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AWFUL,

AWFUL.
PERIHELioN rLAGUEs-A WARNING VOICE
BLOOD AND TH-AsTRoLoGIcAL Won
DERs AND WOES FROM 1850 TO 1857
STARTLING SENSATIONS SAYS THE SEER OF
THE sTARs-THE DIRE EFFECTS OF THE
APPROACHING PERIHELIA-THE SEASON IN
WHICH To PREPARE FOR THE WRATH TO
COME
by Prof. c. A. Grimmer.l
1t is pretty well understood that the
perihelia of the four,great planets-Jupi-
ter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn-will
be coincident in 1880 Astrology is rldi-
culed by many so-called scientists. After
1880 astrology will be taught by many
who reject it now Bacon says ''the
world opposes what it does not under
stand" In the case of astrology this Is
| pre-eminently so. | have no desire to
discuss the verify or falsity OF astrology :;
[ simply state the effects which the ap-
preaching perihelia will produce accord
| ing to astrological deduction. The effects
which this conjunction will produce are
momentous. From 1880 to 1887 will be
one universal carnival of death. No
place on earth Will be entirely free from
the plague. The Pacific coast will not
suffer anything in comparison to any
other portion of the globe. The coinci-
dence of these planets in perlhelion will
always produce epidemic and destructive
! diseases. Three of those planets are
maliics, and Jupiterproducese evil through
| association or, technically, by conlunc-
ton with the others. Diseases Will ap
rea., tie nature OF winch Will baffie the
skill Of the most eminent physicians
Every drop OF water in the earth, on the
earth, and above the earth will be more
or less poisonous. The atmosphere will
be foul with noisome odors, and there
Will be few constitutions able TO resist
the coming plague, therefore prepare, We
that are constitutionally weak, and lntem-
perate. and gluitonous, for mans last
home-the grave" From the far East
the pestilential storm viii sweep, and its
last struggle will end IN the far West. In
542 and 1865 three of the planets, two of
which were malltcs Mars and SATURN,
were in perihelion, and Jupiter, though a
benefic. brought evil through association.
Now 542 and 1865 We're the worst plague
eres of which the world has any record.
From 5I2 to SIG it has been estimated
that from 1000, 900 to 10000, 900 vic
Tins suffered death by the plague. (''Gib
bon's History" vol lii, chap. xiv. also
Cousins History Of Rome" vol. IL, p.
l7Sl
In 1920 Mars and Saturn were in peri
helion and in the sign Virgo, and - 900
out of 1000 inhabitants in the city OF
Marseilles died in less than fve weeks. In
54i, 10000 died each day in Constantine
pie. Alexandria Egypt lost, in $50,
50,00O and in 5i3. 50, 900 of her inhabi-
tants by the plague But as bad as were
those times, they will only approximate
the horrors of seven years which many of
us are destined never to witness. All the
weak and Incorporate are sure to die.
There is no escape from the memorable
plague fiend. Fortunate indeed are those
whose blood is pure ard fee from any
taint or weakness, for they alone will sur
vive the wreck OF the human family. The
Incorporate and weak will join hands and
60 down to their graves III tens cf thou-
sands Ancient races will be blotted from
the face OF the earth. Asia Will be nearly
depopulated. and the islands that border
Asia will suffer frightfully from the
scourge. The countries that JOIN the
northeastern portion of Asia will suffer
the ravages Of the plague. Russia will
be the first European nation that Will
suffer. Unless correct sanitary measures
are taken before 1881 the plague will be
found devastating large cities on the At
lantic coast of America. America will
lose more than 15,0O0,O0 of inhabitants
if the sewers of her cities are as imper-
feet in 1881 as they are to-day. The peri
helia will bring other inflictions upon the
inhabitants of the earth, over which man
kind can exert no restraining influence.
There will come storms and tidal waves
that will swamp whole cities earth
quakes that will swallow mountains and
towns and tornadoes that will sweep
hundreds of villages from the face of the
earth mountains that will tremble, tot
ter and fall into sulphurous chasms the
geography vf the eaitii Will be changed
by volcanic action the mountains VIII
toss their rocky heads up through the
choicest valleys valleys will appear
where mountains stood skillful mariners
will be lost in the ocean, owing to the
extraordinary variations of the compass
navigators Will grow pale with alalm at
the cupricious detiexuro of the needle
volcanoes that have been dormant for cen
turies will awaken to belch forth their
their pristine vigor rainfalls will deluge
valleys, and mountain streams enlarge
their beds and become mighty torrents;
fires will start spontaneously and devas-
tate whole forests great fires will occur
in many cities, and some Will be totally
destroyed there will be remarkable dis
plays OF electricity, frightful TO witness
wild beasts will leave their natural haunts
harmless suffocating fumes of sulphur
will escape from the earth, to the great
dread of many an unprecedented num-
Der OF ships will be shattered i'll frag
ments by running on mighty rocks and
small islands that are not down on the
navigators chart {; islands will appear
and disappear without tanyapparent cause;
the navigator's charts will prove almost Il
detriment instead OF an aid, owing to the
sudden changes Of ocean currents, tenn
perature and surroundings the birds of
the air, the beasts of the field, and even
the fish in the sea will lie diseased bill
lions of fish will die and be cast upon the
| sea snore, to tester in the sun and I'M
/ pregnatc the atmosphere with their foul
emanations. No fish nor animal food
should be eaten from 1882 till 1885, for
| the flesh Of nearly all the animal king
dom and the finny tribes that inhabit the
rivers, streams, lakes and oceans will be
diseased, and therefore those who par
take of the flesh shall poison their blood
and be taken away shortly after. The
poison that enters the system by eating
diseased meats is Just ats deadly as to be
inoculated with the plague. Farmers
will be SO stricken with fear that they will
cease to till their farms, and gaunt fam
inc will step i'll TO make human misery
more wretched fanaticism will spring
mp in many places, and bloodshed result
therefrom murderers and robbers will
ply their hellish work with impunity, for
there will be little or no law everybody
will be absorbed with the trying task of
keeping alive people will be buried in
deep trenches, uncoffined the Judge will
he stricken from the bench, the pleadrt
ut the bar, the merchant and customer
wall be lied with the fatal malaiy while
trading death will come slow and lin
gering ia some cases, but III most it will
be swift and terrible. In seaboard towns
thousands will he buried i'll the bays and
harbors, the law to the contrary notwith-
standing.
In many countries vast districts Will be
deserted, and even in Europe some por-
tions will appear SO near that condition
as 10 appall the traveller. One may walk
whole days over hundreds of farms with
out seeing living thing. On all the large
tracts Of land that once were SO animated
with animal life not vestlge will be seen.
The houses on the deserted farms will
show signs Of disarrangement and negli-
gence that plainly tell of the hurried de