The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-28

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 bar
every three or four years and brings
on bad year."
Here we see the leveling influence
at work.
A man is prosperous in his business
for number Of years and grows rich
Then Nature sets the "leveling infiu-
ence" at work on him. Some OF his
investments lose, he becomes luxuri-
GUS and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, to-
bacco, coffee, women, gambling, or
some other form. 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. 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 eating and
drinking, RIGHTEOUSNESS, waste and ex-
travagance, indulgences Of all kinds,
then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure,
Sure
me law Of the unit is the law Of the
mass. Man goes through the same
process. Weakness Tin CHILDHOOD,
gradual growth of strength, energy,
thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth,
comfort, ease, relaxation, self-indul.
gence, luxury, idleness, waste, de.
bauchery, disease, and the wreck Toi-
lows. The Jewellers" are in the bushes
along the pathway of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma
jOrity.
Only now and then can man stand
out against these Jewellers" and hold
his fortune, fame. and health to the
end.
So the Creator has use for Whisky,
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 1t in the pow
err Of man to stand upright, clothed in
the armOr of a clean cut, steady mind
and say unto himself, II decline to ex-
change my birthright for mess Of
potage.
II will not deaden my senses, weak
en- my grip on affairs and keep myself
cheap, common and behind in fortune
and fame by drugging with whisky,
tobacco or coffee; life is too short. II
is hard enough TO win the good things,
without any sort of handicap, so a man
is certainly a fool trader when he
trades strength, health, money, and the
good things that come with power, for
the half-asleep condition of the drug
ger with the certainty of sickness and
disease ahead"
1t is a matter each Individual must
decide for himself. He can be a lead
er and semi-god if ho will, or he can
go along through life a drugged clown,
cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of
water"
Certain it is that while the Great
Father of us all does not seem to
mind" if some of His children are
foolish and stupid. He seems to select
others Werhaps those He intends for
some special work. and allows them 10
be threshed and castlgated most fear
fully by these Jewellers"
If a man tries flirting with these lev
elers awhile, and gets few slaps as
hint, he had better lake the hint or
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