Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Hshed tomorrow.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.
The nice old lady on a visit to the
Naval Observatory, SO the story goes,
had listened with increasing awe while
the man in charge of the party told of
the tremendous distances, the enormous
dimensions and the incalculable num-
bers of the heavenly bodies.
Wonderful" she gasped at the end
of the lecture. But what I can't
understand is how they've been able to
find out the names of all these stars"
The simple old soul had yet to learn
that the staff of the Naval Observatory
are mere bungling amateurs In this par
ticular field Of coSnic information.
Some day, if she falls into the right
hands, she will know that the only per-
sons sufficiently in the confidence of
names of the Sportive children of the
Milky Way are the astro-metaphysi-
clans, the Psychologist the astro-
Psychologists and the mundane and
cosmic astrologists. All these now are
practicing in Washington, aided from
time to time in their manipulations of
the infinite by visiting specialists of the
highest repute. Some of them can greet
any star in the galaxy by it's first,
middle and family names without
hesitating for an instant. Such
information cannot be gained by the use
of telescopes, spectroscopes and inter-
ferometerS. It can come only from
personal intimacy with the stars
themselves.
Astro- Pathology Latest.
The latest school to gain adherents
here is astro- pathology, which teaches
that any physical or mental ailment can
be cured by proper exposure to the rays
of certain stars. The exposure, of
course, must be under the direction of
competent -pathologist. If the
rays of Mars and Jupiter, for example,
were mixed In the wrong proportions
the result might be too terrible to
contemplate.
The solid foundation of astro-
pathology among the healing sciences
as accepted by some of its practitioners
Is evidenced by young lady who is
wavering on the point of becoming a
convert. Physicians, she explains use
mercury in some of their prescriptions
Now there Is planet Mercury. The
chemical element was named by men
after the planet. Hence there must be
some relationship between them. II
there wasn't they would not have been
named alike. Really, she says, they are
different forms of the same thing
Mercury, she holds, must be made OF
mercury, a fact well known to the
ancient wise men. Hence, the light
from Mercury must contain all the
therapeutic qualities of mercury
Hence, any pathological condition which
calls for the administration of mercury
can be treated more effectively by
proper exposure to the rays Of Mercury
These rays contain all the active prin-
ciples of the element without any of the
material substance, which is poisonous
and must be thrown off by the body
When one absorbs the light one Is alb
sorbing the spiritual essence of Mercury
This obvious fact, of course. is totally
unknown to the materialist astronomers
at the observatories. Each planet and
each star represents some element OF
more intimate knowledge of the shelves
Of the cosmic drug store Is privileged to
register for professional training In a
school Of AStro-Pathology. incorporated
in the District of Columbia.
Comes DOWN From Ages.
Naturally, pathological pharmacy
is only one branch of this noble science
There is astro- pathological anatomy
histology. physiology, toxicology and
symptomology. AS in numerology, a
thread Of pathology has come
down the ages In the popular beliefs OF
the Caucasian peoples, evidenced by
superstitions such as that moonlight is
causative agent of insanity. But to-
day, in Washington and other large
endry Is coming into full flower.
Much Of astro-pathology has existed
for ages in the jargon of astrology
With some of the latest discoveries of
astronomers and physicists, folks are in
the grip of q terribly discomforting
realization of the magnitude of the
cosmos compared with their own insig-
nificanee and helplessneSs. They find
comfort in the belief that they, insig-
nificant as they are, are yet parts of the
cosmic mechanism with its 10000, 600
year day and its breath-taking light
years Of mysterious space. Such q
philosophy as astro-pathology is an es-
cape from a death-bringing delusion OF
nothingness.
Although they are preparing for the
over abstruse text books of numerology
and cosmology, many of the old-line
astrologists. astro-psychologists and
metaphysicians are still busy peddling
their ancient and honorable mysteries
In the National Capital.
Forecast Harding Election.
Some rather astonishing predictions
have been made by local astrologers.
One case in particular has been given
wide publicity and never denied. Three
strange ladies called at the home of this
aStrologer in the Spring of 1920 and
asked to have their horoscopes cast.
They did not give their names. She
told one Of them that her husband
would be the next President of the
United States. This lady was the late
oyer has file OF personal letters from
Mrs. Harding.
This woman was a clairvoyant in her
younger days, but, she assured a Star
representative, she gave up this career
because she had no faith in the method.
She does not say that 1t Is all bunk, "
but explains that zone must have
faith in ones work to succeed" She
does believe in astrology-one hardly
can question the sincerity Of her be-
lief. She wants to have the Science"
taught in the public schools and thinks
an examining board OF competent
astrologers should be established to
license practitioners.
Fights Higher License Fee.
She clings rather closely to the
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