The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-01-09
re-ribls Prophecy.

Tic recent mysterious appearances follow
Ing sunset and preceding sunrise have at
tTaoicd wide aiientiou from students Of The
skies and the people generally. During the
days Of recent vGeks the sun seems to have
been ohScuTcd by thin veil Of a dull leadeu
irc which, as the sun receded toward the
horizon, became more luminous, then yellow,
then orange, then red; and, as night settled
down upon ibs earth, dull purple. At first
i was though, these appearance were ordinary
sunset reflections Of light but it is now pretty
certain that tley are either the misty sub
stance Of Tic tail OF some unseen comet, n
which The Garth is envelopei, or a surround
ne stratum q world dust OF very small
uoicors. Professor Brooks, OF the Red House
Observatory, Phelps, New York, has iurned
ms telescope uPln these objects and dis
covered what he thinks are myriads Of tele-
soopic meteors. II II is unorsznized world
dust, OF deoomposied vapors, IS the Dcuss7H
and Ct11Eia'e Of Rochester, New York, re-
marks How i this matter to lie disposed
OF VII ]. settle and form . deposit upon
the earth, or remain . partial opaque shell
about The earth io Gu of portion Of the sun s
light upoa it?''
Whatever the ysiery Is, there is no deny
iu- thai ihorc are some very strange forces II
" AT wye airs AN sGAAAA4E sl4AAa-
docs and cyclones which have swept over
America, and tie fearful volcanoes and earth
1uakes which have DESTROYED So many cities
and thousands Of IeoYle the tidal waves which
mystcEi1asly Fise and fall on coasts hitherto
uuyczci by .heu, the tremendous activity
which Is cvideu, IN the sun BY the constant
revelation OF enormous spots upon It's surface,
all indicate guusul energy n the heavenly
bodies
These Circumstances recall Professor Grim
us-'s r-oplecies that from ISL 70 1857, The
passage Of the i've Sres; planeis-Mars, Nep-
;uuC. Jupiter, UTaaus and Saium-arouni the
sun would proluce strange and wonderful
phca5;lena. lie says "The waters Of The
ca-.l viii become more CT less poisonous
The siT VIII be foul with nnisoIue odurs. An
cic1t races viii disappear from the earth. -
lie attempts TO Prove his prophecy by The
fac; thsi - I5z1. when Mars and Saturn made
1 their passage around Tic sun eoincdentzlly,
I crcai destruction and mortality visited al
/ paris Of the globe he also fcHnd the SAINT
results IL previous perihcliun passages Of ihs
Z planets, and argues that these circumstance:
I always produce spideEics and destructive
/ diseases which will baffia the skill Of iht
! most eminent Qhyficians; that tie poor vii
! die ty thousands. tie weak aid infemperais
I falling first, those whose blood has been IN.
pCvsrlshc3 by EXCESS C.! work or dissipation
mex, and only those who are ii comparaiiv,
visa- shall escape to enjoy the "a Of renewet
4 activity and prosperity which wal follow thi
! period Of destruction.
! l-asuuch IS The estire world seems subiec
I 90 the sway Of the heavenly bodies. No par: O
! de Garth. be thinks, caE escape scourEinc
| lie even Ts-edlcis that America viii lose owe.
ten uilliuHs Of people; that farmers viii b
I stricken with fear and cease 70 oil the soil
| TIA: famine viii make human misery mon
| wretcLe5- That hundreds viii fee 70 over.
/ cr0wei cities for aideiu vain. That suddei
| changes II ocean ouneais, ieiupeFsture al,
surroundings vii entirely transform the fac
I q lzlura and Al climate q counties: thu
l lie uir VIII be 50 foul with malaria and othe
/ a1Zi1us gases, that those who iurvive will b.
trc-b.ei with disorders Of she digestive organs
! hat many who escape Other ills will bloa
] with drupsy and suddenly pass away. whit
/ others VIII grow Il N and drag ont . misera.
! BE existence IN inCescribabls agony FOR weeks
NeuralEic pains II different paris q TIE bod
] VIII torment them They viii easily tire al
/ become dGsp1ndent. 4 faint, hot feeling vii
be succeeded by Chilly sensation, while bal.
! iucinatiuls aDi drtsd Of impending III vii
/ paralYas al EFFORT. The birds IN the air
I The beasts Of the hsld and even the fish Of the
sea vii become diseased, poisoning the al
/ and pois0uins the waters Of the globe w
are told o. tie other hand that those who shsl
] pass through this PERIOD Of trial viii hav,
larger sIjoyE1e-i oil and health The carl
I viii yield rnore abuBiEuily than ever before
] TIE animal kingdom viii &c morr prolific ar
] iife prolonged materially. This prolonEztiol
/ Of life VIII bo OWN; 70 the healthy electri
/ and magnetic iufueuosS thai viii psrvsde ID,
atmosphere Il would perhaps seen that ihs
/ present Tedness q tie sun, and The prese1ol
I q heis OF rcil Of clsnic matter, justified. II
I measure, ibe prediction Of Professor Grim
mer.-SIa JOSE Ne1zgV.