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STROLOGY that the bodies the

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ASTROLOGY

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Mistars and by slow and patient It is convenient for them to the profit to be made out of it,

observation to learn something ignore Flamsteeds's own verdict astrology continues to flourish. about them. On the basis of about astrology, given two years

what he has learnt, it is his before the Observatory was

duty to come into the open-and built: "In 1673, besides my A challenge to astrologers.— to declare firmly and unreserved- usual tnak, I wrote an ephemeris, On May 11, 1941, Mercury will ly that astrology is rubbish, a wherein I showed the falsity of be in conjunction with Venus, mere collection of empirical rules astrology and the ignorance of Saturn and Uranus; Venus that have come down through those who pretended to it." It will be in conjunction with the dim mists of past ages. is true that he did cast a horo- Jupiter and Uranus; and it will I do not deny the antiquity scope for the erection of the Ob- be full moon. Saturn will be of astrology. Its lineage can be servatory, but this he did merely in conjunction with Venus and traced back to the Chaldeans, for the diversion of his friends, Mercury and Jupiter will be in several thousands of years ago. and he wrote on it (in Latin); conjunction with Uranus a few claims The science of to-day has gradu- "My friends, can you forbear to days previously. Mercury, Ven-

ally emerged from the confused laugh?"

us, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus' There is evidence of the exist-

heavenly ideas and arbitrary assumptions If any

serious student of will all be close to the sun. ence of two rather violently

sun, of past ages,

science wishes to be amused, let Let astrologers say well in ad- opposed opinions as to the value moon, planets and stars- Francesco Sizzi, in the Middle him read any book on astrology. vance precisely what world of British occupation of Hong-have an influence on human Ages, argued that there must I am sure that he will be unable effects will be produced by this

necessarily be seven planets be- to forbear to laugh.

unusual series of conjunctions kong to the Chinese community, affairs. It is asserted that cause "there are seven windows We are told that humanity is occurring at about the same. and even to the Chinese people the disposition of these in the head, two nostrils, two divided into twelve great groups, time. generally. That British enter-bodies at the moment when eyes, two ears and a mouth; so each one of which is governed in the heavens there are two by a sign of the zodiac. The prise has been able to expand a person is born has a direct favourable stars, two unpropiti- movements of the planets during to, the extent that it has in the influence on his personality, ous, two luminaries, and Mercury the two hours after birth aro alone undecided and indifferent. said to condition the first month Far East has been due very and that, by studying their From which and many other of life; the movements during largely to the fact that there positions at any time after similar phenomena of Nature, the first day to condition the

the

HUMOUR IN THE

was a safe base of operation birth, guidance for the such as the seven metals, etc., first year of life, during CLASSROOM

ence.

sore

which it were tedious to enumer second day to condition the here: safe for the reason that it future can be obtained.

ate, we gather that the number second year of life, and so on. has had the protection of the These claims are sufficiently of planets is necessarily seven.” When the planets come with- JUST as lion-taming has its lighter We may smile at the lack of in certain distances of one an-soul-destroying routine, has its mo- mements, so teaching despite its British flag. That this occupa extensive and startling. But tion and this enterprise were not they do not nearly exhaust what logic in such an argument, but other, events take on a definite ments of unexpected brightness. unwelcome to the vast majority what it claims that it can do.

astrology can do, or,

it is quite as logical as astro- pattern, either of good or ill, Howlers, for instance, relieve the in- rather, logy..

exorable tedium of correcting. It is according to the distance. The early astrologers, unlike

at least piquant to read,, say, that I have sought to find in books "British engineers damned the Nile of Chinese people it would be Diseases can be diagnosed, wea- those of to-day, were at least on astrology some justification at Assouan," or that "pillows are put impossible to argue for the fact ther can be predicted, suitable observers of the stars and for the supposed all-pervading in the bed to keep your head soft.” is that Chinese, just the same as times for sowing seeds or setting planets.

effects of the heavenly bodies In oral work, too, the unconscious British subjects, have had equal of world events can be foretold. pretations of what they observed have found general statements cent antidote to the dull depression eggs can be indicated, the course Though many of their inter- on human life and activities. I humour of the child's mind occasion-

ally acts in the classroom as a bene-. opportunities of developing in- There seems to be nothing how were valueless, their observa- such as that there is a coinci- of the teacher's. dustry and commerce out of this ever great or however small, tions were of great value and dence of earth events with those Consider, for example, the tonic port and have not been slow in trivial, that is not controlled by of astronomy, just as the alche solar system (the only exempli- that "Sir Roger was singular in his however important or however paved the way for the scienco taking place elsewhere in the effect of being told in all seriousness seizing them. Obviously it the stars.

