Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-04
End of World
Due in 1872,
Runyon Says
Asks Readers TO Keep
Clipping TO Prove II
BY DAMON RUNYON

Notredame. a French aStrologer
of Jewish origin who flourished
in France over 400 years ago
and was accounted the greatest
all-around working prophet Of
those days.
He studied humanity and
philosophy IN his youth. took a
degree OF doctor of medicine
and gained wide renown for his
laborS during the outbreaks of
the plague at AK and Lyons,
but his best hold was prophecy.
In 1858 nc published at Lyons
a book OF rhymed prophecies
under the title of Centuries
that set him in very good with
Catherine d 'MediCi, the queen
regent of France, an Italian
Lady who was partial TO luxury
and devotee of the gentle art
OF assassination.
Her son, Charles *. who was
slightly daffy, was named Nos--
tttia5fffttSI physician IN ordinary
TO the court, a good job at that
The prophet died in 1866 at
the age of 63 and despite the
passage of time his memory is
occasionally revived when some
thing he said would happen
actually comes off
While some of his predictions
seemed to have been fulfilled
during his lifetime, he dealt
largely IN futures, pitching
prophecy far beyond any chance
of the living of his day being
around TO check up on him.
This is a safe system that Fred
die Keats and Ed Curley and
other race track prophets of
today would probably enjoy.
THEY have to attempt to call
Il the turn on what is going
10 occur on the morrow, not a
hundred years from now. Thus
their followers are able 10 ASSAY
-pnophaeies->+ftfrour delay
and in the event of prophetical
mlsS-outs. call them those names
ever deemed appropriate to
faulty prophets.
We suppose NoStradamus
moved his prophecies ahead be-
cause he did not want to take
any chances on the temper of
Catherine D'Medici You can
imagine what would have hap
pened to him had he given her
a hot horse that turned out TO
be stiffola Even prophets can
not guard against that. as
Messrs. Keats and Curley will
testify.
Though some Of his predic-
tons. which seemed utterly fan
taStic when made. came true.
we are inclined to the belief
that Nostradamus was guessing
at all times. We doubt that he
could peer into the future and
foretell coming events. no mat
ter what scientific methods he
employed and no matter what
his familiarity with the stars.
He found a racket and made
the most OF it. He was pretty
lucky in calling long shots and
he diSproved the adage that a
prophet is not without honor
saAn ~, hfo O,,.,, ,n,,nt,..,
WE CLAIM no occult powers.
W but we can do Just as we'll
as NostradamuS If you are will
ing to bear with us for four or
five centuries TO see how our
prophecies turn out and not
start soothing at them right off
the bat
We can tell you things that
are going TO happen that at the
moment seem incredible. For
instance. we can tell you that in
the year 244l this entire world
viii be under one democratic
government. of which the seat
VIII be Washington, D. c.. and
there will be no such thing as
taxes and the normal age of
man will be 102 years and every
body will have plenty of moo in
their pockets
Distance will have been COM
pletely annihilated and trans
portation will be entirely by
tube A person desiring 10 go
from New York TO Austin. Tex.
for example, will merely step
into a station. be stamped by an
attendant and thrown into
tube and Immediately whisked
10 his destination, AS copy is
transported from the editors
desk 10 the composing room in
many OF the newspaper offices
OF today
I OS ANGELES and San Fran
II cisco will be one city with
the now slightly vacant spaces
between them built in with bust
ness structures and bungalows
and will be known as Losisco. a
combination of the two names.
II will be the largest city in
what is now known as the
United States. The world viii
come TO an end in the year 1922.
but let US not dwell upon that
unhappy event at this time.
II is not our purpose TO dis
turb the peace of mind of our
readers. though we wish they