Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-08
A Terrible Prophecy.

How to Meet It.
 The recent mysterious appearances follow ing sunset and preceding sunrise have attract ed wide attention from students of the skies and the people generally. 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 hori-
 zon, became more luminous, then yellow,
 then orange, then red; and, as night settled l
 down upon the earth, dull purple. At first
 it was thought these appearances were ordi-
 nary sunset reflections of light, but 1t IS now
 pretty certain that they are either the misty |
 substance of the tail of some unseen comet,
 in which the earth is envsloped, or sur
 rounding stratum of world dust or very small
 meteors. Professor Brooks, of the Red House
 Observatory, Phelps, N. Y., has turned his l
 telescope upon these objects and discovered 1
 what he thinks are myriads of telescoplc me- |
 tsors. If it Is unorganized world dust, or
 decomposed vapors, as the Democrat ana
 Chronicle of Rochester, N. Y., remarks: 1
 How is this matter to be disposed of? Will
 1t settle and form deposit upon the earth,
 or remain partial opaque shell about the
 earth to cut off a portion of the suns light
 upon it?"
 Whatever the matter is. there is 10 deny
 ing that some very strange forces are at work
 in the upper airs. The terrible tornadoes
 and cyclones which have swept our own
 country and the fearful volcanoes and earth
 quakes which have destroyed so many cities and thousands of people-the tidal waves which mysteriousIy 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 it's surface-all indicate unusual energy In the heavenly bodies.
 These circumstances recall Professor Grim mer's prophecies that from 1881 to 1887, the of fho fUac nlan6fg-MaFa Nen- ! tune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn-arouRd the sun would produce strange and wonder ful phenomena He says: "The waters of 1 the earth will become more or less poison ous The air will be foul with noisome odors- Ancient races will disappear from the earth He attempts to prove his prophecy by the l fact that in 1720, when Mars and Saturn made their passage around the sun coincl- dentally, great destruction and mortality vis-
 tied all parts of the globe. He also found the | same results in previous perihel1on passages of the planets, and argues that these circum- l stances always produce epldemics and de- | structive diseases which will baff1e the skill | of the most eminent physicians; that the poor will die by thousands, the weak and ln- ] temperate falling first, those whose blood has | been impoverished by excess of work or dls- l sipation next and only those who are ia con- parative vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of renewed activity and prosperity which Will 1 follow the period of destruction.
 l Inasmuch as the entire world seems subject l to the way of the heavenly bodies no part of | the earth, he thinks, can escape scOurglng. | He even predicts that America will lose over
 ten millions of people; that farmers will be 1 stricken with fear and cease to till the soil; | that famine will make human misery more l wretched. Thatshundreds will hee to over | crowded cities for aid in vain. That sudden 1 changes in ocean currents, temperature ana | surrounding will entirely transform the face 1 o11l ali ofa nf that air will be so foul with malaria and other noxioua gases that those who survive will be l troubled with disorders of the digestive or gans. That many who escape other Ills Will l bloat with dropsy and suddenly pass away, while others will grow thin and drag out l miserable existence in indescribable agony l for weeks. Neuralgia pains in different parts l of the body will torment them. They will easily tire and become Respondent A faint, | hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly sensa- l tions, while Authorizations and dread of i'm 1 pending ill will paralyze all effort. 'The l 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 1 the globe" We are told on the other hand that those who shall pass through this period 1 of trial will have larger enjoyment Of life and l health. The earth will yield more abundantly | than ever before. The animal kingdom will be more prolific and life prolonged very ma l terially. This prolongation of life will be owing to the healthy electric and magnetic | influences that will peryade the atmosphere l It would perhaps seem that the present red ness of the sun and the presence of 8 belt or veil of cosmic matter, justified, in measure, 1 the prediction of Professor Grimmer, but l disturbing as h1s predictions may be we are 1 told for our comfort that the strong and pure 1 biooded need have little to fear in these ca- | lamities, that those who are delicate or 1ndls- 1 posed should adopt means to keep the system l oII -kna ,2 hn mn rh
 the most philosophical and effective method 1 of accomplishing this is to keep the kidneys | and liver in good condition. From the tes- l tinoniaIs of such men aS Dr. bio Lewis and
 Professor R. A. Gum, M D., Dean of the | United States Medical college, New York, and l thousands of influential non professional people, it seems almost certain that for this purpose there is no preparation known to l science equal to Warmers Safe Cure, better 1 known as Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver 1 Cure. This medicine has acquired the finest reputation of any preparation that was ever put upon the market. It is radical blood purifier, which soothes and heals all lnhamed organs, strengthens the nervous system, wash es out all evidences of decay, regulates dlges- tiOn, prevents mal- assimilation Of food ln n philosophical and rational manner, fortlhss l the system against climatic changes and ma | larial influences and the destructive agencies
 which seem to be so abundant in these ''evll days"
 It is not our purpose to dispute the cor rectness of Professor Grimmer's prophecies. As we have said, the marked disturbances Of the past few years would seem to give sem blance of verification of his theory. It is certain, as above stated that We are passing through what may be regarded as crucial period and it is the part of wise men not to ignore, but to learn to fortify themselves against the possibility of being overcome by l these evils It 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, himself, is fortified by the best known preparation in the strongest possible manner and that he ex- ert the influence of his own example upon his fellows to the end that they, too, may
 share with him immunity from the destruct- i've influences which seek his ruin.