Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-11-25
"WHACkS"
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you
a "whack" remember there's a 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 60 right along
with the habit whatever it may be,
that causes her disapproval. Whiskey,
Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat-
ural treatment Of the body, until seri-
GUS illness sets in or some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
well with those things for while,
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 stimu.
late and then deaden the tool (the
body by some one or more of the
drugs-Whiskey. Tobacco, Coffee.
Tea, Morphine, etc.
You know all Of these throw down
the same class OF alkaloids In Chemi-
cal analysis. They stimulate and then
depress. They take from man or won.
an the power to do his or her best
work.
After these people have drugged
for time. they get a hint. or mild
"whack" to remind them that they
have work to do, mission to perform,
and should be about tie business. but
are loafng along the wayside and be-
come untitled 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.
er." These hints come in various
forms. It may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon it when a "whack" comes it's a
warning to unit some abuse and Go
the right and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps it is coffee drinking that
oftends. That is one OF the greatest
causes Of human disorder among
Americans.
Now. then. If Mother Nature Is Eon.
tie with You and only gives light. little
"whacks" at first to attract attention.
don't abuse her consideration, or she
will soon hit you harder, sure
And you may be sure she will hit
you very, very hard il you insist On
following tic way You have been 20.
ing.
It seems hard work 10 give up a
habit, and we try all sorts of plans to
charge our III feelings to some other
cause t',an the real enc.
Coffee drinkers when i'll will attri'
butte the trouble to bad food, malaria,
oyerwurk and what not. but they keep
on being sick and gradually getting
worse until they are finally forced to
quit entirely, even the "only one cup
q day. Then they be2rl to get bet.
ter, and unless they have gone long
enough to set up some fixed organic
disease. they generally get entire.y
well. w..
1t is easy to quit coffee at once and
for all, by having well made Postum,
with its rich, deep seal brown color
which comes to the beautiful golden
brown when good cream is added, aud
the crisp snap OF good, mild Java is
there if the Postum has been boiled
long enough to tring it out.
it pays to be we'll and happy for
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 and
become a winner. She will help you
sure if you cut out the things that
keep you back.
There's a reason" and a profound
one.
Look in each package for a cory OF
the famous little book. THE Road to
Wellville."