The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-25
"WHACKS"
And What They Mean.

whack, remember there's rea-
son." SO try and say thank you," then
set about finding what you have done
to demand the rebuke, and try and
get back into line, for that's the happy
place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fail to appreciate and heed the
first little, gentle "whacks" Of the
good old Dame. but go right along
with the habit whatever it may be.
that causes her disapproval. Whisky.
Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat-
ural treatment of the body, until Sc
rious illness sets in or some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
well with those things for awhile, and
Mother Nature apparently cares but
little what they do.
Perhaps she has no particular plans
for them and thinks it little use to
waste time in their training.
There are people. however, who
seem to be selected by Nature to do
things" The old Mother expects them
to carry out some department of her
great work. A portion Of these select
ed ones oft and again seek to stimulate
and then deaden the tool (the body
by some one or more Of the drugs
Whisky, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea, Nor
phine, etc.
You know all Of these throw down
the same class of alkaloids In Chem
ical analysis. They stimulate and then
depress. They take from man or
woman the power to do his or her best
work.
After these people have drugged for
q time, they get hint, or mild
"whack," to remind them that they
have work to do, mission to perform,
and should be about the business, but
are loafing along the wayside and be-
come unified for the fame and for
tune that waits for them II they but
stick to the course and keep the body
clear of distractions so it can carry
out the behests of the mind.
Sickness is call to 'come up high
err" These hints come in various
forms. 1t may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or gen.
eral nervous prostration. You may de-
pend upon it when a "whack" comes
it's warning to quit some abuse and
do the right and fair thing with the
body.
Perhaps it is coffee drinking that
offends. That is one Of the greatest
causes of human disorder among
Americans.
Now, then, il Mother Nature is gen.
tie with you and only gives ligh,
little "whacks" at first to attract at
tention, don't abuse her consideration
or she will soon hit you harder, sure
And you may also be sure she will
hit you very, very hard if you insist
on following the way you have beer
going.
1t seems hard work to give up 8
habit, and we try all sorts of plans
to charge our i'll feelings to some Other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when i'll will attrib-
ute the trouble to bad food, malaria
overwork and what not, but they keeI
on being sick and gradually getting
worse, until they are finally forced t.
quit entirely, even the "Only ont
cup a day." Then they begin to ge
better, and unless they have gone Ions
enough to set up some fixed organic
disease, they generally get entirel,
WELL
1t is easy to quit coffee at once an(
for all, by having well made Postum
with it's rich, deep, seal brown color
which comes to the beautiful COLDER
brown when good cream Is added, ant
the crisp snap of good, mild Java IL
there if the Postum has been boilef
long enough to bring it out
1t pays to be well and happy FOL
good old Mother Nature then sends us
her blessings of many and various
kinds and helps us to gain fame and
fortune.
Strip off the handicaps, leave out
the deadening habits. heed Mother
Natures hints. quit being loser ant
become a winner. She will help YOU
sure If you cut out the things tha
keep you back.
There's a reason" and profount
one.
Look in each package for copy Of
the famous little book. ''The Road t.
MELVILLE"