The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-27

liere.
II Sc, He must have made these.
We know what He made food aud
water for, and air and sunshine. but
why Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee7
They are here sure enough and each
performing lis work.
There must be some great plan be-
hind IL all: the thoughtful man seeks
so understand something Of that plan
and thereby TO Judge these articles for
their true worth.
Let us not say bad" or good with
out taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
81 certainly seems TO the casual observ-
er that these stimulant narcotics are
real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con-
ceals a killing" enemy.
One can slip into tho habit OF either
but 10 ''untanSie' Is often q fearful
struggle.
1t seems plain that there are circum-
stances when the narcotic effect OF
these poisons is for the moment bene-
ficiaI, but the fearful argument against
them Is that seldom ever does one find
steady user Of either whisky, cof-
Zee or tobacco free from disease OF
some kind.
Certainly powerful elements In their
effect on The human race.
II IS i matter OF daily history testi-
fed TO by literally millions of people,
that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising, beguiling friends
on the start, but always false as hell
itself in the end. once they get firm
hold enough to snow their strength,
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards i'll health
in some form; II permitted to continue
TO rule, they Will not let up until ply
steal and mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell land under
the spelr' Is correcU, of any one of
these drugs, frequently assures him.
self and his friends, "Why, I can leave
OF any time | want to. / did quit for
q week just to show l could" 1t Is
sure mark of the slave when one gets
to that stage. He wigsled through n
week fighting every day TO break the
spell, was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again.
The slave Coffee slave as we'll Gs
Tobacco and Whisky daily reviews his
condition, secs perfectly plain the
steady entertainments Of disease, how
the nerves get weaker day by day and
nd l,nE 10
and offer relief for few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
palmer 10 view than ever and grow
ing worse. Many times the Coffee
slave realizes that he Is between two
fires. He feels bad If he leaves off,
and little worse IL he drinks and al
lows the effect to wear off.
SO it 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 q little
bad las he is quite sure toy, breaks,
not the habit, but his own resolution.
1t Is nearly always tough fight, with
disaster ahead sure if the habit wins.
There have been hundreds of thou
sands Of people driven to their graves
through disease brought On by coffee
drinking alone, and 1t is quite certain
that more human misery is caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whisky, for
the two first are more widely used,
and more hidden and insidious in the
enect on nerves, heart and other vital
organs, and are thus unsupported I'M
I'll much of the dangerous work is
done.
Now, Reader, what is your opinion
as to the real use the Creator has for
these things2 Take look at the ques-
ton from this point of view.
There is q law of Nature and of Ma.
lures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, sturdy,
steady and dignified advance toward
more perfect things in both the PLY.
steal and Spiritual world. The pom
derous tread of evolutionary develop
ment is fixed by the Infinite and will
not be quickened out Of natural law
by any of mans methods.
Therefore we see many Illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid
advance. Illinois raises phenomenal
crops Of corn for two or three years.
II she continued to do 80 every veal
her farmers would advance in wealth
Tar beyond those Of other sections or
countries. So Nature interposes a bar
every three or four years and brings
on bad year."
Here we see the leveling influence
ut work.
a man Is prosperous in his business
Tor number of years and grows rich. ,,
Then Nature sets the "leveling infIu.
suce" at work on him. Some Of his
Investments lose, he becomes luxuri- |
Gus and lazy. Perhaps 1t is whisky, to-
oacco, coffee, women, gambling, or |
some other foFm. The intent and pur.
pose is to level him. Keep him from |
evolving too far ahead of the masses.
A nation becomes prosperous and
great like ancient Rome. II no leveline
lnnuence set in she would dominate |
the world perhaps for all time. But
Dame Nature sets her army of "level.
ers" at work. Luxury, over eating and
drinking, RIGHTEOUSNESS, waste and OK.
travagance, indulgences of all kinds,
then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure.
Sure -
The law of the unit is the law of he
mass. Man goes through the same
process. Weakness Gin childhood),
gradual growth of strength, energy.
thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth.
comfort, ease. relaxation, self-indul-
gence, luxury, idieness, waste. de.
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