The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-29
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets. Cyclones and Earth
quakes Foreteliing Coming Disaster
How to Meet It,

A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
Tie Red Sunsets. Cyclones and Earth
quakes Foreteliing Coming Disaster
How to Meet 1t.
The recent mysterious appearances follow
ing sunset and preceding sunrise hsve attract
ed wide attention from students of the skies
and the people generally. During the dayr Of
recent weeks tie sun seems to have been OBJ
scued by thin veil of 3 dnll lcadcn hue
which, IS tbe sun reced6d toward the horizon,
became more luminuu then yellow then
orange, then red; and, as night settled down
upon the earth. dull purple. AT FIST it was
thought these appearances were ordinary
sunset reflections of light. but ii is now pretty
cereiu ihat they are either the misty sub
stance Of the tail IF some unseen comet in
which the earth l. enveloped, or a surrounding
stratum OF world dust or very small meteors.
Professor Brooks, Of the Red House Ooserva-
tolY, Phelps, y, has turned his telescope
upon these objects and discovered what he
thinks are myrlads OF telescope meteoIs. II
1t Is unorgaazed world dust, or decomposed
Yapors, a. the Democrat and Chronicle. Of Roch-
ester, =. Y, remarks: How is this matter
to be disposed of? VIII it settle aud form a
deposit upon the earth, or remain partial
Opaque shell about the earth TO cut of a por-
tIoa of the suns light upon t?"
Whatever the mystery Is there Is no deny
ing that some yery strange forces are at work
IN the upper airs. The terrible torusdoes and
cl cloDes which have swept our own country,
ana the fearful volcanoes and earthquakes
which have destroy ed 80 many cities and thou
SANDS Of peopie-the tidal waves which rnyste-
riously rise and fan Oh coasts hitherto uuyexed
Ly them tie Tremendous activity which Is eyl-
dent IN the sur by the constant revelation OF
enormous spots upon liz sWface-all indicate
unusual energy II the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor Grim
meIs prophecies that from 1881 to 1887. the
passage OF the tive gIeat plane s-Iars, Nep-
lunt, Jupiter, UTaLus aud eaturn-around the
san would produce strange and wonderful phe-
nomena. he says: "Ine waters of The earth
Will Lecome more or less poisonous. Z ar
Will be foul with uOisome odors. Ancient races
Will disappear from the earlh " He attempts
TO prove LIS prophecy by the fact that in l720,
when Mars aud Saturn made their passage
around the sun cOlncldentaily, great destruc-
ton and mortality visited all parts of the
globe. He also found the same results in pre-
Vlous pereLehon passages of the planets, and
argues that these circumstances always pro-
duce ep'demlcs ana destructive diseases winch
Will battle the skill of the most eminent physi-
clans; That The poor will die by thousands. the
weak and Incorporate falling first, those whore
blood has been impoverished by excess Of
WORK or dissipation next snd only those wh)
are III comparative YIgOr shall escape TO euiOy
The era Of renewed activity aud prosperity
which VIII follow the period Of destruction.
InasmHch tie entire world seems subject
a
tie erTth, he thinks, ean escape scourgiug.
He even predicts that America will lose over
ten millions of people: that farmers VIII lie
stricken with fear and CEASE 10 till the soit hat
farniue VIII make human misery more wretched.
That hundreds will flee 10 OvcIcrowded cities
for a4d in vaIu. Tcat sudden changes in ocean
current, tenn peIatuIe ana surrounding will en-
uey transform the face OF nature and climate
Of cuuuulCs: tuat the air Will be so foul with
NAL ara ana Other nuxous gases that tbose
n nm yJlll he tTruhlpd xnitb Of
the digestive organs. That many who escape
other Ills vii blOat with drOpsv and suddenly
pass away. while others VIII grow thin and
drag ont il miserable existence in Undesirable
agony Tor wecss. NeuraigIc pains IN different
parts OF he BODY viii torment them. hey
VII. easily tire and become spoudeut
f-lut, hgt feeling will be succeeded by emily
sensations while halluclnatIons aud dread OF
lmpeudl0g Ill will paralyZe all effort The
b ris Ia tie AR, thu beasts of the field and
even the I.b Of the sea will become disc ased
poisoning the air and POISONING the waters of
the globe" We are told on the other hand
that hose who shall pass through this period
Of uldi VIII have larger enjoyment of life and
health. lie earth will yield more abundautlv
than erbeforc. Tie animal kingdom VIII be
moe proh6c and life prolonged very material
~ Inls poUagatlon of lie viii be owing
10 the ueatny electric and magnetic
Influences that Will pervade the atnOs-
pAerc. II would perhaps seem that the pres
tLb ICAbecS Oh tue sun, ana the presence OF S
peiI o. ven CT cosmic matter, justified, in n
measure. tne prediction of Professor Grimmer
bat disturbing ~ his predict. may be we are
tod for uur comfort tLat tue strong and pure
bioUutd ueed have little to fear IN these
calaml les, that those who are delicate or In
disposed should adopt means to keep the sys-
leE well supported and the blood pure aud
fhIt tbe most philOsoDh cal and effective
method u &c ;omplisiliDg this Is to keep the
kidneys and iver III good condition. From the
tesumoulals Of such men as DR.. Do Lewis and
II1itssDr X. i. Gum, III. D., Dean of the
UultSd States Medical College, New York and
thousands % influential non-professional pso-
Pie. It seems almost certain that for this pur-
pore there IS no preparation known to science
equal L v arners SAFE Cure, better known as
Warner 3 safe Kidney aud Liver Cure. This
medicine has acquired the nuest reputation of
any preparation that was ever put upon the
market. It's radical blood purifier, which
soothes and heals al iufl med organs. strength
ems the nervous system, washes out all evil
dences OF decay, regulates digestion, prevents
malassinIatIOn of food 10 philosophical and
rational n,anner, fortifies the system against
climate changes and malsrial influences and
tue destructive agencies which seem 10 be 50
abundant IN these " evil days"
Il s not our purpose to di, pute the correctness
of Professor Grimmers prophecies. As we have
SAID the m2rked disturbances of the past few
Years would seem to give sembance OF veri-
heauou OF bis theory. It is certain, at above
stated, that we are passing through what NAV
be regarded a crucial period and II is the
par; OF WISE men not to ignore, but 10 learn e.
foltify themselves against the possibility of be-
ing overcome by these evils. 1t is a duty which
each man owes to himself, and his fellows, TO
mitigate as much as possible the suffering OF
humanity and Ill no way better can he accemp-
h-h this purpose han to see to It that he him
SELF, Is fortified by the best known preparation
in the strongest possible manner and that he
exert he Influence Of bis own example upon
his fellows To the end that they, too. may share
with him immunity from the destructive lnfu-
eLc5s which seek his ruin.