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AUTES OF THE DAY INDIAN ASTROLOGERS &

CURRENCY WAR

THE EARTHQUAKE

Currency war talk, still fills the air, but there seema very little to git about and in fact that the American slabilisation fund has not yet been established seems to dlapose of any idea that it is to 20 forced upon Europe by Presid ent Roosevelt. It is admitted that, unworthy of any sane por-heavens and occurrences on

on in these modern times when carth,

the

By "MOHINI":

LL. those who look upon | perfect a

astrology as a morbid super-necord between phenomena in the

The Very Idea!

FISH AHOY!

of complete THE theory

the

By Edward (Tunney) Kelly. THE silver fishing season is now open. There is a lot of thrills to be got out of

Selence has such a mastoriul com The most important bodies in this thrilling sort of fishing, are the and it has the added advan-

mand over Nature, must have the Hindu cuneiform

een puzzled by the news that Moon, the Sun. Jupiter, Venus, averal Hindu astrologers in India Saturn, Mercury, and Mars. The tage that you don't have to anticipated the earthquake that movements of these bodies are, no wrought such havoc in North-doubt, important; but want to go out on a messy sampan to Eastern India.

more Important, is the observation do it.

For those who cannot go

:

the American doilar is under- valued. And clearly it in the objective of Washington to bring Jown ita lovel in the world market to its gold level in the THEY States. Whether it can be achieved matters hos -the deal ak budh time. Undoubtedly, the existing

It seems incredible that anyone of thoir relativo positions to one situation is favourable to United States, but the long-range could have oretold, with cortain-another, and to other peculiarities view must be taken and quite ty and precision, the occurrence of that may be noted at any point in down to the sea, a little silver plainly it is President Roosevelt'snis earthquake. But it is true to course of their movements. fishing is strongly recom- main-purpose to raise the Amer that the Hindu astrologers two These calculations have to bu ican price lovel and thereby wine days before it happened anti-worked out to a very minute frac-mended.. cut any advantage in foreign trade ipated the tragedy,, and attemption of a second. Often the cal cd at least to mitigate the coming culations are so complicated that which may have been temporarily secured by his present polley, havoc by lighting sacrificial fires even a little slip af aeven and a with two players. A small

of parity will and performing ritualistic, sacri-half minutes may result in a chain piece of carpet, loaded with Purchasing power assert itself in the end-a com-1aces.

bus, the mathematical calcula moth balls, is cast into the potitive struggle now would be

It is neither here nor there to tions are absolutely accurate, the room or rooms. ' costly and vain.

retort that the oblations of the leductions which astrologers can

The silver fish, emerging Hindu astrologers did not proven. Iraw by examining the horoscope the calamity. The special rites will never turn out to be mislead-from its den, claws glut for an occasion such as this are not intended to prevent altogether the calamity, but in order that the severity of the stroke of Fute may

One of the fundi be lessened.

REPEAL PROBLEM

com-

*ng.

endless contradictions.

If,

ba

Silver fishing is best done

How complicated is the science tonishly at the moth balls.

After some hours, it reclines, Hindu astrology may ealised if it la remembered that sated, on the piece of carpet, he fate of an individual is made and may then be drawn gently ependent not merely upon, toe lanet which happens to be rising to a given point.

or of còn-

It is here that the second At the time of birth

cption but also very greatly upon player comes in. He engages its local relationship to a special

gn or to certain signs of the the silver fish's attention with "The Village Blacksmith" or Zodiac,

"The Face on the Bar-room Floor."

on

illness

the

of

|

The silver fish props its head on one paw, and zacs in a dazed fashion at the clocutionist,

The head player then sneaks up behind (the silverfish), grabs it by the throat, and the rest is not suitable for young readers.

We knew an expert who, with out bait, caught 105 silver fish in one night, simply by reading “Gunga Din."

They came and gave themselves up in dozens,

Personally, we prefer the thril of sea fishing to the fish on the bedroom floor.

Even though you don't get ne muca tish from the sea, you got more thrills.

We once struggled for nearly half an hour wiba a salmon, which The label was torn to pieces, and only weighed a pound. the tin was aented in two places beiore we got at him.

There are other ways of getting fian, even more strenuous,

Rod fishing, for instance. All you need is a good eye, and a fairly Line fishing? We know a falr straight shot with the rod. amount acout line fishing.

We have a line.

