The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-02
Jewelers.

We know what He made food and
water for and air and sunshine, but
why Whiskey Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and each
performing it's work.
There must be some great plan be-
hind it all; the thoughtful man seeks
TO understand something of that plan
and thereby to judge these articles
for their true worth.
Let us not say bad" or good
without taking testimony.
There are times and conditions
when it certainly seems to the casual
observer that these setimulant narcot-
les are real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con-
ceals a killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whiskey, tobacco or coffee easy enough
but to tuntangle" is often feartul
struggle.
1t seems plain that there are cir
cumstances when the narcotic erect OF
these poisons is for the moment bene-
cial. but the fearful argument against
them is that seldom ever does one ma
a steady user of either Whiskey, cor
fee or tobacco free from disease OF
some kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
II is a nlaIIGG Oh udllN iiloAOiSS 49,
fed to by literally millions of people,
that Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising, beguiling friends
on the start, but always false as nell
itself in the end Once they get hrm
hold enough to show their strength
they insist upon governing ana drive
the victim steadily towards i'll health
in some form; if permitted 10 con-
tinue to rule they viii not let up until
o. rIIin SETS
A man under that spell (and I'M
der the spell" is correctly of any one
of these drugs frequently assures him
self and his friendse, why / can
leave off any time I want to. dld
quit for week just to show | could
1t is a sure mark of the slave when
one gets to that stage. He wiggled
through a 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 as
Tobacco and Whiskey) daily reviews
his condition. sees perfectly plain the
steady encroachments of disease, how
the nerves get weaker day by day and
demand the drug that seems to smile
and offer relief for few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
palmer to view than ever and growing
worse. Many times the Coffee slave
realizes that he is between two fires
He feels bad if he leaves off and
little worse if he drinks and allows the
effect to wear off.
SO it goes on from day to day. Ev-.
cry night the struggling victim prom
ises himself that he will break the
habit and next day when he feels a lit
tie bad Gas he is quite sure to-,
breaks not the habit, but his own
resolution. It is nearly always a tough
fight with disaster ahead sure if the
habit wins.
There have been hundreds of thous-
ands of people driven to their grave
through disease brought on by coffee
drinking alone. and it is quite certain
that more human misery is caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whiskeY
for the two first are more widely used
and more hidden and insidious in the
effect on nedves. heart and other vital
(organs, and are thus unsupported un-
til much of the dangerous work is
done.
Now. reader. what is your opinion
as to the real use the Creator has for
these things Take a look at the ques-
ton from this point of view.
There is a law of Nature and of
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, sturdy.
steady and dignhed advance toward
more perfect things in both the
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. If
she continued to do so every year her
farmers would advance in wealth far
beyond those of other sections or
countries. So Nature interposes a bar
every three or four years and brings
on a bad year"
Here we see the leveling influence at
work.
A man Is prosperous in his business
for a number of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the "leveling influ-
ence" at work on him. Some Of his
investments lose, he becomes lux
urious and lazy. Perhaps il is whis-
key tobacco, coffee women. gambling
or some other form. The intent and
purpose is to level him Keep him
from evolving too far ahead of the
masses.
A nation becomes prosperous and
great like ancient Rome. If no leveling
influence set in she would dominate
the world perhaps for all time. But
Dame Nature sets her army of level
ers'' at work. Luxury. over-eatinR and
drinking. Righteousness. waste and ex-
travagant indulgences of all kinds
then comes the wreck. Sure Sure
Sure.
The law Of the unit is the law OF the
mass. Man goes through the same
process. Weakness Gin childhood).
gradual growth of strength. energy
thrift. probity. prosperity. wealth.
comfort. ease. relaxation self-indul-
geuce luxury. idleness. waste. de-
baucherv. disease and the wreck fol-
lows The Jewelers." are in the bushes
along the pathway of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma
jority.
Only now and then can a man stand
out against these Jewellers" and hold
his fortune. Fame and health to the
end.
So the Creator has use for whis-
kew Tobacco and Coffee to level down
the successful ones and those who
show signs Of being successful and
keep them back in the race so that the
great field" (the masses) may not
be left too far behind
And yet we must admit that same
all wise Creator has placed il In the
power Of man to stand upright cloth
ed in the armor of n clean cut. steady
mind and say unto himself II de-
cline to exchange my birthright for a
mess Of potage"
Il will not deadeu my senses, weak
en- my grip on affairs and keep myself
chean. common and behind In fortune
and fame by drugging with whislSev
tobacco or coffee; life is too short IL
is hard enough 10 win the good things.
without any sort of handicap so a
man Is certainly a fool trader when