River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-20
a TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones ana Earth.
quakes Foretelling Coming Disas
ter--How TO Meet IL.

| nave AltfdClSd Wlu6 AVt6HltOA lTOL1 STU
dents Of the skies and the people gener-
! ally. During the days OK recent weeks
| the sun seems to have been obsclred by
thin veil OF dull leadeh hue which,
as the sun receded toward the horizon,
became more luminous, then yellow.
then orange, then red; and. DIS night set
| tied down upon the earth, dull pur-
| pie. Al first il was thought these appear
ances were ordinary 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 enveloped, or surround
ing stratum of world dust or very small
meteros. Professor Brooks, OF the Red
House Observatory, Phelps, N. Y, has
turned his telescope upon these objects
and discovered what he thinks are myr-
lads of telescope meteors. If 1t is unor-
gaEized world dust, or decomposed va
| pnrs, as the Democrat and Chronicle of
Rochester, n. Y, remarks: How is this
matter to be disposed of win it settle
| and form deposit upon the earth, or re-
main partial opaque shell about the
ealth TO cut OF portion ofthe SUMS 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 the fearful
volcanoes and earthquakes which have
destroyed 80 many cities and thousands
of people-the tidal waves which mys-
teriousv rise and fall on coasts hitherto
unvexed by them-the tremendous actiY-
ty which is evident in the sun by the
constant revelation of enormous spots
upon its surface-all indicate unusual en-
eruv in tha haayenlV bodies
These circumstances recall Professor
Grimmer's prophecies that from 1881 to
1897. the passage of the FIVE great PLAN
ets-Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus,
and Saturn-around tho sun wonld pro-
duce strange and wonderful phenomena.
He says The waters of the earth will be-
come more or less poisonous. The air
will be foul with noisoine odorS. Ancient
races will disappear from the earth" lie
attempts to prove his prophecy
by the fact that in 1920, 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
previous perehelion passages ofthe plan
cts, and argues that these circumstances
always produce epidemics and destruc-
tive diseases which will battle the skill
of the most en- inent physicians; 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 oirenewed acttv-
| ity and prosperity which will follow the
| period of destruction.
Inasmuch rs the entire world seems
subject to the sway of the heavenly bod
e no arth no
escape scourging. He even predicts that
| america will lose over ten millions ofpeo-
pie; that farmers will be stricken with
| lear and cease to till the soil; that famine
| will make human misery more wretched.
| That hundreds VIII flee to OvercroWded
| cities for aid in vain. Thatsudden changes
| in ocean currents, temperature and sur
roundiugs will entirely transform The face
| OF nature and climate of countries;
| that the air will be so foul With malaria
| and other obnoxious gases that those who
survive will be troubled with disorders of
| the digestive organs. That many who es-
| cape other ills will blOat with dropsy ana
suddenly pass away, while others VIII
grow thin and drag out miserable exis-
| tence in indescrihable agony for weeks
| Neuraloic pains in different parts of the
| body will torment them. They will cas-
| ily tire and become respondent. A faint,
| hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly
| sensations while hallucinationsa and dread
| of impending ill will paralyz1 all effort.
| THE birds in the air, the beasts OF the
| field, aud even the fish Of the sea
| will become diseased, poisoning the
sir and poisoning the waters ofthe globe"
| We are told on the othe. hand that
those wFo shall pass through this period
of trial will have larger enjoyment OF
| life and health. The earth Will yield
more abundantly than ever before. Inc
\ animal kingdom will be more prolhc
and life prolonged very materially.
| This prolongation oflife will be owing to
| the healthy electric and magnetic lnttu-
ences that will pervade the atmosphere.
| 1t would perhaps seem that the present
| redness of the sun, and the presence oil
| q belt or veil of cosmic matter, justified,
| in q measure, the prediction OK Profess
| or Grimner, but disturbing as his pre-
| diction may be we are told for our com.
| fort that the strong and pure blooded
| need have little to fear in these calaml-
! ties, that thoae who are delicate or IN
disposed should adopt means to Ike ep
| the system well 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 aud Profess
or r. A. Gum. NJ. D. Dean of the
| United States Medical college, New York,
| and thousands of influential non profess
| sional people, it seems almost certain
| that for this purpose there is no prepar-
alton known to science equal to Warner s
| Safe Cure, better known IS Warmers
| Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. This med
| icine Las acquired the finest reputation
| of any preparation that was ever put
| upon the market. 1t is q radical blood
| purifier, which soothes and heals all in
| famed organs, strengthens the nervous
| system, washes ont all evidences of de-
cay, regulates digestion, prevents malas.
sanitation of food in philosophical and
| rational manner, fortifes the system
against climatic changes and malarial in
| fuences and the destructive agencies
| which seem 70 be so abundant in these
| "evl days"
| 1t is not our purpose to dispute the cor
| rectness oil Professor Grimmer's proph-
| ecies. As we have said the marked dis
| turbances of the past few years would
| seem 10 give a semblance Of verifcation
| 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,
| but to learn to fortify themselves against
| the possibility of bein0 overcome by
these evils. 1t is 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 he
accomplish this purpose than to see to it,
| that he, himself, is fortified by the best
known preparation III the strongest pos
sble manner and that he exert the in
| fluence of his own example upon his fell
lows to the end that they too, may share
with him immunity from the destructive