The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-25

st. Louis, as everybody knows, is a preten.
be regarded as the Western Club" of the
country. 1t has the biggest bridge in Ameri-
ca, it is the centre of great railroad system,
it claims to be the natural capital of these
United States, and last, but not least by any
means, it is the home of the great weather
prophet, Tice. Now, Tice has been having
things pretty much his own way for a
long time, and the familiar manner in
which he has discoursed of the "Vulcanian
Meteorological Cycle" "Solar Nodes" the
"periodicity of planets" "storm centres, -
"high and low barometers,'' "cosmical
forces, and, in short, everything relating to
meteorological phenomena, has made most
people regard him as sort of wizard delv-
ing into the forbidden secrets of the universe.
cold Probabilities, beaten at his own game,
has been compelled to hide his diminished
head while Tice rained storms and cyclones
and earthquakes upon US. A citizen of New
Orleans, however, now comes to the front and
proposes to tear the laurels from the brows of
shallowness of his pretensions.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson, whose wonderfully
analytical mind has enabled him to grasp
with ease the most abstruse sciences, and who
claims to be the discoverer of many valuable
secrets in medicine, and indeed in almost
every known science, occult or otherwise;
who has announced many marvellous and ap-
parently miraculous cures of hitherto incura-
BILE diseases, has been lately devoting
his powerful mind to tbs comparatively
light and easy study of meteorology, and
has in the very outset of his researches caught
the famous professor in several statements,
which are so garingly at variance with his
own conclusions, that he has concluded to
expose him. We fancy we see the eminent
professors CONSERVATION and chagrin, when
he peruses the following scathing criticism:
Mercury and Jupiter.
BY DIR. THos. NICHOLSON
On the 25th of this month the principal
planet of our atmosphere, Mer-
curry, will be in conjunction with Jupiter.
planet is said to be in conjunction with an
other when it is in the same part of the
heavens. Should there be any meteoric agi-
tation on that day it will be owing to the DO
sltions of the above-named planets and their
respective relations to the Sun, the physical
god of planetary force and interaction.
Prot. Tice states that "perturo ations mani
fest themselves from twenty to twenty-five
days anterior and about as many days SUISSE |
quent to the occurrence of the equinox"
Against this assertion of the distinguished
Professor it is a common fact of experience
and observation that planetary equinoxes are
very calm. But the aspects of the |
planets, or their apparent positions with re-
spects to the Sun and each other are the main |
causes of perturbations to US. Prof. Tees |
time is too long and indefi mite.
His principal stormy days were predicted |
for the 18th and 18th days of October last &C.
cording to his equinoxial theory; whereas |,
the greatest storms occurred in September, as |
presumptively predicted and published, and |
in perfect keeping with the planetary posi-
tons for September.
There are no notable changes for the 22d |
and 23d; except the oath; but on the 26th the
Moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter
and also with Mercury. On the 29th the
Moon will be in conjunction with Venus
December is marked out as tempestucus
month Note the 9Th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 25th |
and 26th. Our Earth may feel the effect of |
planetary changes from II to "a, or, some
times 48 hours before or after the changes.
The World has got off good thing. 1t |
calls "Mizzer" Chandler ''Tail Twister in Or |
binary to his Majesty the British Lion"