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Show CCLII'bbB UP Till! SUN. Alwaji an Olijrrt ' Deep Inlettst le A.lriMH.u.rr.. The carlleai iiworus ot solar eclipses aro ascribed to Confuelus. One ot tbt eclipses ut antiquity was famous for two events. One was that It was foretold fore-told by an astrologer, tho year being C8S II. C, and the aeeond was that III alarming appearance stopped a bat-tlo bat-tlo between the Indians and Medea. Formerly eclipses of the sun creates terror among the beholders, and even today educated and Intelligent people express a dread of the solemn and lm-preaslvo lm-preaslvo darkness. Ons nhu has witnessed wit-nessed a total eclipse gives thla graphic description. "As much nt five minutes before tho total obscurity It may bo possible to detect atrango waving lines of light and shade draw Ing across the landscape. Then, with frightful velocity, the shadow ot the moon la seen approaching, a tangible darkness advancing like n wall, swlfi na Imagination, silent as doom. The Immensity ot nature never comes so near as then, and strong must be ths nerves not to qulvir na the blun black shadow rushes upon the spectator with Incredible, speed. A vast palpitating palpi-tating presence seems overwhelming ths world. Hats emerge ateallhlly. An assembled crowd Is awed Into absolute ab-solute silence. It becomes curiously cold, and tho clilll Is mental as woll ni physical." |