Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-24
ASIROLOGY As \ FAD.
4t seems to Be Ga.u.u. GROUND
All Over the World.
feopie Who Consult thu PLANETS for AK
In Solving P"rpl"NinE Mundane
Problems TIL" Growth
of Spiriti>u,.

AStrolOCy SccmN :, D." -. .'iI.- IN p
niarity and many arr lrr.i.-. g. u :.,I
pointers concerning tur ~, tn = IL
store for them. N.t,"r,,u-i>t~ ar,' ,,n
sul;ing Ia" planets IN rotation L
changes in tn. weather. aus! scientist.
are seriously ,II>,.u~. il.~ rh,. r,i.:,i,; ~,
or even possibility. e r.. lar2'.r l'..i..
cts "X"rtim@ an iu;.u,;i,.'' al iio ,.;.:'
sufficient L. affect conditions of lie -
health
Astronomers do not t,,i.v, in n~'~,'o
gy. Int are willing I" NV. ~. un;gu,
science credit for ASSISTING - develop
III" Science of :Istrunomy. Nay~ the rI'ts-
hurgh Gazette. Long before thrr, Wa
an interest taken III astronomy there
were many careful observers Of thu
heavenly bodies. The mines chosen 10y
these incn for stars and considerations
remain unchanged.
Astr"l"gy may hc the fad ere long.
II not the astrolo,-y Of the ancicnt>.
then a modern adal alton Of it. Mt
Few OF the great me. Of Europe consult
stars, and seek ans .,crs To- grave Iu,s-
lions in the stars
1t has been stated recently on what is
said to be good authority that Il repre-
sentative of the Pru~>ian government
asked of a French astr"iuger the proper
time to pick quarrel with France
After carefully comparing Horoscopes
of high officials he answered.: Any
hour in the afternoon. rs hear rs p"ssi-
BILE midway between the 9th and 18th
OF July, $50.
On the nth Of July William snubhcd
Benedctti. the French cmissary. and on
the 18th friendly relations ceased.
Astrolngcrs. like fortunc-tcllcrs. are
largely patronizcd by those who are in
love or who want to he, and by those
who are anxious to get into matrimony
or get out of it. In addition to these
there are not a few business men. spec
ulators. politicians and craftsmen who
consult them
The seer of Charing Cross road, Lon
don, was often visited and consulted,
says Edgar Lee in the Arena by the
late prince consort, Lord Lytton,
Charles Dickens, George Eliot. Lord
Beaconsfeld, and many other notables.
The seer of Kings Cross also became
quite famous through his predictions
relating to the celebration of the
queens jubilee, in which he foretOld
the failure of the anarchists plots and
the injuries that befell the marquis OF
Lorne
There are two kinds of astrologists-
those who are intuitive and those who
rely solely on mathematical calcula-
tions. The latter meet with the greater
favor among educated and thoughtful
people, while the superstitous and un-
reasoning have as much, if not more,
respect for the seer who knows it simply
because he knows it.
Ruthiel, of Baltimore, who has been
consulted by SO many in this commune
ty, belongs to the mathematical class.
He will not give names, but says he is
being constantly consulted by men
who rank high in business, political
and social life. While he does not say
that astrology is a science he allows it
hits entirely too often to be a mere
guess or a coincidence.
What are we coming to? Never in
the previous history of the world have
people been confronted with 80 many
puzzling questions. We boast Of our
enlightenment, of our ability to solve
knotty problems, but the solution Of
one only leads to another more difficult.
Hypnotism, spiritism, theosophy and
many other things pertaining to
psychology and biology are occupying
the attention of brainy men and women.
We may pooh-pooh these as much as we
please, the fact remains that they are
steadily forcing themselves on our at
tention.
You can hardly realize the growth Of
spiritism within the last few years, and
if it were popular to be an avowed spir-
itualist you would find them in every
congregation, not excepting the Roma,
Catholic and PRESBYTERIAN.