Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-12-03
~WHACKS"
And What They Mean.

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When Old Mother Nature gives you
a "whack" remember there's a rea-
son." SO try and say thank you"
then set about finding what you have
done to demand the rebuke, and try
and get back into line, for that's the
happy place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fail to appreciate and heed the
first little, gentle ''whacks" of the
good old Dame, but go right along
that causes her disapproval. Whiskey,
Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat-
ural treatment of the body, until seri-
Gus illness sets in or some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
we'll with those things for a while,
and Mother Nature apparently cares
but little what they do.
Perhaps she has no particular plans
for them and thinks it little use to
waste time in their training.
There are people, however, who
seem to be selected by Nature to do
things" The old Mother expects them
to carry out some department OF her
great work. A portion of these select
ed ones oft and again seek to stimu-
late and then deaden the tool (the
body by some one or more of the
drugs-Whiskey, Tobacco, Coffee,
Tea, Morphine, etc.
You know all of these throw down
the same class of alkaloidS in Chemi-
cal analysis. They stimulate and then
depress. They take from man or wom-
an the power to do his or her best
work
After these people have drugged
for a time, they get a hint, or mild
''whack" to remind them that they
have work to do, a mission to perform,
and should be about the business, but
are loaf1ng along the wayside and be
come untitled for the fame and for
tune that waits for them if they but
stick to the course and keep the body
clear of distractions so it can carry
out the behests of the mind.
Sickness is a call to come up high
err These hints come in various
forms. 1t may be stomach trouble OF
bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon it when a "whack" comes it's 8
warning to quit some abuse and dc
the right and fair thing with the body
Perhaps it is coffee drinking that
offends. That is one of the greatest
causes of human disorder among
Americans.
Now, then, if Mother Nature is gen
| tie with you and only gives light. littls
"whacks" at first to attract attention
| don't abuse her consideration, or she
| will soon hit you harder. sure.
And you may be sure she will hi
| you very, very hard if you insist OF
| following the way you have been go
| ing.
| 1t seems hard work to give up {
habit, and we try all sorts of plans tt
/ charge our ill feelings to some othe
cause than the real one.
| Coffee drinkers when ill will attri
| butte the trouble to bad food, malaria
| overwork and what not, but they keel
| on being sick and gradually gettin,
worse until they are finally forced t,
| quit entirely, even the only one cul
a day. Then they begin to get bet
ter, and unless they have gone loni
enough to set up some fixed organi
disease, they generally get entirel'
well.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once an
for all, by having well made Postum
with its rich, deep seal brown colo
| which comes to the beautiful golde
brown when good cream is added, an
the crisp snap of good, mild Java /
there if the Postum has been bOile
| long enough to ring it out
1t pays to be well and happy TO
| good old Mother Nature then send
us her blessings of many and variou
| kinds and helps us to gain fame an
| fortune
Strip on the handicaps, leave GU
the deadening habits. heed Mothe
Natures hints, quit being loser an
become a winner. She will help 20
sure if you cut out the things tha
keep you back.
There's a reason" and a profoun
| one.
Look in each package for a copy {
the famous little book, The Road
| MELVILLE"