Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1883 — A TERRIBLE PROPHECY. [ARTICLE]

A TERRIBLE PROPHECY.

The Red Sonnet*, Cyclones and Earthquake* Foretelling Coming L>l»aster— How to Meet It. The recent mysterious appearances following sunset and preceding sunrise have atr tractod wide attention from student* of tho skies and, the people generally. During the days of recent weeks the sun seems to have been ola Hired by a-thin veil, of a dull, leaden hue, winch, as the sun receded toward the horizon, became more luminous, then yellow, then orange, then red; and, as night settled down upon the earth, a dull purplo. At It was thought these appearances were ordinary sunset reflections of light; but It Is now pretty certain that they are either t e misty substance of the tail of some unseen comet, in which the earth is enveloped or a . surrounding stratum of world dust, o • very smell meteors. Prof. Brooks, of tue Bed House Observatory, Phelps, N. y., has turned his telescope upon these objects, and discover© 1 what he thinks are myriads of telescopic meteors. If it is»unorganized world dust, or decomposed vapors, as the Democrat and Ohmnic-i*, of Koche-ter.N. Y., remarks: “How is this matter to be disposed of? Will it settle and form a deposit upon the earth, or remain a partial opaque shell about the earth, to cut off apo.-Loa of the sun’s light upon it";” Whatever tho mystery is, there is no denying that some very strange forces are ait work in the upper airs. The terrible tornadoes and cyclones which have swopt our country, and the fearful volcanoes and earthquakes which have destroyed so many Cities and thousands of people—the tidal waves which mysteriously rise and fall on coasts hitherto unvezod by thern—the tremendous activity which is evident in the sun by tho constant revelation of enormous spots upon its surfaee —all indicate unusual energy la the heavenly bodie3. These circumstane'-s recall Prof. Grimmer’s prophecies, that from 1381 to 1387 the passage of the five great planets—Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn —around the sun would produce strange and wonderful phenomena. He Says; “The waters of the earth will become more or less poisonous. The air will be foul with noisome odors. Ancient race* will disappear from the earth.” He attempts to pove his prophecy by the fact that in 1720, when Mars and Saturn made their passage around the fun coincidentally, great destruction and mortality visited all parts of the globe. He also found the same results Jn previous pe; ihelion passages of the planets, and argues that these circumstances always produce epidemics and destructive diseases which will bathe the skill of the most eminent physicians; that the poor will die by thousands, tho weak and intemperate falling hist, those whoso blood has been impoverished by excess of work or dissipation next, and only .tho3e who are In comparative vigor shall escape to enjoy the era of renewed activity and prosperity which will follow the period of destruction. Inasmuch as the entire world seams subject lo the sway of the heavenly. bodies no part of the earth, he thinks, can escape scourging. He even predicts that America will lose over 10,000,010 of people; that farmers will be stricken with fear and cease to till the soil; that famine will make human misery more wretched. That hundreds will flee to overcrowded cities for aid in vain. That sudden changes in ocean currents, temperature and surroundings will entirely transform the fade of nature and climate of countries; that the air will tc so foul with malaria and other noxious gases, that those who survive will be troubled with disorders of the digestive organs. That many who escape other ills will bloat with dropsy and suddenly pass away, while others will grow thin and drag out a miserable existence in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgic pains in different parts of the body will torment them. They will easily tire and become despondent. A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly sensations, while hallucinations and dread of impending ill will paralyze all effort. “The birds in the air, the beasts of the field and even the fish of the sea will become diseased, poisoning the air and poisoning the watersof the globe.” We are told on the other hand that those who shall pass through this period of trial will have larger en joyment of lile and health. The earth will yield more abundantly than ever before. Tho animal kingdom will be more prolific and life prolonged .very materially. .This prolongation of life will be owing to the healthy electric and magnetic influences that will pervade the atmosphere. It would, perhaps, seem that the present redness of the Sun, and the presence of a belt or veil of -cosmic matter, justified, in a measure, the prediction of Prof. Grimmer, but disturbing as h s prediction may be we are told for our comfort that the strong and pure-blooded need have little to fear in these calamities, that those who are delicate or indisposed should adO..>t means to keep the system well supported and the blood pure and that the most philosophical and effective method of accomplish ng this is to keep the kidneys and liver in good oondit.on. From the testimonials of such men as Dr. Die Lewis and Prof. K. A. Gunn, M. D„ Dean of the United States Medical college. New York, and thousands of influent ial non-professional people, it seems almost < e tain that for this purpose there is no preparation known to B.fence equal to Warner’s Safe Cure, better known as Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. This medicine has acquired the finest reputation of any preparation that was ever put upon the market. It is a radical blood purifier, yhi h soothes and heals all inf a ned organs, strengthens the nervous system, washes out all evidences of decay, regulates digestion, prevents malassimilaton of food in a philosophical and rat onal manner, lortifies the system avainst climatic changes and malarial influences and the destructive agencies which seem to be to abundant in thc-se “evil days.” It is not our purpose to dispute the correctness of Prof. Griminer’s prophecies.' As we, have said, the marked disturbances of the past few years would seem to give a semblance of verification of his theory. It is certain, as above stated, that we are passing through what may be regarded as tt crucial period and it is the part of wise men not to ignore, but to learn to fortify themselves against the possibility of being overcome by these evils. It is a duty which each man owes to himself, and his- fellows, to mitigate as much as possible the suffering of humanity; and in no way better can he accomplish this purpose than to see to It that he, himself, is fortified by the best known preparation la the strongest possible manner, and that he exert the influence of his oWd example upon his fellows to the end that they, too, may share with him immunity from the destructive influences which seek his ruin.