The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-11
A TERRIBLE PROFICIENCY.
THE RED SUNSETS, CYCLONES AND EARTH
QUAKEs HORETELI.ING COMING DIS
AsTRR-HOw TO MEET 1T.

The recent mysterious appearances fol-
lowing sunset and preceding sunrise have
attracted wide attention from students of
the skies and the people generally. During
the days Of recent weeks the sun seems to
have been obscursd by thin veil of dull
leaden hue which, as the sun receded toward
the horizon, became 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 1t is now pretty certain that they are
either the misty substance of the tall of
some unseen comet, in which the earth is
enveloped, or surrounding stratum of
world dust or very small meteors. Profes
sor Brooks, Of the Red House Observatory,
Phelps, N. Y, has turned his telescope upon
these objects and discovered what he thinks
are myriads of telescope metsors. 1t it is
unorganized world dust, or decomposed
vspors, as the Democrat and Chronicle of
Rochester, N. Y, remarks: "How is this
matter to be disposed of Will it settle
and form deposit upon the earth, or re-
main partial Opaque shell about the earth
to cut off portion of the suns light upon
it2"
Whatever the mystery is, there is no de-
nying that some very strange forces are at
work in the upper airs. The terrible lorna
does 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 mysteriously rise and fall on
coasts hereto unvexed by them-the tremen-
dous activity which is evident in the sun by
the constant revelation Of enormous spots
upon it's surface indicate unusual ener.
gy in the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
Grimmer's prophecies that from 1881 to
1877, the passage of the FIVE great planets -
Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn
around the sun would produce strange
and wonderful phenomena. He says: "The
waters of the earth will become more or
less poisonous. The air will be foul with
noisome odors. Ancient faces will dissp-
from, he ~ un >to IN
his prophecy by the fact that in 1870, when
Mars and Saturn made their passage around
the sun coincidentally, great destruction
and tality visited all parts of the globe.
He also found the same results IN previous
perehelton passages of the planets, and
| argues that these circumstances always
| produce epidemics and destructive diseases
which will battle the skill of the most emf
nent physicians; that the poor will die by
thousands, the weak and incorporate fall
ing first, those whose blood has been i'm
poverished by excess of work or dissipation
next and only those who are in compare.
tive vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of
renewed activity and prosperity which will
follow the period of destruction.
Inssmuch as the entire world seems sub
ject to the sway Of the heavenly bodies no
part of the earth, he thinks, can escape
scourging. He even predicts that America
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 hun
| dreds will flee to overcrowded cities for aid
In vain. That sudden changes In ocean
currents, temperate 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 will survive will be troubled
with disorders of the digestive organs.
That many who escape other ills will bloat
with dropsy and suddenly pass away, while
others will grow thin and drag out miser-
able existence in Undesirable 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 SEN
sations while Authorizations and dread of
impending Ill will paralize all effort,
1.-THE birds in the air, the beasts Of the
field and even the fish of the sea will be-
come diseased, poisoning the air and poison
ing 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
enjoyment of lite and health. The earth
will yield more abundantly than ever be.
fore. The animal kingdom will he more
prolific and life prolonged very materially
This prolongation of life will will be owing
to the healthy electric aud magnetic intlu
ences that will pervade the atmosphere
1t would perhaps seem that the present red
ness of the sun, and the presence Of bel,