The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-02
PROF. COLES FOR MAY.
From Storms and Signs.

l. IOnl SlOIIlS anu SlsIS.
The planetary conditions during the
month of May will be very unfavorable
for a successful month; as the low ebb
vital forces viii have the ruling power,
and the great planets will be grouped
together in evil signs. The sun has
been completely enveloped in a gaseous
matter during the last four weeks,
without a single break, but we have
reasons to believe that several breaks
will occur during the present month
and cause destructive storms on sea
and land. This is the first time in
many years that the month of May HIS
been reduced to low ebb in America,
and it may cause us much trouble and
sorrow. Notice the increase OF storms,
disasters, crimes, conflagrations and
social and financial difficulties that will
spring up all over the country. This
month may prove very unfavorable for
vegetable growth; for, If a break oc-
ours in the gaseous matter now pass
ing over the sun during any of the "low
ebb" days, then frost, sleet, snow and
hail will be almost sure to follow. II
break occurs during any of the "high
flood" days, then terrible heat will
cause Unprecedented electrical storms,
hurricanes, cyclones, tidal waves, and
great rain storms that will result in
disasterous floods.
THE STORMS AND SIGNS.
When the sun is free from all ob-
structions it is not a difficult matter
to foretell storm periods; but when the
suns rays are thrown out of their
natural course, by rejecting vapors of
unknown origin, it is quite impossible
to give a correct forecast in full. Our
Storms and Signs calendar has all the
storm periods marked up it; but here
we can only give the central periods
near which the greatest dangers may
be looked for: The I'd, 5th, 9Th, 18th,
18th, 18th, Esd, 24th, Goth and 30th.
There will be several awe-inspiring
sunset scenes this month, and strange
appearing circles will be seen around
the moon. Several meteors will fall to
the earth, and earthquake shocks will
be felt in America. The lowlands will
be troubled with water, and the high
lands with frost. Nothing less than
several breaks in the gaseous matter
now passing over the sun will save
this country from miniature blizzard
this month.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
Ali vegetable, grass, grain and flower
seeds should be sown at high flood time
this month so that they may be able
TO withstand the coming heat and per-
haps drought that will attack them
during te summer months.
Avoid surgical operations on the 18th,
| 18th, 18th and 20th, If possible, as they
are the weak days-when the endur-
ances of the human body will be least.
Half of a large onion with sugar
| sprinkled over the cut surface will re-
| lieve a room of all flying disease mi
! crobes within an hours time.
Sugar sprinkled upon a wound that
| emits stencil will destroy the scent
| microbes and electrify the phagoctyes
| so that a speedy cure may result.
| After hundreds OF experiments we
| have concluded that the only way to
relieve a tree OF borers is to take a
, wire and ferret them out; because any
solution strong enough to kill the grubs
| will kill the tree also.
Every precaution should be taken to
guard your body well against the
plague germs that will visit America
| this summer. See our forecasts for
June,
WHEN TO PLANT.
AS the slow ebb" vital forces will
have the ruling power this month, the
greatest of care should be taken in
sowing all kinds of grass, grain and
vegetable seeds at high flood" time;
as all seeds sown at "low ebb" time
will prove failure. AS there may be
an excess of rain this month we wish
TO inform the public that we have made
a thorough test of seed sowing on rainy
| days, and find that seeds covered by