The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-12-15
WHOLE No. 2,14O

the sun seems to have been obscured by
thin vel: of dull leaden hue which, as
the sunreceded toward the horizon, be-
came orange more luminous, then yellow,
then red; and, as night settled down
upon the earth, a 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, in which the earth
is enveloped, or a surrounding stratum
of world dust or very small meteors.
Professor Brooks, of the Red House OBJ
servatory, Phelps, N. Y, has turned his
telescope upon these objects and discov-
cred what he thinks are myriads of tele-
scopic meteors. If it is unorganized
world dust, or decOmposed vapors, as the
DemocrGt and Chronicle of Rochester,
n. u, remarks: 'IIow is this matter to
be disposed Of? Will it settle and form
a deposit upon the earth, or remain a
partial Opaque shell about the earth to
cut of 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 terri
BILE tornadoes 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 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 its surface-all indicate unusual
energy i'll the heavenly bodies
These circumstances recall Professor
! Grimmer 5 prophecies that from 1881 to
1887, the passage of the five great PLAN
ets-Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
and Saturn-around the sun would pro-
duce 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. An
Gent races will disappear from the earth.
He attempts to prove his prophecy by
the fact that in 1929, when 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 perehelion passages of the planets,
and argues that these circumstances al
ways produce epldemics 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 or dissipation next and only
| those who are i'll comparative vigor shall
escape to enjoy the era of renewed &C.
tivity aud 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
wvetched. That hundreds will flee to
overcrowded cities for aid in vain. That
| sudden changes In ocean currents, tenn
peratnre 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 organs.
| That many who escape other ills will
bloat with dropsy and suddenly pass
away, while other will grow thin and
drag out miserable existence in indie
scribable agony for weeks. Neuralgia
pains in different parts of the body will
torment them. They will easily tire and
become Respondent. A faint hot feel
ing will be succeeded by chilly sensa-
lions while Authorizations and dread Of
impending i'll will paralyze all effort.
The birds i'll tue air, the beasts of the
field and evon the fish of the sea will be-
come diseased, poisoning the 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 hare larger enjoyment of life
and health. The earth will yield more
abundantly than ever before. The ami
nal kingdom will be more prolific and
life prolonged very materially. This
prolsngation of life will be owing to the
| healthy electric and magnetic influences
that will pervade the atmosphere. 1t
would perhaps seem that the present
rcdness of the sun, and the presence of .
belt or veil of cosmic matter, justified,
in a measure, the prediction of Professor
Grimmer, but disturbing as his predic-
ton may be We are told for our comfort
that the stroog and pure blooded need
have little to fear in these calamities,
| bot i,ls yyh N ~ ali 70 nri nlI
should adopt means to keep the system
we'll 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 Il. A.
Gum, NJ d., Dean of the United States
Medical college, New York, and thous-
andS OF influential non professional peo-
| pie. 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 ac-
CURED the finest reputation of any prep
aration that was ever put upon the mar
ket. 1t is a radical blood purifier, which
soothes and heals all inflamed organs,
strengthens the nervous system washes
| ouV dll cNlueuCc VI ueCdy, regulates I'LL
gestiOn prevents malassimilation of food
in philosophical and rational manner,
fortities the system against climate
changes and malarial influences and the
destructive agencies which seem to be SO
abundant in these 'evil days"
1t is not our purpose to dispute the
correctness of Professor Grimmer's proph-
ecies. As we have said, the marked
disturbances of the past few years would
seem to give semblance of verification
of his theory. 1t 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,
bat 10 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 miti-
gate as much as possible the suffering of
humanity and in no way better can ne
accomplish this purpose than to see to it
that he, himself, is fortified by the best
known preparation in the strongest pos
Sihle name. and that he exert the in
lnence of his own example upon his fell
lows to the end that they, too. may
share with him immunity from the de-
Structiye influences which seek his ruin.
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