Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-28
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earth
quakes Foreteiling Coming Dis
aster-How to Meet 1t.


The Red Sunsets. Cyclones and Earth
quakes Foreteiling Coming Dis
aster-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 obscurei by a thin veil OF a dull
leaden hue which, as the 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 refiec-
tions of light, but It 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, d.
Y, has turned bis telescope upon these, OBJ
jects and discovered what he thinks are
myriads of telescope meteors. II it is
unorganiZed world dust, or decomposed
vapors, as the Democrat and Chronicle, of
Rochester, n. Y, remarks: "How is this
matter 10 be disposed of Will it settle
and form a deposit upon the earth, or re-
main a partial opaque she'll about the earth
to cut of portion of the SUMS light upon
it 20
Whatever the mystery is, there IL no de-
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 mysteriously rise and
fall on coasts hitherto unvexed by them
the tremendous activity which is evident
in the sun by the constant revelation of
enormous spots upon its surface-all in
dictate unusual energy in the heavenly
bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
Grimmer's prophecies that from 1881 n,
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 at
tempts TO prove his prophecy by the fact
that in l12O, when Mars and Sa.urn 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 circumstances always produce cpl
denies and destructive diseases which will
Daf1e 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,
and only. those who are In comparative
vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of re-
newed activity and prosperity which will
follow the period of destruction.
lnasmuch US the entire world seems sub.
1ect 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 hun.
dreds Will fee to overcrowded cities for
aid in vain. That sudden changes in ocean
currents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform tho 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
gestive organs. That many who escape
other ills will bloat with dropsy and uudr
denly pass away, while others will grow
thin and drag out a miserable existence in
understandable 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,
| ana even the fish of the sea viii become
diseased, poisoning the air and
poi soning the waters of the globe
| We are told ON the other hand
that those who shall pass through
thissperiod 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 pervade the atmosphere. 1t
would perhaps seem that the present red
ness of the sun, and the presence of a belt
or veil OF cosmic matter. justified, in a
measure, the prediction of Professor Grim.
mer, but disturbing as his prediction
may be- we are told for our com.
Tort 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
ana that the most philosophical and effect
I've method of accomplishing this is to
keep the kidneys and liver in good condi-
! ton. From the testimonials of such men
as DIR. Dio Lewis and Professor X. A.
Gunn, M. D., Dean of the United States
Medical college, New York, and thousands
OF influential non-professional people, it
! 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
Liver Cure. This medicine has acquired
the finest reputation of any preparation
| Ih"O was evcr put upon Une market. IL Is
a radical blood purifier, which soothes and
heals all inhamed organs, strengthens the
nervous system. washes out all evidences
OF decay, regulates digestion, prevents
malassimilation of food in a philosophical
and rational manner, fortifies the system
| against climatic changes and malarial in
| huences' and the destructive agencies
which seem to be so abundant in these
"evil days"
1t Is not our purpose to dispute the cor
rectness of Professor Grimmer's prophe
cies- As we have said, the marked dis.
turbances of the past few years would
seem to give semblance ofverification 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. 1t is a duty which each man owes to
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 seek