The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-04
POSTUM CEREAI,.

1 did quit for week just TO show could. .
II Is a sure mark Of the slave when ons
gets to that stage. He wiggled through
week, fighting every day TO break I'll
spell, was finally whipped, and began his
slavery all over again.
The slave Coffee slave as well as To-
bacco and Whiskey) daily reviews his
condition, sees perfectly plain tho 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 dis
eased condition palmer to view than ever
and growing worse. Many times the
Coffee slave realizes that he Is between
two fires He feels bad II he leaves of
and little worse II he drinks and allows
the effect to wear of
So 1t goes on from day to day. Every
night the struggling victim promises him
self that he will break the habit, and next
day when he feels little bad las he Is quite
sure to- breaks. not the habit, but his own
resolution. 1t is nearly always a tough
fight, with disaster ahead sure II the habit
wins.
There have been hundreds OF thousands
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 whiskey, for the two first
are more widely used, and more hidden
and insidious In the effect on nerves, heart
and other vital organs, and are thus un-
suspected until much OF the dangerous
work is done.
Now, Reader, what is your opinion a.
to the real use the Creator has for these
things? Take look at the question from
this point Of view.
There is law Of Nature and OF Natures
God that things slowly evolve from lower
planes to higher, q sturdy. steady and
dignihed advance toward more perfect
things in both the Physical and Spiritual
world. The ponderous tread Of evolu-
tionary development Is fxed by the Infinite
and will not be quickened out Of natural
law by any of mans methods.
Therefore we SEQ many illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid ad.
vance. Illinois raises phenomenal cropa
Of corn for two or three year. II shs
continued to do 80 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 tho leveling influence Of
work.
A man is prosperous In his business
for number Of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the sleveling influence
at work on him. Some OF his investments
lose, he becomes luxurious and lazy. Per-
haps IL Is whiskey tobacco, coffee, women.
gambling, or some other form. The intent
and purpose is to level him. Keep him
l,,to foo 20 81 he
A nation becomes prosperous and great
like ancient Rome. If no leveing influence
set in she would dominate the world per-
haps for all time. But Dame Nature sets
her army OF Jewellers" at work. Luxury,
over-eating and drinking, RIGHTEOUSNESS.
waste and extravaganza, indulgences OF
all kinds, then comes the wreck. Sure.
Sure. Sure.
I he law Of the unit is the law Of the mass.
Man goes through the same process. Weak
ness lin childhoodD, gradual growth OF
strength, energy, thrift, probity, pros
perity, wealth, comfort, ease, relaxation,
self-indulgence, luxury, idlenees, waste,
debauchery, disease, and the wreck fol-
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 a man stand
out against these Jewelers." and hold his
fortune, fame and health to the end
So the Creator has use for Whiskey.
Tobacco and Coffee to level down the Sue
ceesful ones and those who show signs OF
being successful, and keep them back in
the race, 30 that the great field" 1.-THE
masses) may not be left too far behind.
And yet we must admit that same all
wise Creator has placed it in the power
OF man to stand upright, clothed in the
armor OF a clean cut steady mind and say
unto himself, Il decline to exchange my
birthright for a mess Of potage."
Il will not deaden my senses, weaken
my grip on affairs and keep myself cheap,
common and behind In fortune and fame
by drugging with whiskey, tobacco or
coffee, life is too short. 1t is hard enough
to win the good things, without any sort
OF handicap, 80 a man is certainly fool
trader" when he trades strength, health,
money, and the good things that como
with power, for the half-asleep condition
Of the .drugger' with the certainty Of
sickness and disease ahead
1t ia a matter each individual must de-
eide for himself. He can be a leader and
semi god il he will, or he can go along
through life a drugged clown. a cheap
"hewer OF wood or carrier Of water"
Certain it Is that while the Great Father
Of us all does not seem to mind" II some
OF his children are foolish and stupid, no
seems to select others Cperhaps those he
intends for some special work) and allows
them to be threshed and oastgated most
fearfully by these Jewelers.
II man tries flirting with these Jewelers.
awhile. and gets few slaps a. q hint, b.
had better take the hint or q good solid
blow will follow.
When a man tries to live upright, clean,
thrifty, sober. and undrugged, manifesting
as near as he knows what the Creator in
tends he should, happiness, health and
peace seem to come to him. Does it pay?
This article was written to set people
thinking, to rouse the God Within" for
every highly organized man and woman
has times when they feel something call
ing from within for them to press to tho
front and -be about the Fathers business
don't mistake It; the spark OF the Infinite
is there, and it pays in every way. health.
happiness, peace, and even worldly pros
per;ty IN hreak off the ha hits and strip