Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-13
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earth
quakes FOretelling Coming Dis
aster-Eoyv to NeetEt

students of the skies and the people gen
orally. During the days of recent weeks
the sun seems to have been Obscured by
a 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 set
tied 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
tail of some unseen comet, Ia which the
earth is enveloped, or surrounding
stratum Of world dust or very small
meteors. Professor Brooks, of the Red
House Observatory, Phelps, n. Y, has
turned his telescope upon these objects
and discovered what he thinks are my
riads of telescope meteors If it is I'M
organized world dust, or decomposed va
pOrS, 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 a partial Opaque shell about the
earth to cut off a portion Of the suns
light upon it,"
Whatever the mystery is, there is no
denying that some very strange forces
are at work in the upper airs. The ter
rible tornadoes and cyclones which have
swept our own country, and tho fearful
volcanoes and earthquakes which have
destroyed SO many cities and thousands
of people-the tidal waves which mys-
teriously rise and fall on coasts hitherto
unvexed by them-the tremendous &C
tivity which is evident in the sun by the
constant revelation of enormous spots
upon lis surface-all indicate unusual
energy in the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
G1immer's 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: ''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 attempts to prove his prophecy by
the fact that in 1920, VIXEN Mars and
Saturn made their passage around the
sun coincidentally, great destruction and
mortality visited all parts Of the globe.
He also found the same results in pre-
vious pereh1lion passage of the planets,
and argues that these circumstances al
ways produce epidemic and destructive
diseases which will battle the skill of the
most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands, the weak and in
temperate falling first, those whose blood
has been impoverished by excess of work
OF dissipation next and only those who
are in comparative vigor shall escape to
enjoy the era Of renewed activity and
prosperity which will follow the period
of destruction.
Inasmuch as the entire world seems
subject 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 hundreds will flee to
overcrowded cities for aid in vain. That
sudden changes in ocean currents, tenn
peraturc and surroundings will entirely
transform the face of nature and climate
Of countries; that the air will be so foul
with malarial and other nOxious gases;
that those who survive will be troubled
with disorders of the digestive or
gans. That many who escape other ills
will blOat with drOpsy and suddenly
pass away, while others will grow thin
and drag out miserable existence in
Understandable agony for weeks. Neural
gla pains ii different parts Of the bedy
will torment them. They will easily
tire and become respondent. A faint,
hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly
sensations while hallunciations and
dread of impending 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 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 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 per-
wade the atmosphere
1t would perhaps seem that the pres.
ent rGdnesS Of the sun, and the presence
of a belt or veil of cosmic matter, justi-
lied, in measure, the prediction Of Pro
fessor Grimmer, but disturbing as his
prediction may be we are told for our
comfort that the strong and pure
blOoded need have little to fear in
these calamities, and those who are
delicate or indisposed should adopt
means to keep The system well supper
ted and the blood pure, and that the
most philosophical and effective meth
Cd of accomplishing this is to keep the
kidneys and liver in good condition.
From the testimonials Of such men az
DR.. Dio Lewis and Professor R. A. Gum
NJ. d., Dean of the United States Mcdi-
cal College, New York, and thousands
OF influential, professional people,
it seems almost certain that for this
purpose there is no preparation known
to science equal to Warner, s Safe Cure,
better known as Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. This medicine has ac-
qul1ed the finest reputation of any prep
aratlOn that was ever put upon the mar
ket. 1t is a radical blood purifier,
which soOthes and heals all infamed Or
gans, strengthens the nervous system,
washes out all evidences of decay, reg
ulates digestion, prevents malassimila-
ton of food in philosophical and ra-
tlonal manner, fortiies the system
against climatic chances and M q rial