The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
BLAMES ALL EVENTS
ON LAW OF PERIODS
Prof. Fliess Says It Applies TO
Every Crisis in
Human Life.
NOTHING rs ACCIDENTAL
Every Phase Of Existence Re-
lated to Occurrence in
Ancestors Life.
NOTHING rs ACCIDENTAL
Special Correspo ndence TO Tur srS.

Specid! Correspondence 10 THE SuS
BERLIN, Jan. t4.--Prof. William Fliess OF
Berlin IL of the opinion that every human
being, likewise every animal and every
splant, Is subject to the law OF periodical
change" or rather. OF periods Of CAUSED
and effects. and that this law explains
many of tho mysteries and problems OF
lifo and solves the causes OF accidents
and wrecks due to apparent negligence
and carelessness. Prof Fliess is a noted
German specialist and the discoverer OF
the "Fliess Law OF Periodical ChaneAa
This law he has enunciated and or
planned In new work entitled "Of Lac
and Death"
"Thc law OF 'per,ods' applies to evsry
crisis or event in human lfe." declared
Prof. I'liess In an interview with TIE
SUN correspondent.
1T explains upon a rational basis many
Of the terrible railroad wrecks and othes
accidents apparently caused by the ups
accountable carelessness Of men who up
TO that moment were tho very personihoa<
ton Of trustworthiness and responsibility,
An engineer, for instance, careful. lonQ
experienced reliable. ono day overlookx
u signal. His train IL wrecked. causing
terrible loss OF life. This is called an
accident and 'carelessness' is the general
verdict.
1T is not an accident II was a periA
odical day in the engineers lfe-his
'unucky day. H. you will. but never
theless n day which, IL ono will cares
fully calculate, can be multiplied OF
divided by 90 or Is or both. together In
It's relation to his birth or tho birth and
death days OF his parents. and In the
same way could be followed back to hls
grandparents and great-grandparents."
Great Periodic Numbers.
Prof. F1less declared that "23" ana
"2s" are the great periodic numbers In
life. The first Is tho periodic factor In
| tho life Of man and the latter In that
Of the other sex. This theory, which he
has demonstrated by mathematical cali
culation In several thousand cases which
he investigated is not merely accident or
coincidence, but Is a law as immutablo
as the revolution of the earth in its
Journey around the sun declares Prof.
Fl!ess
According TO tho professor. every living
organism, vegetable as well animal Is
not Influenced by the moon or various
planets. as the astrolog!sts claim. but
chiefly n not solely by ono planet-tho
earth.
EVERY physical phase OF human ex-
istence from birth to DEATH he says.
every physical and mental cris!s-sck-
ness. depression. sorrow. joy, love. ac-
cidents, injuries, achievements related
to some previous event either In the life
| OF the individual himself or his parents.
| grandparents or great-grandparents.
| 'rhe days OF births and deaths cal
| culated backward or forward from any
! crucial event in a PERSONS life tally
1 exactly IL reCkoued either in days or
| years with Il total which IL divisible Nv
| either the number 90 or IS or by both"
IDr. F1ess illustrated this datum from IN"
| life Of Kaiser Wilhelm the birth of hiI
children, from the lives of Schubert,
| Humboldt and many other notable men
The natural question arises Why the
numbers oS and IS? Dr. Iliess explains
| this on the ground that there must DO two
| periods because Of tho duality which
| exists IN nature and because there ara
| two sexes. As every human being has
! In his or her physical makeup soma
| elements OF the opposite sex, there Is ~
| consequent overlapping or interminGlins
! OF the male and female periods, which,
| accounts for the apparent irregularity IL
events in the life OF individuals
Nature Regulates All Events.
Things do not merely happen" said
Prof. Fiess. they take place with tho
| exactitude OF natures own laws, and t.
carefully noted the result Invariably may
| be calculated in days and years as multi
| pliable OF Invisible by IS and 80"
| Prof. F'leiss declared that every pe-
| Rod OF exaltatlon. JOY, Sc, has its re<
action and corresponding period OF des
preston and sorrow. Likewise, he said,
| a period ca day. OF perfect health gen~
| orally precedes sudden illness or sudden
, death.
"A man who commits suicide generally
| does so Immediately following q day OF
good even high spirits said the pro-
fessor. Immediately thereafter he takes
his life. His periodic day!
! AN invalid suddenly shows every synp$
tom Of change for the better. Even tho
physician thinks the danger il over. Tho
patient himself believes ho IL now on tho
| road to recovery and often is in a cheer,
/ full or even lively mood. This apparent
| Improvement il often the real sign of
death. which Immediately follows. Tha
pendulum of life swings far upward
then back TO the lowest point and stops.
| Death An examination OF data will
almost invariably show that 1t was u
'2s,' or both. connects that day with other
| crucial and periodic days IN the llfo OF
| the individual or his parents, grandpar-
| ents and great-grandparents, and proha-
| bly, still further back II tho data wero
! available"
Prof. F'llesss theory is not based alone
upon his own observation but upon tho
data furnished by other eminent scientists
He says that II has repeatedly been
proved that his theory also applies to
plant and vegetable life Buds appear ut
regular periods. likewise blossoms. II was
found that a certain rose bush hlOonad
regularly for a period Of ten years either
on tho 18th or 14th of June.
Roses ana other flowers artihrially Cul-
tivated and forced to bloom out Of sea-
son, says Prof f'liess. are short lived.
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