The Washington times., 1904-10-05
Jewelers.
Mission of Whiskey. Tobacco, and Coffee.

The Creator made all things. we be-
lieve.
" so. He must have made these.
We know what He made food and Wa
ter for and air and sunshine, but why
whiskey, tobacco. and cO1ee2
They are here sure enough and each
performing its work.
There must be some great plan behind
it all. the thoughtful man seeks to uu-
derstaud 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
# certainly seems 10 the casual observer
that these stimulant narcotics are real
blessinEs-
Right there is the ambush that con-
ceaIs a "kuliug" enemy.
one can slip into the habit Of either
uhiskey. tobacco. or coffee easy enough
but 60 "uutangle" IS often a fearful
S struggle.
To seems plain Jhat there are circum-
stances when the narcotic effect Of these
uofsonz is Tor the moment beneficial but
the fearful argument against them is
that seldom ever does one find steady
user of either whiskey. coffee, or tobacco
free from disease Of some kind.
Certainly powerful elements 10 their
efsect on the human race
ID Is "a matter of daily history testified
20 by literally millions OF people. that
Whisky. Tobacco, and Coffee are smil-
ing. promising, beguiliug friends on the
start but ALWAYS FALSE AS HELL
ITSELF iu the end. once they get hrm
hold enough 20 show their strength. they
-HHrF-r q M MI ~
tim steadily toward sd health in some
form. If permitted TO continue TO rule
they viii not let up until physical and
mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell land under
the spell" is correcJJ, of any one OF these
drugs. frequently assures himself and
mis- friends. why, / can leave on any
time I want J0. / did quiz FOR week
lust o. show, I could. IL Is a sure mark
of the slave when one gets 10 that stage
Tie wiggIed through a week lighting
every day to break the spell. was finally
whipped and began his slavery all over
again
The slave Coffee slave as well as To
bacco and WhiskeyD daily reviews his
condition, sees perfectly plain the steady
euCr0aclMeuIs of disease, how the
nerves get weaker day by day and de
maud tine drug that seems to smile and
suer relief for few minutes and then
I leave tue diseased condition palmer TO
view than ever and growing worse.
MANY times the C0ffee slave realizes
tnat Doe i- between two fires. lie feels
bad Dr. He leaves oI and a little worse =
[ ne drinks and allows the EFFECT TO
WEAR OFF.
So Is goes on from day to day. Every
night LH, struggling victim promises
himself that ne Will break the habit, and
next day when he feels a little bad Gas
He is quite sure TOP breaks, not the habit
but his own resolution. Ii is nearly al
ways 81 tough hEht, with despair ahead
81 RE if the habit wins.
There have been hundreds OF thou
sands OF people driven TO their gray
through disease brought on by coffee
tUat more human misery is caused By
coffee and tobacco than by whisky, Tor
the two first are more widely used, aud
more hidden ana luSldlous In the euecl
| ON nerves heart, and other vital organs,
and are thus unsupported until much or
T Jhe dangerous work is done
now, Reader, what SIS your opinion as
I lD the real use the Creator has Tor these
/ things lake a look al the question
! from this point of view.
/ IHrfe IS la" oi Nature and OF Ma
/ turss God that things slowly evolve
| from lower planes To- higher a sturdy
I steady aud NlsnIue4 advance toward
/ more perfect things i'm both the physical
/ and spiritual world. The pOndeTous
! tread Of evolutionary development is
/ fixed By the Infinite and viii not be
/ quickeneo out OF natural law by any Of
/ mans methods.
/ Therefore we see many Illustrations
! showing now nature checks too rapid
/ adyance: illinois raises phenomena
I crops or corn FOR two or three years
/ 20 she continued ru do SO every wear
J her farmers would advance i'm wealth
/ fay beyond those of other sections on
/ every tlrFe or four years and brings on
/ q ''Ead year
Here We see the Ieyeung influence at
/ work