New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-22
TIE LECTURE.

TIE LECTURE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN: You may perhaps
suppose about 10 speak OF asifUlusy 80 tno9
express pity for those believed in it OF old On the
contrary think that OF all the errors into wich men
a,troosy most respectable may even say tnc
most reasonable No other method OF di'lnlllCn 81
which have heard worthy 70 10 mentioned
company with astrolog}, which, Though efioneous'
Lad Is foundation In Thoughts Wen worthy oi cohaldcid
enough As Ptolc y well remarked la his 1etrlb.Dloh,
heavenly bodies rule the ales OF men and nations
ia tue most uhInlstakable manner ue s!i, wan ,n
cuyrOuing" (staTy heavens governs al thIhss lhAl
auout the earth not only 10y changing the seasons
ANA DrngnS to perfection the Ptuucr Ol "ninti' Gnu
tc irHitiuncos al PautS the lowing on "ttt7 bi .,
Ilutai Of bodies, but also by causing te' oi ,u
day u n,Ht ana cold dTy mess ana I"i'luie "o
isu" PfOl,uy projects VINO Is M nearest 10 the eiti
d,5 down much Influence by winch thns animate ara
in.uiuste, are ahccied anu chdhS's iih'i9 a. 80
ucned aud diminished according 10 bcr ABut' INC tiOs
,ary AZ ,he rises and SETS, seeing tnd TWO OF ,ne
urs winch move upon me stellar Fau aio thuS pVl'I.t
terrestrial iuucnt cs II Was hiudl thdt t "C'i''7
should lcLgrd the other moving Dude5-tbc piin'Sis
possessing also thelr sleci" poI,ls ~ We % ''' ' a.,
moon, winch travels i shorter nc ah ne '1 IoYu
the Garth. possesses less influence Than tie sun bbI
o,ner bodies were seen 10 nave longer pVi'.a % io'o"
lion dian sonar year, aad therefore th'f Fonti
were 20 be measured by the ducl9onS oi tir p"lEs,
and these dimohs'ons IN turh 20 Toe hg',ita 's SS,u
reasonable 10y the IcHs; OF time occupied In 'nl fe'o
more potent mtucuce even than inc sun iih,cil. MANS
circun. round tAe an-spDele IN period exactly t"ice
- ght reasonably bc regarded a. tucfs II superior
dignity the sun, though less glorious IN apiid"hco,
ti. ~ -y ct iI,, IN position ii Was natural 10
Uioyo 10 them nLGences mOre subtle buI not the 1899
uus was conceived the Thought that the fortunes Of
every born into tho word depend on tAe Io,.toH
of The yri,t, plaaes at the moment OI Lis Diith IL tc
rue, by various influences wero assigned 10 the
planets somewhat ARBITRARY, ana even more aro
De aoccrUucd. ~ ~ SIM possible lhat heSr fu'
nay have been formed eNpeumcnlHiJ' OF as we Sl',u
now say scicnUncay once admit tue cardinal piiuc!-
ot nlertlns future events We ohly 70 calculate
t.iu
J ans mans bit id 90 consider MS iVi suIS 10 ''o
acs wnence inner me udDntr wnch thcif influence
~ eXeried one mans iho WOMB supply ntte OFid,hce'
PERHAPS; but when tho fortunes UI many men VERY
s.uu Ia tis way the asto0sCr (lwuJs suppJoinE ais
rst supositiou "a -Ht) would nave materials I4Jn ~ncn
10 loiln - prediction. Suppose lrthrf tLht /"
ou, OF t,. .Diost men cOanuJ earned Out continue
oils studios uf heavens carefully calculating n&iNltos
events or cacn pcrsuns life with the plan
et..Ty aspects at tue momeHt OF ms M'tn'
dud CLEARLY d-tol"sF naS any re-, N'-9'' IA
Gct, Trustworthy Slhcid must 10 uouuVVu' w u''
s,y that aStriO1cls went 20 HOfA IN this WY, 'C'J
hoy IGauJ Ot titm evolved laws "a p4titllUh o"t %
tnr deptns OF '"e. moral couso'uS'is. ~ ~ rs
tory strUlu-y mas SHOWN Jho tOpaDiy 81 tuia IOi
Uranus mad nUt long boch discovered USioc tSt4ooooi'
ptotch"td 70 nave a''cI'dihou 1Ac % 80 ,, i
tubs planet. Only lew years ante! tho discovery oi
s,iuL5 on the auu cumtc,e system % dl ma .Jh h"u
boon iuindtd on Tue apitianoc' Si"lV' l'',i'"' ,
emc8ts Ol sun sOls. so ono can suppose t-o 4u,a
Tor reading tue hdHd' we've bscj Oh oooa' diiOi s'li
less mat iorllut-cius by means If cards iou lcd
q comparison OF tue result 81 sl"hS oui"hs,
whose ehIsut.hh"Ht t.e'o Pio",I'eo .' 80 a. 49,
oat. sun datroiUgy was, Ike aluAouJ, "i1ihdiig %
science. though false one. ba'1d Oh an ~ unS'n'
y,icn Appeared reasonable tuudi before iAe tido -
ZEN Of H.ts ICco-nzcd aSsroioy 80 'on 10
81 i.. ,. m nan. tliu,. AZ. WA, a. .ertcd
90 render, ana doubtless believed be cOW1 Iciot Al 10
only necessary 10 .oOn lCW Of tax burnu ldcia o.
tAc history OI aotrO.o-y 10 perceive ine estimation III
NL.r.I Gi OH tln,e astIU,O-trs were hCitL .
- 10 Inc U4i9n 81 asir"iosJ We hho" httie' EMO
JutUtu5 asserts mat Icral rAntd iH tho scirhcc,
.ud Impaired rules 30 MS son Abraham, Wlo IA tutii
'.,,li Lax Inc i55,tls were Taught asroo-y BY u.c
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