Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-01-04
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
The Red Sunsets, Cyclones and Earth
quRkos Foretelling Coming Oisas-

Inc Hed Snnsctst cyclones and Earth
"@A te ToTmfss1i'n nS Ni S@flnE r.. Di-"s-
The recent mysterious appear ances 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 a thin veil of n 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
binary 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, in which the earth is enveloEei, or a
surrounding stratum of world dust of 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 II 1t is tinore anized world dust, or
decomposed vapors, as the Democrat and
Chronicle, of Rochester, n. Y, remarks:
How is this matter to be disposed Of! Win
it settle and form a deposit upon the earth,
or remain partial Opaque shell about the
earth to cut off portion Of the suns light
upon it Z"
Whatever the mystery is, there Is no deny
ing that some very strange forces are at
work in the upper airs. lie terrible torna-
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 peopls-the tidal waves
VIII CHI mysteriously rise and fall on coasts
hitherto unveXed by them-the tremendous
activity which is evident in the sun bv the
constant revelation of enormous spots upon
it surface-al indicate unusual energy in
the heavenly bodies
IA ~ n -
mers prophecies, that from 1881 20 1887, the
passage of the five gTtat planets Mars, Nep-
tune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn-around
the sun would proiuce 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 noisolne odors,
Ancient races will disappear from the earthn
He attempts to prove his prophecy by the
fact that in 1920, when Mars and Saturtt
made their passage around the sun
coincidentdly, great destruction and NOR
tality visited all PARTS of the globe. He also
found the same results in previous perehelion
passages of the planets, and argues that these
| cir, umstances always produce epidemcs and
destructive diseases which will battle the skill
of the most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands the weak and Intent
perate falling first. thu Sc whose blood has
been impoverished by excess of work or dissi-
! aIlOn HeAU, anu Only UllOSS VINO are IN COM
parative vigor shall escape to enjoy the era
of renewed activity and prosperity viii h
will follow the period of destruction.
InaEmuCh as the entire world seems sub;ect
to the sway of the heavenly bodies no part of
the earth, he thinks, can escape scoIroino
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
| Npra haI n
overcrowed cities for aid in vain,
That Sudden changes in OCEAN CIR
rents, temperature and SURROUNDINGS
will. entirely transform the face of natnTa
and climate of countries; that the air will he
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 viii
grow thin and drag out miserable existence
in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuraipic
pains in different parts of tie
body will torment them. They will
easily tire and become despondent'
A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded
by chilly sensations while Authorizations and
dread of impending i'll will paralize a j effort,
1.-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 he
waters of the globe" We are told on the
other hand that those who shall pass through
this period of trial will have faryer on ioy-
ment of life and health. The earth will
yield more abuudantly than ever before
The animal kingdom will be more
prolific and life prolonged very ma
teraily 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 cosmic matter, justified
in measure, the Prediction of
Professor Grimmer, but disturbing as his
prediction may be we are told for our COM
fort that the strong and pure blooded need
have little to fear in these caamities, tina
those who are delicate or indisposed shout
adopt means to keep the system well SUD-
ported and the blood pure, and that the most
Philosophical and effective method of accom-
plshing 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. 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 there is
no preparation known to science equal to
Warmers Safe Cure better known as
Warner 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 radical blood purifier, which
soothes and heals all infamed organs
strengthens the nervous system, washes out
all evidences of decay, regulates digestion,
prevents malassimilation of food in a phil.
osophlcal and rational manner. fortifes the
system against climatic changes ana malaria
influences and the destructive agencies which
seem to be so abundant in these " evil days.
1t is not our purpose to dispute the correct
ness of Professor Grimmer's prophecies. A.
we have said, the marked disturbances O
the past few years would seem to give
semblance of verificaton of his theory. L
is certain, as above stated, that we are pass
ing through what may be regarded as
crucial period and it is the part of the wis
men not to ignore, but to learn to fortifN
themselves against the possibility o
being overcome by these evils. 1t is
duty which each man oweI to him
self, and his fellows, to mitigate as much a
possible the suffering of humanity and in NJ
way better can he accomplish this purpos
than to see to it that he, himself, is fortified
by the best known preparation i'll the strong
est possible manner and that he exert the in
fluence of his own example upon his fellow
to the end that they, too, may share with hin
immunity from tie destructive influence
which seek his ruin.
Professor Bell, the electrician, say
that there are more than 100000 tele
phones in use in the United States
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