The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-01
This Year According TO the Pythag-
Orean Code.

NhJ'
yenr 1915 we extract the forecast "ad-
duced from the Pythagorean Code"
by our amlnble friend Dr. DELMER
ErGrNE Croft Of New Haven. whose
seasonable greetings THE Sun heart.
ily re%ciprocates. We confess our ig-
norunce of the derivation of his doc
torate: It may have been conferred
under the Pythagorean Code; but
everybody wears a doctors hood In
these days. and no seer Is complete
without one. Produce the Pythagc-
rem letter: DIR. CRorr takes his seat
on the tripod:
Tho chronology Of the Christian era
ends with q worlds war. and we are
entering epoch OF fulhlment. A strong
movement for church unity Will begin
in the year. Meetings Of great re-
ile,ous fervor viii abound. Not = good
year for educational institutions, the
excitement Of war. the great demand for
young uen in our ir dustries will affect
both secular n UNCONVENTIONAL insti-
tutions. Noted savants vi pass from
educational circles, while religious cir
cles will lose noted men. These changes
will he startilns. seemingly almost to
remove the very pillars Of organizations.
institutions and systems
From January to May 1.-The shadow
of assassination IL dark. Ii spreads
over Greece, Austria. Italy. Bulgaria.
Spain, Mexico and America" The
war "will shake into dust decayinC
institutions Of greed and selfish am
billions" Moreover:
TT will consume in its ires stale
forms Of class government. II will indi-
viduai!ze civilization. It will Christian
ize industry. 1t will spiritualize social
living. 7, will unity Christian. social,
political organizations. The world will
become one great human family. HUI
Gop, broad as brotherhood. deep as love.
War shall not destroy. but II shall
shake the heavens. the earth and all
nations and then shall the desire Of
all nations co!ne.'"
Let us turn from these relatively
trivial things to matters Of real con-
Germ. The session Of the Congress
twill he long: many violent scenes
will take place" The Pythagorean
~prognosis IL not favorable to Presi-
dent WILSON:
THE policies Of the Administration
will not prevail. the policy Of prepared
ness. protection and power will prevail.
The session will vote for war. Pseudo
and petty reforms will disappear Hike
pebbles tossed into a lake"
Mr.. WrLso% will not be reelected ;
we read this with the forecast Of
preparedness, protection and power
and wonder il the Home Market Club
has been consulted. The President
is c%oncentric. his political family ia
eccentric: the Administration will fail
from lack Of unity" The President
will suffer both mental and physical
depression in June and July: this
can refer only to the convention sea-
son. But we still llinger over the in
consequential. On to the really seri-
Gus details:
1T will be an old fashioned winter
from January TO April, Severe storms.
high winds. The middle West will SUI
fer both storms and floods. The South
will he favored with early rains, bit
has a midsummer drouth. Cotton will
be an abundant crop OF nne quality.
The early crops will be the best IN the
West. A great wheat and corn year,
New England will have storms and high
winds in January, with q big storm
near the middle of February. An i'm
mense season for the maple susar In
dustry. because OF deep frost and heavy
SHOWS. A wonderful fruit season lie
promised. All farm and garden prod
ucts will be blessed with high markets"
blessed with high markets" An
other tragedy for the ultimate con.
sumner, that poor butt Of all the hard
ships nature inficts. How will he
fare in the awful manifestation of
natures unmeasured power?
THE tragedies OF the year will he on
and, not on the sea Beginning with
January 90 and stretching across to
July 20, will be a period OF intense mag
netic tension. Ths bands OF magnetic
ethers come close to the earth.
THE principal earthquakes of the year
will happen within that period. Vol
canoes become active. There will he
tidal waves in the Pacific with water
spouts IN tropical waters.
"A period OF terrific hea will mark
the first eleven days OF July, followed
by cyclones and sweeping storms
Observe again the dreadful impact
of the convention season: terrific
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