Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-12-11
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
THE RED SUNSETS. CYCLONES AND
EARTHQUAKES FoRErRLLISG Com
ING DIsAsTER-How TO
MEET IT.

following sunset and preceding SUNRISE
have attracted wide attention from stu
dents of the skies and the people gener
ally. During the days of recent weeks the
sun seems to have been obscured by
thin veil of dull leaden hue which, as
the sun receded toward the horizon, be-
came more luminous, then yellow, then
orange, then red and, as night settled
down upon the earth, dull purple. AT
first it WAS thought these appearances
were ordinary sunset reflections OF light
but it is now pretty certain that they are
either the misty substance OF the tan OF
some unseen comet, in which the earth
is developed, or a surrounding stratum
of world dust or very small meteors Pro-
fessor Brooks, of the Red House Observ.
atory, Phelps, y. Y. has turned his tel
escope upon these objects and discovered
what he thinks are myriads of telescope
meteors. IL it is unorganlzed world
dust, or decompo-ed vapors, MS the Dem
ocrai and Chronicle of Rochester, y. y,
remarks: "How Is this matter TO be dis
posed of, Will it settle and form de-
post upon the earth, or remain a partial
Opaque shell about the earth to cut off
portion Of the suns light upon it =
Whatever the my stery Is, there Is no
deny ing that some very strange forces
are at work in the upper airs. The terri
Die tornadoes aud cyclones which have
swept our own country, and the fearful
volcanoes and earthquakes which have
destroyed so many cities and thousands
of people-lhe tidal waves which mys-
,eriously rise and fall on coasts hitherto
unvexed by them-the tremendous actly-
i,y which is evident in the sun by the
constant revelation OF enormous spots on
It's surface-all indicate unusual energy
in the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
Grimmers prophecies that from 1881 to
1887, the passage OF the five great planets
MARS, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and
Saturn, around the Sun, would produce
strange and wonderful phenomena. he
says: 1.-The air will be foul with noIsome
oduIs. Ancient races will disappear from
the earth He attempts to prove his
prophecy by the fact that IN lI2O. when
Mars and Saturn made their passage
around the Sun colncidentally, great de-
structlon and mortality visited all parts
of the globe He also found the same
results in previous perehelion passages OF
the planets, and argues that these cIrcum-
stances always produce epldemics and
destructive diseases which battle the skill
OF the most eminent physicians 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, and only those
who are in comparative yigor shall escape
10 enjoy the era Of renewed activity and
prosperity which will follow the period Of
destruction.
lnasmuch as the entire world seems
I subject TO the sway Of the heavenly bodies
no part o. the earth, he thinks can escape
scourging. He even predicts that Amer
lea Will lose over ten million people that
farmers will be stricken with tear and
cease to till the soil; that famine will
make human misery more ~rrtched; that
hundreds will flee to overcrowded cities
| for aid 10 vain. That sudden changes IN
oc, all currents temperature aud surround
ings viii entirely transform the face OF
nature aud climate OF countries that the
air " III be 80 foul with malaria and other
noxlous gases. that those who survive
will be troubled with disorders OF the d.
ges,lve organs. That many who escape
other Ills, will bloat with dTopsy and sud
denly pass away, while Others will drag
| out d miserable existence In Understandable
agony Tor weeks. Neuralgia pains IN Va
nous parts Of the body will torment them
They will easily tire and become despond
ent. A faint, hot feeling wall be sue
ceeded by chilly sensation, while haIIu-
cinatlons and dread OF Impending Ill wllI
paralyze all effort. Tine birds oi the
air, the beasts OF the field and even the
fishes Of the sea will become diseased,
poisoning tie 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 Ell
ioymtnt Of life and health. The earth
| Will yield more sbundantly than ever be-
fore. 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 III
fiuences that will prevade the atmosphere
1t would perhaps sem that the present
redness Of the sun, and the presence OF d
belt or veil Of cosmlc matter, Justified, in
3 measure, the predictions oil Professor
Gri,nmer, but disturbing as his predic-
ton may be we are told for our comfort
that the strong and pure blooded need
have little to fear in these calami,ies.
that those who are delicate or indisposed
should adopt means to keep the system
well supported and the blood pure and
that the most philosophical and effective
method of accomplishing this is to keep
the kidneys and liver in good condition
From the testimonials of such men as
DR.. Dio Lewis and Professor X. A. Gum,
NJ. ID, Dean of the United States Md
zeal college, New York, and thousands
of influential professional people, it
seems almost certain that for this pur.
pose there is no preparation known to
science equal to Warmers Safe Cure. bet
ter known as Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure. This medicine has acquired
the finest reputation of any preparation