New-York tribune., 1872-10-08

IN modern science, that the sun is the original condition
life and health all organized beings ON the face OF
the earth The light and heat of the sun are ac-
kn0wledgcd 20 exert powerful influence on amman
and vegetable life A similar action Is Rscrlbed by
the writcr to its attractive force especially when acting
IN conjunction with the larger planets Gavitation' he
maintains is no less real power than Light Or heat,
electricity or magnetism and its eXrtmo impressions
on organized eNstences fatal 10 life Were this oNe
suddenly augmented the surface Of the earth TO ie
deoe that yeOmetora calculate for the t0rIace q te
sun. no human being on tine face ot the globe
could surylve the shock. The channels OF respr
ration would INSTANTLY collapse from externai
prcssuro the thorax. No one 'Vhu
stand up or sustain the weight Of his own pelSo''
man of pOunds weight would weigh 1867 p9ehu' oh
the sun, loaE which would crush him 10 atoms III
moment Ne one could hive in = vacuum he "ouiu
bleed at evey pore. The function Of respiration "ouu
b. suspended No one indeed can breathe Freely az yer!
high attitudes above the level Of the sea- for lack o sum
Gent gravity In the atmosphere From these, ana similar
considerations Dr. Knapp rushes to the CONCLUSION t'a
the recurrence Of opidemics Is due To the pcrouica
increase Of planetary attraction during the peilheoh o
tho superior planets. The periodical approaches ol
Jupiter and Saturn in thor pcriheion circuits must
affect the organized e1istences the surface OF the
earth bv their increased attraction of avaton ana the
consequent disturbance Of the atmosphere and OF the
other natural vital stimulants Of life The same fact
holds good Of the approaches Of the other planets III pro-
portion their ana proximity WHICH an 'io
planets coincide IN their approach, the combined
effect is disastrous to the wei being of man and
animals ana OF the crops and fruits Of the earth.
BHghis IN vegetation invariably precede ana
accompany oridcmics. This has been observed ia
every period of history, but has never been accounted
for The secret revealed. as the writer suposcs
b the influence Of planetary attraction This cause ex-
plains the recurrence of the subtle malignant agency
which culmnatcs in excessive cold, excessive heat eX-
cessye drouths and brings to pass periodical bghts
famines and postlence. The periods Of opidcmcs, he
undertakes TO show always ooincldcnt with the
perhea OF the large superior planets, especially o Ju
piter and saturn In proof Of this he makes curious
] use OF certain chronological data. The reNolu-
! tlons Of Jupiter the most disturbing ele-
ments in the system. The period OF me
revoluon somewhat less than twelve years But this
period corresponds in remarkable degree to the lu-
teTval of the pestDeEtal periods. For instance the
cholera has broken out in some parts Of lHdia every
twelfth year since l763 especially IN 1901 Now the perl
heHon cpochs of Jupiter tally with this exactly Caicu-
lang backward, Jupiter made his pcrheOn passage in
1865 SJ6 1sl5, 1885, 1921 1869, 1897, and 1855 Bat these
were pesental periods not only in india, but al over
the world. not only cholera but many other forms OF
epidemic pcstilence ragged in those periods Gong SIM
further back, at intervals Of twelve years, 20 l3l2 II
! will be found that these periods also were years
Of aggravated 2esence all over the world. Tie period
of saturns revolution around the is nearly twenty
nine years and half lie made his perholi0n passage
in 1856, 1926 1871, 1907, 1885, tO 1912 1885, and in 1920
Every fifth perlhcon epoch Of Jupiter occurs IN the
same year with every second pcrheOu epoch Of Saturn
or within the space of twelve months if not IN the same
year, during the whole period OF the three hundred years
above referred TO- But these commensurate periods the
writer processes found, have been aggravated
pcstental periods. such period. TO gin with was
that Of the Irish famine rom 1872 20 e5t Ite Two paues
made their commensurate pcrihcon in 1885, saturn in
1 March and Jupiter in December Tho i've periods oil
/ lex
there was epidemic yellow fever in Ncv-Orcan in 1865
/ in Norfolk and in 1850 in Ncw-Oreans again, Wit d
greater severity. The snip fever epidemic Of tie Irish
famine prevailed from 1915 TO 1872 hen was succeeded
by cholera the general pesencc of this period, all
over the world extended through 10 1856. Passing into
the couGlos of thc eighteenth century, To 1871 the next
mmcnsUg te pcrihci0n period OF Jupter aud Saturn
We G That N tla Summer OF 1898 the yellow fever was
epidemic iu every seaport OF the United states even rs
far north as Portland IN Maine Not TO delay with tie
variety OF similar instances IN different periods OF s
tory which cited by the writer in support OF MS
theory we come to his rather souober predictions for the
prOxinate future. Tie next perhel0n passage of Jup
ter viii occur I'm 1850; there viii be a conjunction OF
Jupiter and Saturn il 1851 the commensurate perlIcnou
OF Uranus and Neptune viii occur 10 1872; ana the
pariholiou passage of Saturn ia 1886. p From these
coincidence, Dr. Knapp anticipates "hrciy times
Tor doctors and uudertaEtrs. although thc world
in better condition than f0nerlytO brave out such
conjunction OF sinister forces. The improvements in
agriculture, commerce. and the arts and sciences a1od
new resources the conflict with the planets But the
stars in their circuits cannot be wholly resisted Dy human
efforts and Our medical CassandIa threatens period
near al hand when the earth viii ba covered with sable
pail OF blckcr color5 than o. yO.c. Fortunately he
stands no present on drmcr ground than spccula
ton, aud his arguments need prevent none frOm
buying and selling, from marrying and giving in mar
race from making love, or making money, OF making
poetry. People win Doubtless 20 in the old way IN
spite OF the OniuOu5 aspect of the stars.