An interesting problem is raised by the decision of the United States Supreme Court which can- cele out all pending prosecutions for vifences against the Pro-montal concepts of Hindu astro- logy teaches us that waile Destiny hibition lawa. Obviously, would be impossible to justify the over which Man has no control imposition penalties for an in-has to run its appointed course, fringement of a law which has it is, nevertheless, possible by been swept from the Statute Book, human effort to modify in man. particulars the events that have even if the offences were

to happen. In other words, Hindu mitted prior to repent. But want

It is important to remember is to be the fate of those already Etrology preaches the moral that convicted, who are serving sen much depends on our will and that the interpretations in the tences?. At first glance, it would enterprise. If, thus, the count-Hindu astrology are chiefly, based anem logical to declare a general less millions of Hindus in Ind.) on the recollection or on the believe in astrology, it means that written records of what in the however, Reflection, amnesty.

America should Man has been endowed with in-past had taken place when

or phenomena in Buggests that

pra- telligence to forecast certain com- phenomenon make haste slowly. With bably more than half in- ing events so that he may be on question had been observed, and dividuals concerned, justice would the alert to shape his own conduct (2) on association of Ideas in- he done. But among the other and take what precautions against volving often a play upon words

risks that he can..

in connection with the phenomena WAR TALK

half there are mon of a type un-

observed, Thus, if on a certain occasion the rise of the new moon Rumour of war refuses to be doubtedly dangerous to society whom it were better to keep in

Astrology in India is regarded in a cloudy sky was followed by silenced. If it has died down custody for the full term of their

enemy or by aomewhat in Europe, it has 'mprisonment. It would be tragic not merely as an art for divining victory over

the fate and future of human be-bundant rain, the sign in ques- flared up more violently in the America's worst gangsters now

under lock and key were suddenly nga from indications given by theon was proved to be a favourable Far East. The existence of any

let loose in a body to find some positions of the stars and other one, and its recurrence would be

other men," among genuine foundation for alarms now racket for exploitation. The heavenly be ies, but as a definite recorded as suspicious and a good

sclence which, somewhat curious

Predicitions made by Hindu. seems to be immaterial; almost situation is a

one; but it seems to call for die things, is guided by the laws of

sound and

ethar-waves. The any incident or political com-

retionary treatment.

Hindu conception of the birth of astrologers have in nine cases out ment these days is speedily

the universe points out that out of of ten come to pass. If all the furnished with a bellicose inter-

Sound were born the five cloredictions made in India during DWER OF THE UNIVERSE

ments. It is interesting to recall the last three decades were en- umerated, they would run into pretation. It is an unfortunate

There is a dark and shivery the fact that when the astrologers several columns of the Morning situation; unfortunate because

the atmosphere fasemation about those infinite cast the horoscope of a new-born Post. Just a sew of taco start t cultivates

the child, their starting point is the ing predictions may, however, be empty spaces out beyond which alone makes war between stars. A full understanding of exact time, calculated to the frac

1910 the death of King Edward Livilised nations possible. An the science of astronomy is ton tion of a second, when the child's mentioned here. In the Spring of VII was predicted. The victory interesting article on this angle much for most people, but we can first cry was heard.

It is contended that Hindu for the Allies in the Great War the world. crisis is contained listen to what astronomers say, n Current History from the and now and then discover them astrology is more ancient than the was predicted in September, 1917, pen of Mr. W. N, Ewer, of the laying with the raw materials of form in which the Babylonians by a certain astrologer in South

grent poetry. Consider for in- and the Greeks in the madlo o India. The serious Daily Herald. "Never before instance, the recent discovery of to the Fourth Century B.C. practised King George and also his recovery

Some of us experts use a float Certain features of Hinde, were foretold. On the night when history," he says, "were the high winds that sweep the stars it. States so pledged and repledged winds that reach a velocity of astrology bear a close resembl- Lord Hardinge left Calcutta ter- instead of a sinker. We are not hour, howling ance to the Chinese system. Of rifle rain and thunder were in favour of this. With a decent altack each other." 144,000 miles an not to

astrologersinker, you at least have a chance Nevertheless, rumours of war go and swirling through everlasting course, like the belie's popular in experienced, and one

Even if you don't catch the fish There are always danger emptiness above the lifeless plains the region of the Nile during the predicted from this fact that the of stunning the fish.

of far-off planets. Or listen to Hollenistic and Roman periods, removal of the British, capital points and crucial issues for

the astronomer, who went explor-Hindu astrology also starts off on Delhi would result in the gradual on the forehead with the sinker. those who specialise in looking ing (via the telescope) in that in the theory of a divine government diminution of the British power thers is niwaya the possibility that or them. The question is, Why comprehensibly distant patch of of the world. It recognises that in India. The disturbances on the fish will swallow the thing and Joes not discussion of these mat- light known as Magellanic human life and happiness are very the North-West Frontier and in ale of lead poisoning.

ro-largely dependent upon pheno- Kashmir in 1930 were predicted cers emphasise the possibility of Clouds. These clouds, first

by an astrologer in Amritsar in war? A sufficient answer is ported by Ferdinand Magellan, mena in the heavens.

