Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-02
4 TERRIBLE
The Red Sunsets. Cyclones and EartI
auakes FoEet.lli.s Gc.inS. Disas-

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skies and the people generally. During the
DAYS of recent weeks the sun seems to have
teen obecurei by q thin veil of q 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, a dull puri lie. at first
it was thought these appearances were or
binary sunset reflections of Eght. but it is
now pretty certain that they are either the
misty substance of the tail of some un>. en-
comet. in which the earth is envelope 81, or a
surrounding stratum of world dust or very
sman meteors. Professor Brooks, OF
the Red House observatory, Phelps
New York, has turn his tele-
scofe uTon those objects and discovered
what he thinks are myriads of telescope
meteors. If it is unorganized world dust, Or
decomposed vapors, as the Democrat and
Chronicle. of Rochester, n. y, remarks:
GLOW is h 5 matter to be dispose of. Will
it settle all form a DEPOSIT upon the earth,
or remcil q IaIti / Opaque shell about the
earth to ent OF a portion Of the suns light
upon it -
Whatever the mystery is, there is no deny
ing that some very strange forces are at
work in the upper airs. tn ter ib.e lorna
does and cyclones which have swept our own
country, and the fearful volcanoes and earth
uuakes which have destroyed so many cities
and thousands Of ~peopie-the tidal waves
VIII oh mysteriously rise and fall on coasts
DltnpTGO u1tCAcu DS ITeIUcuuOuS
activity which is evident in the sun by the
constant revelation Of enormous spots upon
its surface-a!l in1.cate unusual energy in
the heavenly bodies.
These circumstances recall Professor Grim
mcr's prophecies, that from ISL to 1887, the
passage Of the five great planets-Mars. Nep-
tune, Jupiter, tranuS and mar
the sun would produce strange and wonder
full phenomena. He says: 1.-The waters OF
the earth will become more Or e IS poisonous.
The air will b. foul with noi,ome odors.
Ancient races will disapI ear from the earth"
He attempts to prove his prophecy 10y the
fact that in 114U. when Mars and Saturn
made their passage around the sun
coincidentally. great destruction and NOR
| tally visited all arts Of the globe. He also
| found the same results in previous Eerehelion
passages Of the planets, and argue that these
cirt umstances always produce epidenllcS and
destructive diseases which will battle the skill
of the most eminent physicians; that the poor
will die by thousands, the weak ard intem-
| perate falling first, tn Sc whose blood has
! been Impoverished by ex'e>sof work or dissi-
ration next, and only those who are in com
p~arative vigor shall es ape to en- ..oy the era
of renewed activity, and prosperity viii h
will follow the Ieriod of destruction.
Inasmuch as the entire world seems sub i;ect
to the sway of the heavenly bodies no part of
the earth, he thinks, can escape scourging.
He even predicts hat America will lose over
ten mill ms of people; that the farmers will
be stricken with fear and cease to till the soil
that famine will make human misery more
wretched. That hundreds will fee to
overcrowed cities for aid IN vain.
That sudden changes in OCEAN cur
rents, temperature and surroundings
will entirely transform the face of nature
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 will
grow thin and drag out a Neutrality-suspicious.
in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgia
BODY will torment them. They viii
easily tire and become Respondent,
A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded
by chilly sensations while Authorizations and
dread of impending i'll will paralize all effort
"The birds in the air. the beasts of the fielc
eased, poisoning the air and poisoning the
waters of the globe" We are told on thu
other hand that those who snail pass through
this period OF trial will have larger en- joy
ment Of life and health. The earth will
yield more abundantly than ever before
prolific and life prolonged very ma
terially. This .~prolongation Of lit
will be owing to the healthy electric ant
magnetic influences that will Iervade the at
mosphere. 1t would perhaps seem that til,
present redress of the sun, and the presenc
of a belt or veil of cosmic matter, justified
in q measure, the PREDICTION O
Professor Grimmer, but disturbing as hi
prediction may be we are told for our com
tort that the strong and pure blOoded nee'
have little to fear in these calamities, tina
those who are delicate or indisposed shoul
adol t means to keep the system well SUP
ported AMI the blood pure. and that the mos
nhi1OcoDhica1 ar1 offootiyo p,ofhn6 of occC,
plishing thisi is to keep the kidneys and live
in good condition. From the testimonials G
such men as DIR. Dio Levi and Professor L
A. Gum, NJ. D.. Dean of the United State
Medical College, New York, and THOUSAND
OF influential non-professional people, it seen
almost certain that for this purpose there
no preparation known to science equal t
Warmers Safe Cure, better known {
Warne. S Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. TIL
medicine has acquired the finest reputation
any preparation that was ever put upon tt
market. 1t is a radical blood purifier, viii,
soothes and heals all 2fiamed organ
, strengthens the nervous system, washes q,
all evidences of decay, regulates digestiol
prevents malassimilation of food in a ph
osoTblcal and rational manner, fOr;itfes I'll
system against climatic changes and malari
Influences and the destructive agencies whlc
seem to BE- SO abundant in these "e1l days.
1t is not our purpose to dispute the correc
ness of Professor Grimmer's prophecies. a
: we nave said, the marked disturbances {
the past few years would seem to give
semb.ance of verification Of his theory.
| is certain. As above stated, that we are pas
ing through what may be regarded as
crucial period and it is the part of the Wi!
men not to ignore, but to learn to FORTH
themselves against the possibility
being overcome by these evils. 1t is
{ duty which each man owes to hIr
self, and his fellows, to mitigate as much
possible the suffering of humanity and in
l way better can he accomplish this purpo
than to see to it that he. himse is fortif'
. by the best known pre-. aration in the stron
est possible manner and that he exert the i
: fuence of his own example upon his fello,
! to the end that they. too, may share with hi
:, Immunity from tie destructive inhuenc
i which seek his ruin.
: AHEAD.-A half breed with thr
: squaws, all heavily laden with ski
y complacently permitted his eldest squa
r to go ahead and test the ice as be W
about to cross the Missouri near Ma
dan. She broke through repeated
" and had to e1tricate herself as best s.