The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-09-25
WIGGLTs EARTHQUAKE

That Prof Wiggins il crank, and
should be locked up in AZ insane asy-
iam, % sensible person will deny.
HIS predictions arc as unreliable as
tbs wind, and aFe only calculated 10
frigaien the weak minded who believe
almost every eoek-aad-bulI story they
happen to see in print. Some years
ago ibe minds Of the eEednloas and
ignorant classes were worked ap 10 a
state Of great excitement by the pre-
dfetiens Of Prof. Tee that the county
would be totally engulfed aad de-.
strogea by . tidal save, WHICH proved
to DO nothing more than hBge hoax.
Again, 70 prove the absardity of
these predictions, NC might mention
the off repeated prophecy of Mother
Shifton, with which every seAool-boy
II familiar, and which every few years
bobs up to suit the occasion aud strike
CONSERVATION 10 The minds o. the too
easily gnlled people. This propbesy
Of Wiggins might be stuffed dowathe
throat Of some, if il came from a re-
spobslble source, but coming, as II
does, from one who il universally de-
eiaEed nothing bot scientific crank
aud sgitaIor, naturally falls 10 The
ground withsut force Or effect, and
Miggins' absurd and ridiculous earth
quake predictions, which We pint else-
where in to-days Eeao merely 10 sllow
the people thai oil the fools are not
yet dead, will serve only 10 frighten
the ignorant and supersti.ious, as no
sane person will ellow himself to be
disturbed for moment By the idle
vaporiags Of Wiggins and bus earth.
quake prophehieg.
The Pieayaae, speaking Of Wiggips
and his earthquake matinee, which be
has fixed for the goth inst, GAYS !:
"Bat Virgins has no title to the role
Of prophet, and no commission to de-
noance Divine wrath upon bis fellow
men. lie is not person Of venerable
snien, heroic righteousness Of life, Of
profound wisdom. lie is not even 4
man Of great learning and scientific
knowledge, bnt mere jack-ip-the-box.
a cheap scientist, q fellow wbo iaggles
with . thinbie-rig game, il which the |
shief factor Is q new, black and inyisi,
he moon which be alone has diseoy-
rod, and which no other person has
'Fer suspected. II is this black moon
which d 70 do The dreadful business,
statement which stamps Virgins d
pompous eharlatan and a profound
ambug. That II all Virgins proph-
ey calls for"
While Nc do not look upon these
uDLerranean disturbances As impos.
iDle, We are not prepared 10 believe
Int Ar. Wiggins Il " far advanced
y scientific researcher III ID b able
Y discover n Invisible moon. sOh.
uo, Wlggias nv use usea;oaaod
glasses and 10 always enthe iookous
for someshiag aew, aaa II there VA
sacb thing y an Invisible moon laying |
around loose, We aFe certain the aver.
age newspaper reporter, long before
this, wonid have hustled II out of its
obaeuritg AID showed III invisibIesbip /
vi ~ NE eager gaze 81 tie world,
NJ noshiag can 81 hid nov days from
NE lgnxed eyed reporter. M, hot
even Invisible moons 81 TIE shortage |
u bank presidents accounts. 81 shal
iagiaible moon gag, Wlggias, i too
thiHs NE entirely ~ thin Nov II
" had said III lad discovered the
AeeEes 2a perpetual motion solne cred
pee might have been given II hls
iEatenaeh