quantities of matter partly red and
partly backened, accompanied by lightnings and
thunder and fiery meteor which burst with Il
loud noise. This matter burnt the boards on
which it fell.
In 1918, in August, Syria, there was fall Of
stones, fiery meteor, and rain of blood.
In 1888, red rain fell at Tourney, in Belgium.
In 1913, in January, bloody rain fel! at Yacht
gen and ut Weinsberg, in The Kingdom of Wur-
enlburg.
in 1862, in May, between Sienne and Rome, q
vscd mass fell Immediately, following brilliant
meteor.
In 1868, March 26h, near Laucha not fur from
Naumbourg, in Prussia, there fell great Quan-
~ OF a fbrOus substance like blue silk.
In 1885, January 3lst, near Rauden, in Cour.
land, and at the same time both in Norway and in
Pomerania, there fell great quantity of mem
branous substance, friable and blackish, some
what like half burnt paper. The Baron Thco-
dore Grotlhus has analysed a portion of this sub
stance which has been preserved in a cabinet of
natural history, and has found in it slick, iron,
lime, carbon, magnesia, a trace of chrome and of
sulphur but NOT particle OF nickel
In l7lo, March "a, in the island of Lethy, in
India, there fell ball Of fire containing getati-
nous matter.
In 1896, March Bib, q uiScid and resinous sub
stance fell near Bautzen, in Upper Lusats, com
posed ofcarbon, hydrogen and oxygen Chladni
Guyton de Morveau, and Blumenback had speci-
mems OF II. 1t had the color and smell of the
yellowish and very much dried gum of the juni-
per.
In 1911, in July, near Heidelberg in the Grand
Duchy OF Baden, there fell gelditnous substance
following the explosion of brilliant meteor.
In 1919, August 13th just after brilliant mete-
or mass OF gelatinous and very feiid mailer fell
at Amherst, in Massachusetts.
In 1919, September 9Th, at Studen in Morava,
between III O'Clock and noon, the atmosphere he
ing serene and tranquil, there was fall of little
pieces Of earth from small cloud isolated and
very bright.
great number more of similar cases might
be adduced, bur the foregoing are deemed suf-
ficent to show that for many centuries phenome-
ma like these have been observed and recorded in
such numbers as to divest them of the marvellous,
at least so far as relates 10 their frequency.
AS we have occupied with this subject all the
room we can give it o.day, must defer till to-
morrow the explanations which have been fur
nished by varsStis distinguished observers and in
vesgators.
Churn'ng Butier.-Eyery good housewife knows
that at times, for some particular Causes (mosl
generally extra sourness or bitterness of the cream
much difficulty is experienced in making the cream
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