Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-27
a TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earth
quakes FOreteIIing Coming Dis
aster-HOw to Meet 1t.

attracted wide attention from students of
the skies and the people generally. During
the days Of recent weeks the sun seems tc
have been obscured by a thin veil of a dull
leade Ne which, as tie sun receded to-
ward the horizon, became more LUMINOUS,
then yellow, then orange, then red; and,
as night settled down upon the earth, a dull
purple. at first it was thought these APP
pearances were ordinary sunset redec-
lions Of light, but IL is now pretty certain
that they are either the misty sub
stance of the tail of some unseen
comet, in which the earth is enveloped,
or surrounding stratum of world dust or
! very small meteors. Professor Brooks, CT
the Red House Observatory, Phelps, n.
Y, has turned his telescope upon these OBJ
| jects and discovered what he thinks are
myriads of telescope meteors. If it is
unorganiZed world dust. or decompoSed
| vapors, as the Democrat and Chronicle, of
| Rochester, N. Y. remarks: 'HoW IS this
J matter TO be disposed of Viii it settle
! and form deposit upon the earth, or re-
| main partial Opaque she'll about the earth
| to cut of portion of the SUMS light upon
itr'
Whatever the mystery is, there is no de-
| nying that some very strange forces are at
work in the upper airs. The terrible tor
| nadoes and cyclones which have swept our
own country, and the fearful volcanoes
| and earthquakes which have destroyed so
| many cities and thousands of people-the
| tidal waves which nysteriously rise and
| 1all on coasts 01Cn6FCO unVeXeQ QY GaSLn-
| the tremendous activity which IS evident
| in the sun by the constant revelation OF
| enormous spots upon its surface-an in-
| dictate unusual energy in the heavenly
| bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
| Grimmer's prophecies that from 1881 to
| 1887, the passage Of the five great planets
Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and
strange and wonderful phenomena. He
says: s. The waters of the earth will be-
! come more or less poisonous. The air will
be foul with noisome odors. Ancient races
! will disappear from the EARTH" He at
tempts to prove his prophecy by the fact
that in 1920, when Mars and Saturn made
their passage around the sun cOincident-
| ally, great destruction and mortality visit
| ed all parts of the globe. He also found the
same results in previous perihelion pas
sages of the planets, and argues that
| these circumstanc es always produce cpl
denies and destructive diseases which will
| battle the skill of the most eminent physi-
| clans; that the poor will die by thousands,
the weak and Incorporate falling first,
| those whose blood has been impoverished
by excess of work or dissipation next,
vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of re-
| newed activity and prosperity which will
follow the period Of destruction.
Inasmuch the entire world seems SUBJ
| ject to the sway of the heavenly bodies no
part Of the earth, he thinks, can escape
scOurging. He even predicts that Amer
lea will lose over ten millions of people;
| that farmers will be stricken with fear and
cease to till the soil; that famine will make
| human misery more wretched. That hum
| dredS will flee to overcrowded cities for
aid in vain. That sudden changes in ocean
currents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform the face of nature
and climate of countries; that the air will
be so foul with malaria and other
| noxiouS gases; that those who survive
will be troubled with disorders of the di-
| hot ruyI,n
other ills will bloat with dropsy and sud
denly pass away, while others will grow
thin and drag out a miserable existence in
indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgia
pains in different parts of the body will
torment them. They will easily tire and
become Respondent. A faint, hot feeling
will be succeeded by chilly sensations
while Authorizations and dread of impend-
ing i'll will paralyZe all effort. '' The
birds in the air, the beasts of the field,
and even the fish of the sea will become
diseased, poisoning the air and
poisoning the waters of the globe.''
We are told on the other hand
that those who shall pass through
this period of trial will have larger enjoy
ment of life and health. The earth will
yield more abundantly than ever before.
The animal kingdom will be more prolific
and life prolonged very materially. This
prolongatiOn of life will be owing to the
healthy electric and magnetic influences
that will peTvade the atmosphere. 1t
would perhaps seem that the present red
ness OF the sun, and the presence OF belt
or veil of cOsnlic matter, justified, in a
measure, the prediction of Professor Grim
mer, but disturbing as his prediction
may be we are told for our com.
fort that the strong and pure blood
ed need have little to fear in these ca
lamitieS, that those who are delicate or in
disposed should adopt means to keep the
| system well supported and the blood pure
and that the most philosophical and effect
i've method of accomplishing this is to
4 i
tion. From the testimonials of such men
as DR.. Dio Lewis and Professor r. A.
Gum, NJ. D., Dean of the United States
Medical college, New York, and thousands
of influential non-profeSsional people, il
seems almost certain that for this purpose
there is no preparation known to science
equal to Warmers Safe Cure, better
known as Warmers Safe Kidney and
the finest reputation of any preparation
that was ever put upon the market. It is
a radical blood purifier, which soothes and
heals all infamed organs, strengthens the
nervous system. washes out all evidences
of decay, regulates digestion, prevents
malassimilation of food in philosophical
and rational manner, fortifes the system
against climatic changes and malarial in,
huences and the destructive agencies
which seem to be so abundant in these
Z" evil days."
1t is not our purpose to dispute the cor
rectness OF Professor Gr1mmer'S prophe
cies. As we have said, the marked dis
turbances of the past few years would
seem to give semblance ofver1hcatiOn OF
his theory. 1t is certain, as above stated
that we are passing through what may be
regarded as a crucial period and il
| is the part of wise men not to ignore, but to
learn to fortify themselves against the
possibility OF being overcome by these
evils. It is duty which each man owes tC
himself and his fellows, to mitigate as
much as possible the suffering of humanity
. and in no way better can he accomplish
this purpose than to see to it that he, him,
self, is fortified by the best known prepare
ton in the strongest possible manner and
that he exert the influence of his own ex.
ample upon his fellows TO the end that
| they, too, may share with him immunity
from the destructive influences which see9
his ruin.