There can be nothing Irrational the Autumn of 1929; and it is available. It is not to be given are so far away that it takes their In a few words. But it is to be ght. 90,000 years to reach the

so large in suca a belief, because it is reported that the Maharajah of earth; yet they are Jund in those, volumes which that the ring-like formation of obvious, for example, that the Alwar was warned of the trouble i dynamite down the throat of the

Those predictions con ba have been written by disinterest- one of them is clearly visible in tertuny of the soul is dependent he would have to face.

And the more they ed investigators into the causes the telescope, and it is estimated entirely upon the sunshine in the

Naturally, are scrutinised the more will one It includes a study of that they give off more light than sky as well as upon the rains that scrutinised.

come from heaven. the extremes of nationalism. It all the naked-eye stara put to-

therefore, Hindu.astrologers have be impressed by the fact that it is warns of the methods by which gether.

considered it always possible to. (Continued on Next Columns.) politicians keep public attention off internal grievances by focus-

ng it on international friction. Meditating on things like these For as Mr. Ewer puts it: To a-cosmic hurricanes of unimagin government whatever its charac-able force, and gas-rings an vast tér or political creed, war talk is and so distant that the mind stag- apt to be a valuable asset. It gets trying to comprehend them---- an impractical purauit. creates a feeling of national cem

Our lives will go on just, as if 'solidarity, of patriotism, or theac corio phenonmena never "rallying round the govern- existed. Yet there is something ment.".

. The temptation to fascinating about the thought of use it is almost irresistible. these things. It is the stuff of This answer also exposes the which poetry is made; wild, gale armaments racket which profits swept poetry, of the kind that by that public mental attitude blows small considerations out of induced by the politicians, and a man's mind and leaves him blinking at the immensity and the adds to it its own powerful pro- mystery of the forces which sur- paganda to keep international round human life. Far away, on suspicion and anxiety at high desolate landscapes where no life pitch. It is an answer as logical is or has been since the world was as mathematics and as "thrill-made, there blows an eternal ing" as a detective yarn. A few hurricane. A ring of flame big words from Mr. Ewer's article enough to encircle the solar Ays will outline it: Hardly a week tem barne alone,-80 distant that wo 'ace it only as a faint, Fight Įpasses but somewhere a minis- cloud on the blackness of the sky. ter makes a speech about war. | And what of that? Nothing, per- ... Armica and navies are de-haps; except that such facta haunt pendent on patriotic bally our minds, and stand as symbola hoo and on people believing in of the titanic miracles amid which ... the possibility of war.

human life was cradled.

on.

of war.

So governments, and their military and naval branches,

the

FTERNAL HURRICANE

come to have a vested interest natriotism but with the sordid in war talk. So, notoriously light of certain very disagreeable enough, have another set of facts. One of these farty in that people the armament manu- there is monotary and political facturers. They live on the profit in war tolk, for a few. fear of war. This is where war And that therefore a few-"re to start the talk comes from evidently not always ready always from patriotic motives, rumours and supply the guns as War talk should be coloured not long as the peoples will supply with the valorous hues of the men.

"Don't let them know I'm hor

I have work to do.

Dynamiting is unsportsmanlike and uneconomical.

The procedure is to force the fleh, and light the fuse. Throw the fish away and run like blazca. The only fault in this method is that it Loes not do the fish much good. It sort of permanently cures the fish of being a fish.

At deep sea fishing we admit we are not much good." We give up. Matter of fact, the giving up part Is about all we know of deep sea shing. Just throw the line.over, if you've got the strength, and throw everything else after it.

For a man getting on in yoars, fishing for tiddlewinks or limpots is good, although inclined to be a bit monotonous.

We do not recommend fishing for sole, as most fish have none.

Nor doce sardine flahing prove. too popular, as this type of fish I usually too oily, and is 'Inclined to cause hiccoughs. Onions are a- good bait for sardines, these being usually referred to as baited breath.

Speaking of fish reminds us of the story about the male fish that tried to kiss the female flah..

"Take your fins off ms, you Cod!" she cried.

There is very little more to be anid about fish.

Good bait il to-morrow..

possible for some people at least to penetrate into the future.

Last March I was privileged to hear the predictions made by one of the most famous astrologera of Bonares. This astrologer states that he is prepared to stake; his reputation on the following pre-. dictions: That within a very short time thora' will be changes with reference to the Indian Portfolio, and, that an unexpected. tot-back-mainly political-will take place in India before May,