The Washington times., 1919-12-17
liz You Believed the World Would
End Tonight, What Would
You Do Today?

L
the prophecy Of Western professor Of astronomy
should come true beginning today this earth which We
live is to Be subjected to dire calamities
As the old amanacs used to say About this time look
out for great electric storms and other catasrophes
The professor bases his forecast the fast that today
the earth begins to experience the results Of unusual
Astronomical condition. Six planets Mercury, Venus Mars
This is expected By him to result in never before
squasd electro magnetic pull which, the professor says
win devsop spot Of unprecedented Se and result IN
tremendous electric disturbances and gigantic storms
The professor is probably wrong Other astronomsrs
say that nothing extraordinary need necessarily from
the unusual position Of the planets and the sum- and that
can 60 On about our buxiness usual
This win serve 70 satisfy many. Others VIII wait with
fear and trembling the result Of condition which they have
no power to change.
Down IN Porto Rico there has been what amounted
almost 70 panic The population IN gsasral has IN idsa
that the world l. coming 70 IN end and petitions have bes
presented 70 the suthss for the closing Of schools and
other sovernnsata institutions in ordsr that every one
may b a* hsms with hk family whsn The end comes.
This sssns foolish 70 seisnsss who believe that the
world WIN last for millions Of ysars iong perhaps for
ever But shout eighty years ago there were hundreds of
thousands Of psop n this country Who made ready for the
two housand three hundred days" mentioned IN the
eighth chapter 6 Daniel really meant twenty three hun
drsd years from the time Ezra up Jerusalem and
Thousands g.vs sway N THAR property and had white
rpbes nade n which 70 ascend to Heaven.
The light Of foEsst res mistaken for the glow vced
iag the second coming of the Mssah was greeted With
shouts Of Joy By some and terror BY othus.
But day after day the continued to RISE the rains
70 fau and nature to continue in her accustomed course
and soon Mr. Miller and his prophecy forgotten as
VIII b the alarming forecast Of the astronomer Of today
This whole thing however, brings mp vsry interesting
qusson-ens which, psrhaps it would do no harm to
give some thought
WHAT WOULD YOU DO n YOU THOUGHT THE
WORLD WERE COMING 10 AN END THIS EVTNNo9
How would you spend today?
Would you devote your time to repentance or to
rs3eieing7
What would you do with your earthly possessions
Where would you choose to be when the end came?
Would you prepare for it - many men have prepared
Tor great rgsncss BY prayer or would you choose to
Be Unconscious and unknowng Of the end BY taking some
drug to put you to sleep?
These foosh questions for tho end Of the world
comes every year to nearly million people in the United
StstsA .ea-r-r
Today whatever the condition Of the planets NAV he
and whatever happen the result Of their influence on
the approximately three thousand people in this couu
Try win leave this earth without any expectation on their
part or the part Of their friends Of q return.
OF the three thousand about sixteen hundred will he
males and fourteen hundred females The highest percent
age Of those who win die win be children under one wear
Of age.
The next most likely period of death is between twenty
and fifty and the least likely is between the ages of one and
i've The hrst year Of life is the hardest to survive
According to the statistics Of the insurance compauies
covering wide range Of disease and all conditions the
average Of life forty and years for those
who live to be It least one year of age
The Chinese supersttiou Of that Nrst year. seek to
fool the grim reaper BY calling child year old at birth
It may cheer the Chinese fathers and mothers but it has
little effect On the death rates.
Whether you likely to Be one of the three thousand
who Through the door, today and whether or not
win cheat death Of s average BY living beyond the foty
seven and fraction years depends good deal on yourself
The human body Is . good deal like an automobile II
you care Tor IL It Win last long time you try to run
it without coed fueresh pure air and good food it win