News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
4 TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Eartli-
nunkes FOretellinR Cunning Disns-

ter-HOVV to Meet IL.
The recent mysterious appearances follow
ing sunset and preceding sunrise have a6-
tracted wide attention from students OF the
skies and the people generally. During the
days of recent weeks the sun seems to nave
been obscured by a thin veil of dull Ieaden
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, a dull purple. AT nrsI
it was thought these appearances were OF
binary sunset reflections of Light but IL 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
surrounding stratum of world dust or very
small meteOrs Professor Brooks OF
the Red House Observatory; Phelps,
New York, has turned his tele-
score upon those objects and dlscovered
what he thinks are myriads of telescope
meteOrs. If it is unorganized world dust, or
decomposed vapors as the Democrat ana
Chronicle, of Rochester, n. Y, remarks;
" How is this matter to be disposed Of! wan
it settle and form deposit upon the earth,
or remain partial opaque shell about the
earth to cut off a portion of the sun hgnt
upon it Z"
Whatever the mystery is, there is no deny
ing that some very strange forces are sG
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 oh 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 energy III
the heavenly bodies
These circumstances recall Professor Grim
mer's prophecies that from 1881 to 1887, the
passage 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 less poisonous.
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 1870, when Mars and Saturn
made their passage around the sun
coincldentally, great destruction and NOR
taIity visited all parts of the globe. He also
found the same results i'll previous pereheliOn
passages of the planets, and argues that these
cirt umstanceS always produce epidem1cs and
destructive diseases which will battle the skill
of the most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands, the weak ard intenl-
perate falling first, The Sc whose blood has
been impoverished by excess of work or dissi-
ration next, and only those who are in COM
parative vigOr shall escape to enjoy the era
of renewed activity and prosperity whiC b
will follow the period of destruction
Tnasmuch 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 the farmers will
he 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
viii entirely transform the face of nature
and climate of countries; that the air will lie
so foul with malaria 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 others will
| grow thin and drag out amiserable existence
! in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgia
| body will torment them. They will
easily tire and become Respondent
! A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded
| by chilly sensations while hallucinatious anG
| dread of impending i'll will paralize all effort
| ''The birds i'll the air, the beasts of the fielC
| and even the fish of the sea will become dis
| eased poisoning the air and poisoning tht
waters of the GLOBE We are told on thu
other hand that those who snail pass through
| this period OF trial will have larger enjoy
ment of life and health. The earth viii
! Weld more abuudantly than ever before
! The animal kingdom will be NOR
prolific and life prolonged very ma
| terially. This prolOngation of if
will be owing to the healthy electric ant
magnetic influences that will Fervade the at
mosphere. 1t would perhaps seem that tn
| Trese nt redress OF the sun, and the presenc
of a belt or veil of cosmc matter, justified
in a measure, the Prediction 0
| Professor Grimmer but disturbing as hi
| prediction may be we are told for our com
fort that the strong and pure blooded nee
have little to fear in these calamities, tina
| those who are delicate or indisposed shOul
adoIt means to keep the system well sur
ported AMI the blood pure, and that the mos
! philosophical and effective method of accom-
plishing this is to keep the kidneys and live
in good condition. From the testimonials G
such men as DR.. Dio Lewis and Professor
| A. Gum, NJ. D., Dean of the Unite d State
Medical College, New York, and thousand
of influential non-profeSsional people, it seen
! almost certain that for this purpose there
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system against climatic changes and malarif
| influences and the destructive agencies whlc
seem to be so abundant in these evil days.
1t is not our purpose to dispute the correc
ness of Professor Grimmer's prophecies. A
we have said, the marked disturbances {
the past few years would seem to give
sembance of verification of his theory.
is certain, as above stated, that we are pas
ing through what may be regarded as
crucial period and 1t is the part of the wi:
men not to ignore, but to learn to FORTH
themselves against the possibility I
being overcome by these evils. it is
duty which each man owes to hin
self, and his fellows, to mitigate as much
| possible the suffering of humanity and in 1
way better can he accomplish this purpo
than to see to it that he, himself, is fortitie
bv the best known preparation in the stronl
est possible manner and that he exert the il
! fuence of his own example upon his fellow
to the end that they, too, may share with hi
immunity from the destructive inhuenc,
which seek his ruin.