The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-30

termines Success or Failure In Life.
Especial Correspondence-l
BROOKLYN, Oct. 25--Some people be-
lieve everything that is told them, and
more people believe nothing. The first
state is more desirable than the last be-
cause there is nothing SO destructive to
happiness and usefulness as a chronic
negative condition. Then there is an in
termediate class, which accepts the re-
suits of the five external senses and re-
jects everything which cannot be accu-
rately weighed and measured These are
the most difficult people to help or con-
vince. as they snap their fingers and
shrug their shoulders at every PROPOSE
ton which does not rest on a solid ma
teriaI foundation. The credulous man
listens and mods assent to all the Won
derful stories of astronomers and astrol-
ogers. The incredulous man admits per-
haps that these fellows who spend their
time foo1ing about among the stars may
have found out something, but too little
to make any practical use of. They ao-
cept the telegraph and the telephone and
all the other marvels of science as mat
ters of course, admitting by so doing
that everything tangible has an intan-
gible foundation and everything that
we see Is dependent upon what we do
not see.
Four Elementary Principles.
When we come to the consultations
of the zodiac and their influence upon
human life, we are met at once with
great distrust and great interest. Even
the most unbelieving are compelled to
accept, after comparing the character
istics Of their 81 as with their own tai
ents virtues anu failings, that there is
a remarkable agreement, and if they are
Intellectually honest they Will not at
tribute it to coincidence or happen
chance -
1t certainly cannot be difficult even
for the unimaginative reader to picture
a nature made up of fire and water In
deed it is most likely that the thought
of all who peruse these lines will i1nme-
diately turn to certain friends or ac-
quaintances who will so entirely fill the
bill in these respects that they will ex-
claim, ssOh, I am sure so and so must
have been born on the fire and water
cusp, for nothing else viii explain the
heat and the cold. the hiss steam and
splutter of this strange lifel'' If our
friends Will pursue this most fascinat-
ing and instructive study still further,
they viii find everything to delight and
nothing to repel them
Signs of the Zodiac.
The zodiac is a belt extending around
the sidereal heavens, composed of 2
consultations or signs. More strictly
speaking, they may be called IL spaces,
into which the sun enters at regular in
tervals during the 800 days, comprising
one year These signs are called aries,
the ram; taurus, the bull; capricOrnuss
the unicorn; gemini, the twins; can
Ger, the crab; leo, the lion; virgo, the
virgin; libra, the scales; scorpio, the
scorpion; sagittarius, the archer; aqua
RUS, the water bearer, and pisces, the
fishes. These 10 signs are divided into
what are called triplicities-the fire
triplicity, the air triplicity, the earth
and water triplicities. Aries, leo and
sagittarius belong to the fire domain;
ge1nini, libra and aquarius to the air;
taurus, virgo and capricorn to the earth,
and cancer, scOrpiO and pisces to the
watery domai1.
Tt is well for the student on the sci
ence Of this zodiac to first compare the
characteristics Of those he knows best
and is especially interested in with the
nature of the elements he belongs to.
As has been previously stated, aries, leo
and sagittarius compose the domain of
fire The sun enters aries March 20 and
leaves II april ~ Inc sun enters leo
July p and leaves that constellation
Aug. p. He enters sagittarius Nov. 20
and departs Dec. 81. Those born under
either of these signs are children of the
fire and are as different from those who
came under air, earth or water as these
elements are different from each other.
As leo Is the only sign of the zodiac
governed by the sun, the traits Of char
acter Of leo people are more marked
than those of others in this domain IF
these people have not been properly
trained IN childhood and youth. they
are apt to grow up exceedingly sensi-
tive, emotional and suspicious Among
these undeveloped leo people we find
natural prevaricators and liars and
chronic borrowers. They ask favOrs and
never expect or desire to return them.
Such leo people take quick prejudices
which nothing can eradicate. Consider
the qualities of the untamed lion and
apply them to the undeveloped leo in
dividual, and we shall find that as some
lions Of the forest differ in their ferocity
SO do leo persons differ.
Traits of Leo People.
The lion man, when master of him
self, is a splendid fellow He is king
and can do anything he chooses with
himself or others He is powerfully
magnetic, generous and sympathetic
Leo people are usually excellent con-
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