West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-01-01


porphscy originally appe .rod in the
tri-weekiy Cleaner published 10
Kingston, Jamaica, in September,
1879. 1t was written by a Professor
o. a, Grimmer, and is repu6hshod
"lor fun"
THE PLANETS.
1t is pretty well understood that
The psrihelis Of the four great plan
ets--Jupiter, Uranus, Nepgurs and
Saiarn-will be coincidsut IN 1850.
Astrology TO day is ridiouled 6y ma
ny so-called sclsntists. After 1880
astro!ogy will be taught by many
who reject it now. Bacon Gays che
world opposes whs, it does not I'M
derstand. In the case OF astrology
this lie pre-eminently 60. ] have no
desire to discuss the verify or lalsi-
ty Of astrology : simply state the
effects which the approaching peri
helion will produce according TO as
trological deduction. TIE effects
which this conjunction will produce
are momentous. From 1880 TO 1887
will be one universal carnival Of
death. No place en- earth will be
free from the plague. The Pacific
coast will not suffer anything in
comparison to any other portion Of
the globe. The coiucjient of these
planets in poriho'ion will always
produce epidemic and destructive
diseases. Three Of these planets are
Inalifics, and Jupiter, although q
benefc, produces evil through asso-
citation or, technically, by coujunc-
ton with The others. Diseases will
appear, the nature OF which will
bafIla the skill of the most eminent
physicians. Every drop of water in
the earth, on the earth, and above
the earth will bs more or less pei
eonoug. The atmosphere will be
foul with noisome odors, and there
will be ieW constitutions able 10 re-
sist the coming scou,ge therefore,
prepare, ye that arc constitutioraly
weak, aud incorporate, and clut-
tonous, for mans last home AID
grave" From the far East the
pestilential storm will sweep, ard
It's last struggle will end ia the far
West, In $40 and 1865 three Of the
planets, two Of which were mahEcs,
(Msrs and SATURN were in perlhe-
lion, and Jupiter, though beneGc,
brought evil through association.
Now 542 and 1865 were the worst
plaques erss OF which the world mas
any record. From $40 to $40 it has
been estimated that from 1900 600
to l20,000,00O victims suffered
death by the plague ('Gibbon'o His
tory voiumn 5, chapter IA; also
Cousins History Of Rome, voluna
2, page l78)
MARS AND SATURN.
In 1870, Mars and Saturn were in
poriheIioa and in the sign Virgo
and $1,000 out Of $4,000 inhabitants
d ed in the city Of Marseiles in less
than FIVE weeks, II 554, 10000
died each day in Coustaatinop e.
Alexandra (EgypD lost il 542, So
600, and in 543, $4,000 Of her In
habitsnts by the plague. But as
bad as were those times, they will
oHly approximate the horrors Of
seven years many Of US are doomed
never to witness AL the weak and
incorporate are aura to die. There
is no escape from the inezorabls
Pla gUs hsnd. Fortunate indeed are
those whose blood is pare and free
faint Of weakness, for they alone
will survive the wreck Of the human
Family. The intemperste and weak
will Join hands and 90 down to
their graves ia tens Of thousands
Ancient races will bloitsd from the
faes Of the earth Asia will be
nearly dspopuisted and the islsnds
that scrder Asis viii suffer fright.
fully from The scourgo. The couu
irise that Join the northeastern nor
ton Of Asia viii suffer The rsvazss
Of the plague. Ru a viii De the
first European nation that vii eur
fer Unies5 correct aauilary mca
surss ore taken before 1890 Tho
plague viii be found devastating
cisise On the Atlantic gost oihmeu-
ca. America viii lose moro Chan
fifteen millions Of irhab.tsats it the
severe o. Dor cl.cs ore as ioaa..s..
10 1870 r. tfsy ars 20 day.
WHAT "a. Evrrcr.
The Ye...sHa z,l bring other TO
1ctoas upon .he Inhabitants or Che
sarla, over Which mankind con az