Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-27
Jewelers. 8.
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water for, and air and sunshine, but
why Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and each
performing its 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 with
out taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
it certainly seems to the casual observ-
err that these stimulant narcotics are
real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con-
ceals killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whiskey, tobacco OF coffee easy
enough, but to "untangle" is often a
fearful struggle.
1t seems plain that there are cir
cumstances when the narcotic effect
of these poisons is for the moment
beneficial but the fearful argument
against them is that seldom ever does
one find steady user Of either whis
key, coffee or tobacco free from dis
ease of some kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
1t is matter of daily history testi
fed to by literally millions of people,
that Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising, bcguiling friends
on the start. but always false as hell
itself in the end. Once they get firm
hold enough to show their strength,
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards i'll health
in some form; if permitted to CON
'inue to rule, they will not let up until
physical and mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell (and under
the spell' is correcD, of any one Of
these drugs, frequently assures him
self and his friends. "Why ! can leave
OFT any time want to. did quit for
a week Just to show l could" 1t is n
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 To-
bacco and Whiskey) daily reviews his
condition, sees perfectly plain the
steady encroachments of discase, how
the nerves get weaker day by day and
demand the drug that seems to
smile aud offer relief for few min
utes and then leaves the diseased con-
dition palmer to view than ever and
growing worse. Many times the Cof-
fee slave realizes that lie is between
two fires. lie 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. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he will break the habit
and next day when he feels little
bad (ns he is quite sure to) breaks, not
the habit but his own resolution. 1t
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 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 whisiey,
for the two first are more widely used
and more hidden and insidious. in the
effect Oh nerves, heart and ottler vital
organs, and are thus unsupported UNI
til much OF the dangerous work is
done
Now, Reader, what is your opinion
MS to the real use the Creator has for
those things? Take look at the. dues
tion from this point OF view.
There is law of Nature and Of
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, n sturdy.
steady and dignificd advance toward
more perfect things in both the Physi-
cal and Spiritual world. The ponder
Gus tread of evolutionary development
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 so every year
her farmers would advance in wealth
far beyond those of other sections or
countries. So Nature interposcs bar
every three or four years and brings
OH n 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-
cnce" e work on him. Some of his in
vestments lose. he becomes luxurious
and lazy. Perhaps 1t is whskey to-
bacco, coffee, women, gambling, or
some other form. The intent and pnr-
pose is to level him. Keep him from
evolving too far ahead of the masses.
A nation becomes prosperous and
great Ike ancient l.onle. ~ no ..ssel.
ng influence set in she would dominate
the world perhaps for all time. But
Dame Nature sets her army of "level-
ers" at work. Luxury, overeating and
drinking, Righteousness, waste and ex-
travagance, indulgcnces of all kinds,
then cones the wreck. Sure, Sure,
Sure.
The law of the unit is the law of the
nnss Man goes through the same
process. Weakness lin childhood),