Evening journal., 1898-06-09
pREMoNIr1oNs on pEArH.
Examples showing That ExpeetH-
tions of Dissolution Hasten
tIe find

The first symptoms OF approaching
death with some is the strong present.
mcnt that they are about to die. Oza
nam, the mathematician, while in APP
parent health, rejected pupils from the
feeling that he was on the eve of rest
ing from his labors, and he expired soon
after of an apoplectic stroke.
Fletcher, the diivine, had a dream
which shadowed out his impending dis
solution, and believing it to be the mer-
ciful warming of Heaven he sent for
sculptor and ordered his tomb. "Be-
gin your work forthwith" he said at
parting; "there is no time 10 lose" And
unless the artist had obeyed the ad-
monition death would have proved the
quicker workman OF the two. Mozart
wrote his requiem under the conviction
that the monument he was raising TO
his genius would, by the power of asso-
citation, prove universal monument 10
bis remains. When life was fleeting
very fast he called for the score, and,
musing over il, said: did not telly
truly that it was for myself that COM
posed that death chant?"
Another great artist, in a different de-
partment, convinced that his hand was
shout TO lose its cunning, chose q sub
iect emblematical of the coming event.
His friends inquired the nature of his
coming design and Hogarth replied:
1.-The end Of all things" "In that case, 4"
rejoincd one. "there will be an end 10
the painter" What was uttered In Jest
was answered in earnest, with a solemn
look and a heavy sigh. "There WILL. ="
he said, "and the sooner my work IS
done the better" He commenced next
day, labored upon the drawings with
unremitting diligence, and when he had
| given Il the last touch, seized his
| palette, broke II to pieces and said; Il
have finished" The print was pub
lished I'm March under the title OF
"Finls" and in October the curious
eyes which saw the manners in the face
were closed In the dust. Our ancestors,
who were prone 10 look In the air for
causes which were 20 be found upon
the earth. attributed these intlmationa
10 various supernatural agencies.
John Hunter has solved the mystery
IL mystery II can be called, In n single
sentence. eve sometimes" he say
"feel within ourselves that we shall not
live. for the living powers become weak
and the nerves communicate the intel
ligence to the brain" His own case hui
often been quoted among the marvel
of which he offered this rational ev
| planation He intimated, on leavini
home, thatifa discussion which awaltef
him at the hospital took an angry tuii
Il would prove his death. A colleagu
gave him the lie, the conrse word ver.
fed the prophecy and he expired almos
Immediately in an adjoining room
There was everything 10 lament in th
circumstance. but nothing at which a
wonder.
Circumstances which at another tim
would excite no attention are accept
for an omen when health is failing. TIL
order for the requiem with Mozart. IL.
dream with Fletcher. turned the cur
rent Of their thoughts to the grav,
Foote, prior 10 his departure for III
continent, stood contemplating the pi,
ture OF a brother author and exclaime,
With his eyes full Of teaS; ~Poor We
toni" In the same detected tone h
added. sftee . pause: "Soon other
shall say, Poor FoOtel'" And TO th
surprise OF his friends, few day
proved the justice Of his prognostica
ton. The expectation Of the event hu
share in producing II, for a Sigh
shock completes the destruction q
PROSTATE energies.
The case OF Wolsey was singular. Tt
morning before he died he asked q
. Cavendish the hour, and was answered
"Past eight" Eight OF the clock .
replied Wolsey; "that cannot be; eigh
OF the cloclS-nay, nay, il cannot 1
eight OF the clock, for by eight OF N
, clock you shall lose your master"
The day he miscalculated, the hou
) came true. On the following mornini
as the clock struck eight, his trouble
, spirit passed from life. Cavendish an
the bystanders thought he must ha'
, , had a revelation Of the time Of his dealt
! and, from the way IN which the fact ha
/ taken possession of his mind, we su
peet that DO relied on astrological pr
diction. which had the credit of a. re
elation in hk own esteem Househo
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