The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-17

plots of treachery, calamities in navi-
cation, dry and parching diseases"
such as the gall, tertian fevers, pes
tilent burning fevers, mad sudden dis !
tempers in the head, smallpox, the
plague, etc: "and all parts of cere-
monies of religion, the affairs or the
executive government, as well as man
ners, custom and laws will suffer. IL
will generate in the atmosphere tur-
bulent, sharp and variable WINDS, TO-
gether with thunders, meteors, ana
lightnings, accompanied by sudden
chasms in the earth, and earthquakes;
by these means ii not infrequentiy oc-
casions the destruction of animals ana
plants, assigned to be of service TO
mankind" Uranus and Saturn having
the same zodiacal parallel of declina-
ton as Mercury, and nearing the house
of death, is ominous of murder, sedi-
ton and pestilence; and, as Mercury
Is nearing a conjunction of Mars In the
sign Capricornus, which-says Ptolemy,
rules India, it shows there is too much
reason to apprehend an extension OF
evil. This eclipse seems rolled in evil,
yet as Venus is in conjunction with Sol
and Luna. il shows better days Will
soon follow. The seditious enemies OF
British rule will be silenced, health
and sanitary regulations will be grad
ualIy adopted by the Hindoos. changes
in marriage laws will take place, great
extension of commerce will follow, re-
forms will be carried out, and, Venus
| a planet of feminine nature, will cause
women to have their rights upheld,
and their privileges extended.
The presence of the three benef1cs In
| the house of religion, shows the ma
| tives are firm and true in their be-
| lief, and that the British authorities
| must be on the alert and show some
| common sense to their darker neigh
bors;" and If not religious war seems
| only too probable. Let them curb
that cruel desire they have to see
| thousands of their fellow subjects
| condemned on account of religious be-
lief, but rather extend them a helping
hand through their trials.
| Compulsory vaccination and inocu-
lation should be doomed, as it not only
| offends the natives religious feelings,
but in many cases helps to spread the
| disease.
Further west in the longitude OF
| Bombay--a great seaport on the wes-
tern coast of India, the sun and moon
| have passed the meridian, Saturn is
nearing the house of death, and Jupi-
| ter Is in the sixth, and this will cause
a high death rate among the aged, al
though the presence of Jupiter will
cause the public health to improve.
Terrific storms and floods are denoted,
and shipwrecks will be frequent, also
ships will suffer from explosion and
fire. Earthquakes are to be feared,
and yet in the midst OF all this evil
Bombay will gain in the way of COM
merce and trade.
AS the eclipse lasts four or five de-
grees, 1t will bear chief rule for four
or five years to come, and its greatest
evil will be felt when Saturn transits
the places of Mars and Mercury about
the first eight months of 1901. From
1899 to 1901 India will reap great bene-
ht, and an increase Of trade; tears
which ye sow in sorrow ye shall reap
in Joy"
The effects Of the eclipse will also be
felt in North China, Arabia, Egypt.
and Central and Eastern Africa, and
earthquakes in those parts are sure to
follow. In China murders and crimes
will be prevalent, and a high death
rate among the rich and grandees will
be witnessed. 1t will be exceedingly
difficult for the Chinese to avoid war
and insurrection and great loss OF
territory. They will suffer a good deal
from powerful enemies, who will be
bent on devouring their land, and di.
vidlng the spoils.
Such are the events which make III
life and history, and such are the
events that time alone can record; and
as
sour birth is but a sleep and a forget
ting:
The soul that rises with us, our life'i
star.
Has had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar."
So we pass off one by one and leav,
. others to take our place. I.
Some may ask If 1t does not seem foo
lish to think an eclipse can effect botl
nation and man. but this talk is fol