mists in their mistaken search fication given for this is that with women." And think of the re- behaviour" means that he "didn't go would be stupid to argue that This cult has so many

ad for the elixir of life and the weather on the earth is influen-freshing helpfulness of the child British commercial interests herents that several daily and philosopher's stone, which would ced by spots on the sun), and who, thinking that Mary Smith has which built up this Colony were Sunday papers have an astrolo turn everything that it touched that all men are subject to the tout le complain of a cut finger, though Mary has really come out to gical column. There are maga- into gold, paved the way for the laws by, which the earth is complain confidentially of a motivated by anything but a zínes devoted to it. They pander science of chemistry.

governed.

stomach, says, "Picase, desire to expand their trade, to the destre, inherent in many that John Flamsteed, the first substantial. Surely a slender class-room arises from the imma- sir, the Astrologers frequently assertI have found nothing more Janitor will paint it with iodine,"

A great deal of the humour in the of us, to know what the future swell their bank balances and holds in store, the desire that Astronomer Royal, was an astro- foundation on which to base turity of the child's mind and its stay on good terms with their sends people to the palmist and loger and that he cast a horo such far-reaching assertions. consequent inability to grasp the potential customers in China and to the crystal-gazer.

scope to guide the erection of Astrology is rubbish; but be-subtleties gained only by experi- the Greenwich Observatory. at Home. But it would be

I once spent several cause of human credulity and The astrologer will cast and

minutes explaining

long to an and eager class of juniors the mean- equally unfair to deny that the Progress a horoscope and will

an intelligent- advise about the future-for a

ing of the word "derived" British tenure of this island and

which had occurred in reading lesson. the little strip of mainland has

By Lichty Now," I said, after what I con-

sidered a satisfactory explo not given many thousands of

explanation, "I want a sentence in which that werd Chinese better wages and better

is used." A little girl was first with her answer. "Walking along the living condition than they could

road," she said earnestly, "we met grandma and derived twopence from have obtained in their own It is the task of the astrono-

her." country. Moreover, since the mer to observe and to study the first British traders set up their establishments in Hongkong fore launching into criticism of there have been amongst the British administration is foreign community persons who compare Hongkong with the have sincerely and honestly cities of China proper. It will striven to improve the lot of the then be realised that the pros- native population. Whether perity of this Colony probably there are all the schools and has had some bearing upon the hospitals there might be, steady and planned improvement whether wages are all they could in social and ordinary public be, whether living conditions are services. There is one point worse than they ought to be, it upon which all views are likely is not proposed to argue. Thoreto coincide: that is the un- is always room for improve-questionable value of Hongkong ment; and authority has to China at this hour. Through endeavoured, moving a little this gateway has poured a ponderously at times, to make stream of vital supplies in spite Hongkong comfortable and of the blockade of Chinese porta attractive to the Chinese as well by the Japanese Navy. The las to, the foreign resident. Per-only reason the gate was not haps the fairest thing to do be- closed is that n lion guards it.

fee, of course. It is significant GRIN AND BEAR IT that I do not know of any astro- loger who is an observer of the observer of the stars who is an stars; nor do I know any serious

astrologer.

to

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half the time)"

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In course of time most teachers be- come so much accustomed to auch misunderstanding that they become impervious to its humorous aspect, During my student days I was once very much amused by an answer ob- tained by a teacher in my presence, though she seemed to rogard it more- ly as a matter for annoyance. stead, she should have, been rather proud of it,

In-

Endeavouring to obtain the ap. posite of the word "success," aho struggled with a stubborn, stupid class until alle must have wanted to shout "failurel" at them and leave them to their doom. Then apparent ly bright iden struck her.

"Now suppose," haye pudding for dinner one day, and wald, "you you consider it so

enjoyable that you say to your mother that it is, a great success. Another day you

have a similar pudding, but it hasn't been cooked so well, and so you say to you

your mother that it is a A egrace,"

shouted ong excited youngster with unwonted vehemence, which seemed somewhat to proceed from experience,

Through eagerness, children often jump to wrong conclusions, which sometimes take even the teacher's

breath away.

"What do we call a man who looks

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