, 1874-08-08

Tho author of this. aud ,roAt many hundreds
Of sl.lllinr 4uatralns, Michol Do Nostrataine,
commonly called Nostradalllus. was born at st.
ltouiy, iu tils ycur l5U3. Twu Of his groat-grand-
lats.ers, Do,A onlnent pbysicians, had been cou-
vertoa Jews; and tic nstro!ogor used to boast
that tluy wuru b0th Of tho tribe OF lRHachar,
tribe wncll lls maintained, one hardly seus why.
tu have buun sigtalY ntld Bpoc!ally c,donn ~
with the git ot prophecy. Nor was 1t, he saa d,
by any virtue or merit Of hiH own tint ho w'sh
el,nb!ed to read thu future aud tho distat't
plGagnt.
: lie ui,l uot. as may DO expected, arrivo sud
Ut poasosslsly THIS remarkable laouty of p:odlc-
tlun. luito tsle contrary. Ito spent lhborlous
End prasseworts,y youth, studying medicine and
scieet IT. AyIGnon aul Montpelier. Whilo ut
tile Iu ,tur place. DcBtilenco nf aoine kind ran
through tic south Of Franco, and young Nostra-
damus went to face it with Il courage and sucs
coss which gained him groat credit. lie then
bo.tlod ut Asea, un tho Recommendation of hia
triend julius C.eaar Scagor, whore aa lnarrlua
und had eAi1leu but wife nnd Children dicd.
iIo married again Il few Years lator, and acttloI
down tor Tho rost of Ills lifo to practice mudi-
ciuo, to work At astrology, aud to wrato predic-
tions.
Ills adulrcrs have handed down ninny of those
particulars which are always 80 interesting ia
yrcAt man's biography; how te only siopt four
hours every nlgllt-how cau writer's go oil milking
tuis dariug assertion about their idols ?-how lo
lived sodly and pIo1s hto-two may allow tlls(
thick bsard, With Other important dotaais, which
VI pass over.
lio luasulshod III obscurty, in spite Of hia pro-
ai.ious gifts At reading tho luturo, fur manY
thu lua,rais, which furetod tho death Oh King
lIel.ry, WAS rcnd, Catherine do aEedlcH heraolf
sent ior bin 70 pasis. sud gave lsin Tue title of
"CouuseIol Extraordinary and Physiciau to tho
King" fost,aianuH hal thp good aonso to talso
Warning by Inc examples Of Ganr.c and cardan.
flo yory perceived tllat he mir OF Parls was
nut inSornhe 10 prophets. 6roIvlH wcroahroad.
A wicked uubeli17er wlote cruel oplgran upon
him:
"So.tra la1nus cum tulsa dumus, nam fsllere nos
SIS cum fasa .laspus, pg n!sl nostra dsraus."
The nowly-appoiuted physician to the King
was one oil those who ara oaally dauntcd ny
| siuicuie 30 be packed up and went south Again,
whouce ho neyar removed und whittier Charles
TX. afturwurd vlaitel him. It il sad to read
that III his own town he waB always regarded,
Save ~ Que fuyorite disciple. 81 an lnlpostor OF
the iilst and therotoro most nueceastu', .ordor.
| slmpe altd luyablo creatures, born for tile
notlriAhnont ot the quacK and the h1.inbnG,
'sho will balieye anything, hoYerod around tho
us.star like Caa.jsh rouutl MoAamAed.' 10
| VINO in 10 good, aud took up h.s' residence
altogether in Salon ltsulf, 40 aa TO be
always near Nostrauamus, abandoning fun
! lily, astato, occupation, and a'l. Like another
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tue doctor's lvs, and, after bis doatll, spout
| .Yenty.eight years in editing ahd commelitatng
| the Ceafaiies. 1t III delightful to learn tllat in
his society tnn prophet aouid unboud from his
| slystio fororoacnangs into futusity and condo.
sgsud to predict some - OF thn ny. mtnof events or
llre. "Wo woro onco," ho tells us. in an auet.
! loto Of touching simpiioty, wasAing abroad.
saw Two Aucklng. plEs, ono black. Tie otsor
| Wits. 'What wilt bo thnir fato:' askel Nos
ttedaue, we Allall cat lilo blaek one.' replied
hu, 'tt,o white will bn oatcn BY Wolf. In order
tn eludc tho prediction, Told the ouok to pro-
III 1t iay upon tho tabe, tame Noif belonging
70 tho nouoo. tiAding no one thore. deyoulest it.
Upon which tho cook prepared tile black pig,
aud tho prophecy Of tho 1ntalnby Nostretnme
waa accon,pIlsncd." Wonderful indeed
uo lived nna died in poaee, atways f1Tophsying,
nlwuys having his faithful Chay.gily 10 rccoll
u!s .riumphs. uouorod as he waa. save by l1H
| oyu tuwnsmen. iu h!H hfe his rOnt Etpty hb"lni
only aftor Ills death. Fur the Ctataries are
printed and reprinted, oosnn,entot snrnishoi!
oyou called inlo tho service Of history. Noboly,
it is tluo,-Wl.icll iB Tue real drawbnoR to ai pre-
,lictious nllcaut uld modern, ru,--Yentured to write
from Nostratsnnlua tho history or tha fusUso
hut everybody was propafod to observe, whsll
,I,s things hail happonod, how wonderfully they
uunuliuyer might aali wl,at waa tia good OF 4
prediction unless yon know wlla5 1t Enoans. lilo
might 90 further, a!.d laelluo To tnvoatlgato past
! llstury in order to mark tno Haxaolty q NoHtra'
! tiamn5, And II ha l,aa the courage of hlH opll,.
ions, he might point oat that tue ds otos 81
thrgutH might 1o tor ono evoh quite III Wnll a,
tic ntuor, and tlorafore the prophet was not
aituv al!, Ut s,,el au,az!ug ws'lo;n. uit nnho
!ieyors welo acasoo. and Nontsat@usAs hold h'
owu.-Idnpo Daf.
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