Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-10-28

II so, lie must have made these.
We know what lie made food and
water for, and air and sunshine, but why
Whiskcy, Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and each
performing its work.
There must be somc great plan behind
It all; the thoughtful man seeks to un-
derstand something Of that plan and
thereby to judge these articles for their
rue worth.
Let us not say bad" or good" with
Uut taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
it certainly seems to the casual observer
that these stimulant narcotics are real
blessings.
Right there is The ambush that on
ceals IL killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit Of either
whiskcy. tobacco or coffee easy enough,
but to "unranglc" Is often a fearful
struggle.
~ seems plain that there are circum-
stances when the narcotic effect Of these
pGisons Is for the moment beneficial, but
the fearful argument against them Is
that seldom ever does one find a steady
user oi either whiskcy. coffee or tobacco
free from disease of some Kind.
Certainly powerful clements in their
effect on the human race.
" Is a matter of daily history testified
o. by literally millions of people that
Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee are smil-
Ing, promising, bcpuIling friends on The
tt.Yi 1,A, ,1,..,. 80. 49,. It'll l,-.Ir 10,
the end. once they get firm hold enough
to show their strength. they insist upon
governing and drive the victim steadily
towards Ill health In some form; If per-
United to continue to rule, they will not
let mp until physical and mental ruin
sets In.
a man under that spell (and "uud"r
the spell" Is correct Of any one of these
drugs frequently assures himself and
his friends: "Why, | can leave off any
time ! want to. | did quit for a week
Just to show | could" II Is n sure mark
OF the slave when one gets to that stage.
II" wipglcd through "A week fighting
every day to break the spell. was finally
whipped ana began his slavery all over
arain.
The slave coffee slave a. wei as 70
harco and WhIsk"y) daily reviews HE
condition sees perfectly plain the steady
cncrOachmcn's Of disease, how the
nerves get weaker day By day and de-
mand the drug that seems a. smile and
offer relief for n few minutes and then
leave the diseased condition palmer to
view than over and growing worse.
Many times the Coffee slave realize that
he IL between two fires. He feels bad
If he leaves off and a little worse If he
drinks ana allows III" cncct 10 wear Off
So II goes on from day to day. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he Will break the habit and
next day when he feels Il little bad Gas
Il" l. quite SURE to- breaks, not the habit,
but his " resolution. II is nearly al
ways a tough fight, with disaster ahead
tLre II the habit wins.
There have been hundreds Of thou
yandS Of people driven to their graves
through disease brought on by cuh 70
drinking alone, and it. Is quite certain
that more human misery is caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whigkcy, for
the two first are more widely used, and
more hidden and ins!diOus IN the effect
on nerves, heart and other vital organs,
and are thus u~nSnspc1tcd until much of
the dangerous work Is lone.
Now, Reader, what Is your opinion a.
to the real use the Creator has for these
things? Take a lool, at the question
from this point of view.
There Is a law Of Nature and of Ma
lures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes 10 higher. a sturdy,
steady and digniiicd advance toward
more perfect things in both the Phys
ical and Spiritual world. The pondcrOlS
tread Of evolutionary development Is
fixed by the Infinite and viii not be
quickcEcd out of natural law by any Of
mans methods.
Therefore we see many Illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid ad-
vancc Illinois raises phenomenal crops
Of corn for two or three years. II she
continued to do 50 every year her farm
crB would ad Vance IN wealth far bcyOnd
those Of other sections or countries. So
Nature lntcrpOscA "A bar every three or
four years and brings on Il bad year"
Here we see the lcycling influence at
work.
A nan IL prosperous in his business
for a number Of years and grows rich.
Then Mature sets the 'leycling lniiu-
cncc" at work on him, Some Of his in
vcstment8 lose, he becomes luxurious
and lazy. Perhaps it Is whiskcy, to-
bacco, coffee, women gambling, or some