The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-04
A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.
Tho Red sunsets, Cyclones and Earth.
anakes LosetSilins NeminE, Disas-


skies and the people generally During the |
days of recent weeks the sun seems g. have |
heen obscured by thin veil OF dull leaden |
hue which, as the sun rccCded toward the |
horizon, became more luminous then yellow, |
then orange. then red; and, as night settled |
down upon the earth, dull purple. AT first |
1t was thought these appearances We're 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 enveloI el, or n
surrounding stratum of world dust or very
small meteors. Professor BROOKS, Of
the Red House Observatory, Phelps,
New York, has turn d his tee-
score upon those objects and discovered
what he thinks are myrads of telescope
meteors If it is unorl aui2ed world dust, or
dccomposed vanors, as the Democrat aud
Chronicle, of Rochester n. Y, remarks
" How is this matter TO be dispose of VIII
1t settle and form deposit upon the earth,
or remain q partial opaque shell about the
earth to cut oil portion of the suns light
upon it I"
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 AMI cyclones which have swept our own
country, and the fearful volcanoes and earth
quaSes which have destroyed so many cities
and thousands of people-the tidal waves
WI Gil lily sltilOlSlf llse anu IAN til CouStS
hi herto unveXed by them-the tremendous
activity which is evident in the sun by the
constant revelation OF enormous SOS upon
it surface-al indicate unusual emery in
the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor Grim.
mers prophecies, that from 1881 to 1851, the
Iassage OF the five great planets-Mars, Nep-
tune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn around
the sun would pro luce strange and wonJsr-
full phenomena. He says: "1he wa ers Of
the earth will become more or $ poisonous.
The air will BE- foul with moi oIne odors.
Ancient races will disappear from tie earth"
He attempts to prove his prophecy by the
fact that in lilo. when Mars and saturn
made their passage around the sun
coincidentally, great destruction and NOR
tality visited all arts of the globe. He also
found the same results in previous perehelion
passages of the planets, and argue that these
cir umstances always produc4 epidemics and
destructive diseases which will bo re the skill
of the most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands, the weak ard intem-
| perate falling first, til Sc whose blood has
been impoverished by excess of work or dissi-
| Iation next, and only those who are in com.
par ative vigor shall es ape to en- oy tie era
| of renewed activity and prosperity viii b
will follow the reriod Of destIuct on
Inesmuch as the entire word seems subject
| to the sway of the heavenly bodies no part of
the eaith no thinks, can escape scourging.
| He even predicts thai America will lose over
ten mill ms of people; that the farmers VII
| be stricken with fear and cease to till the soil;
that famine will make human misery more
| wretchel That hundreds will fee to
overcrowed cities for aid In vain,
That sudden changes in ccoan cur
rents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform the face Of nature
| and climate of coun. ries that the air will Ia
| fpul with 'ayia or,I ftb op
that those who survive will be troubled with
disorders of the digestive organs. hat II any
| who escape other ills will bloat with droDsy
and suddenly rass away, while others viii
grow thin and drag out a miserable existence
in indescribable agony for weeks. Neura gic
pains in oiderent parts of the
body will torment, then. They will
A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded
by chilly sensations while hallucinatous and
dread of impending i'll will paralize a i effort,
"1he birds in the air, the beasts of the field
and even the fish OF the sea will become dis
eased, poisoning the ar and poisoning he
waters of the globe" We are tod on the
other hand that those who snail rass through
ment of life and health. The earth viii
yield more abundagtly than ever before.
The animal kingdom will be more
prolific and life prolonged very ma
terially. This prolongation of life
will be ewing to the healthy electric and
magnetic influences that VIII rervade the az
mosphere. 1t would Perhaps seem thai the
pre- ent redress Of the sun, and the preenco
of bet or veil Of cosmc matter. justified,
in measure, the PREDICTION OF
Professor Grimmer, but disturbing as his
prediction may be we are told for our COM
tort that the strong aud pure blooded need
have little to fear in these calamities, tia
those who are delicate OF indisposei shout
adolf means to keep the system well sup
ported AMI the blood pure, and that the most
philosophical and effective method OF accom-.
plishlng this is to keep the kidneys and liver
in good condition. From the testimonials OF
such men as DR.. do Lewis and Professor r.
A. Gum, NJ. D., Dean of the United States
Medical College, New York, and Thousands
Of influential non-professiona PEOPLE, it seem:
almost certain that for this purpose there i:
no preparation known to science equal t.
Warmers Safe Cure better known a!
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medlc.ne has acquired the finest reputation Of
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market 1t is q rad cal blood purifier which
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strengthens the nervous system, washes GU
all evidences of decay, regu' a es digestion
prevents malassimila ion of food in a phil
, osonhlcal and rational manner. forifes tht
system agai st climatic changes ana ma ara
Influences and the DESTRUCTIVE agencies whicl
seem to BE- so abundant in these Evil days
1t is not our purpose to dispute the correct
cess Of Professor Grimmer's prophecies. A
we have said, the marked disturbances o
the past few years would seem to give
:emblance of verifcation of his theory. |
is certain, as above stated, that we are pass
ing through what may be regarded as
crucial period and it i the Part of the wis
J mon not to ignore, but to learn to fortif
, themselves against the possibility {
being overcome by these evils 1t is
, duty which each man oweI to hin
elf, and his fellows, to mitigate as much q
possible the suffering of humanity and i'll r
) way better can he accomplish this purpos
han to see to it that he, himself, is fortfe
. by the best known pre- aration in the strong
: est possible manner and That he exert the il
huence of his own example uron his fellow
Y to the end that they too, may share with hil
>, immunity from tie destructive influence
which seek his ruin.