The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-03-01
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
me Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earth
Quakes Foretelling Coming Dis
aster-How to Meet It.

the skies and the people generally. During
the days Of recent weeks the sun seems tc
have been obscured by thin veil of dull
leade us 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, q dull
purple. At first 1t 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 q surrounding stratum of world dust or
very small meteors. Professor Brooks, CT
the Red House Observatory, Phelps, N.
Y, has turned his telescope upon these OBJ
jects and discovered what lie thinks are
myriads of telescope meteors. II 1t is
unorganized world dust, or decomposed
vapors, as the Democrat and Chronicle, of
Rochester, N. Y, remarks: Show is this
matter to be disposed of? Will it settle
and form deposit upon the earth, or re-
main partial opaque shell about the earth
to cut OF q portion of the SUMS light upon
it 20
Whatever the mystery is, there is 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--al in
dictate unusual energy in the heavenly
bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor
Grimmer's prophecies that from 1881 to
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-
como 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 1720, when Mars and Saturn 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
baffle the skin 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
vtgor shall escape to enjoy the era of re-
newed activity and prosperity which will
follow the period Of destruction
Inasmuch as the entire world seems sub
5ect 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 hum
dreds WIN fee to overcrowded cities for
aid in vain. That sudden changes in ocean
currents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform the 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 sud
denly pass away, while others will grow
thin and drag out a miserable existence in
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,
and even the fish Of the sea will become
poisoning the waters Of the globe"
We are told on the other hand
that those who shall pass through
this period Of trial will have larger enjoy
ment Of life and health. The earth win
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 q belt
or veil of cosmic matter, justified, in q
measure, the prediction of Professor Grim
mer, but disturbing as his prediction
may be we are tod for our COM
fort that the strong and pure blood
cd need have little to fear In these ca
lsmities, that those who are delicate or in
disposed should adopt means to keep the
system well supported and the blood pure
and that the most philosophical and effect
i've method of accomplishing this is to
keep the kidneys aud liver in good condi-
ton From the testimonials of such men
as DR.. Dio Lewis and Professor r. A.
Gum, NJ. 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
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equal to Warmers Safe Cure, better
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that vas ever put upon the market. It Is
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nervous system. washes out all evidences
Of decay, regulates digestion, prevents
malassimilation of food in philosophical
and rational manner, fortifies the system
against climatic changes and malarial in
duences and the destructive agencies
which seem to be so abundant In these
" evil days"
It q nct 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 of verification Of
hiSthe6ry. 1t is certain, as above stated,
thet we are passing through what may be
reg4rded ~ . crucial period and IL
Is the partof wise men not to ignore, but to
learn to fortify themselves against the
possibility of being overcome by these
evils It is . duty which each man owes to
himself and his fellows, 10 mitigate as
much as possible the suffering of humanity
ana 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.
tion in the strongest possible manner and
that hi exert tie influence of his own ex-
anpls. upon mis- fellows to the end that
they, too, nay share with him immunity