The Dawson journal., 1884-01-10
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earths
quakes Forgetting Coming, Disas-

QudACS EOretetlnA OOhAnH UlSdho
ter-HOw 20 Meet II.
The recent mysterious appearances follow
ing sunset and preceding sunrise have at
tracted 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
horizon, became more luminous then yellow,
then orange, then red; and, as night settled
down upon the earth, dull purple At first
it was thought these appearances were or
dnary sunset reflections of light, but it is
now pretty certain that they are either the
misty substance of the tail of some uns ,en
comet, i'll which the earth is enveloIei, or
surrounding stratum of world dust or very
small meteors. Professor Brooks, OF
the Red House Observatory, Phelps,
New York, has turned his tele-
SCOPE upon those objects and discovered
what he thinks are myriads of telescope
meteOrs. If it is unorgRnized World dust, or
decomposed vapors, as the Democrat and
Chronicle, of Rochester, N. Y, remarks:
How is this matter to be dispose of! Will
it settle and form deposit upon the earth,
or remain partial opaque shell about the
earth to cut off portion of the suns light
upon it f'
Whatever the mystery is there is no deny
ing that some very strange forces are at
work in the upper airs. The terrible lorna
does 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
VIII ch 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 indicate unusual eneref in
the heavenly bodies
These circumstances recall Professor Grim
mer's prophecies, that from 1881 to 1887, the
rass age of the five great planets-Mars. Nep-
tune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn around
the sun would produce strange and wonder
full phenomena. He SAYS: 1.-THE waters of
the earth will become more or 10 IS poisUnotisr
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 1120, when Mars and Saturn
made their passage around the sun
colncidentally, great destruction and NOR
tality visited all arts of the globe. He also
found the same results In previous perehelioh
passages of the planets, and argues that these
Giro umstances always produce epidemics and
destructive diseases which will battle the skill
of the most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands, the weak ard intem-
perate falling first, these whose blood has
been impoverished by excess of work or dissi-
ration next, and only those who are in COM
parative vigor shall es ape to enjoy tie era
VI lCICnGh aNtiNlb1 prosperity Wul II
will follow tue period of destruct on.
Inasmuch as the entire world seems sub ect
to the sway of the heavenly bodies no part of
the earth, he thinks, can escape scourginp.
He even predicts that America will lose over
ten millions of people; that the 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
overcrowed cities for aid In vain
That sudden changes in ocean cur
rents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform the face of nature
and climate of countries; that the air will he
so foul with malaria and other noxiotls 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 others viii
grow thin and drag out miserable existence
in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgia
pains in different parts of the
body will torment them. They will
easily tire and become despondent
A faint hot feeling will be succeeded
by chilly sensations while hallucinations and
dread of impending i'll will paralze all effort
''The birds in the air, the beasts of the field
and even the fish of the sea will become dis
eased, poisoning the air and poisoning the
waters of the globe" We are told on the
other hand that those who snail pass throuoh
this period of trial will have larger enioy-
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 ma
terlally. This prolongation of life
will be owing to the healthy electric and
magnetic influences that will pervade the at
mosphere. 1t would Perhaps seem that the
present redress of the sun, and the presence
of belt or veil of cosnic matter. justified,
IN measure, the PREDICTION of
Professor Grimmer, but disturbing a; his
prediction may be we are told for our COM
fort that the strong and pure blooded need
have little to fear in these calamities. tina
those who are delicate or indiSposed shout
adopt means to keep the system well sllp-
ported and the blood pure. and that the most
philosophical and effective method of accom-
plishing this is to keep the kidneys and liver
IN good condition From the testimonials of
such men as DR. Dio Lewis and Professor r
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
Warnel s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure This
medicine has acquired the finest reputation of
any preparation that was ever put upon the
market. 1t 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 pbil-
osopbical and rational manner, for; ifies the
system against climatic 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 correct
uess of Professor Grimmers prophecies. As
we have said, the marked disturbances of
the past few years would seem to give
,emblance of verifcation of his theory. 1t
is certain, as above stated that we are pass
ing through what may be regarded as a
crucial period and it is the part of the wise
men not to ignore but to learn to fortify
themselves against the possibility of
being overcome by these evils. 1t is
duty which each man owes to him
self 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 pre- aration in the stroug-
est possible manner and that he exert the in
6uence of his own example upon his fellows
to the end that they, too, may share with him
immunity from the destructive influences
which seek his ruin.