The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-12-09
"WHACKS"
And W. liz Mean.

WHe0 Old Mother Nature gives you
a "Whack" remember there's q Tea-
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
gOtI old Dame, but go right along
with the habit whatever it may be-
that causes her disapprOYal- Whisky
Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat-
uraI treatment Of the body, until seri-
Gus illness sets in OF some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
wei 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 OF more Of the
drugs Whisky, Tobacco, CORee,
Tea, Morphine, etc
You know all Of these throw down
the same class Of alkalOids in Chemi-
cal analysis. They stimulate and then
depTess- They take from man or WON
an the power TO do his or her best
work
After these people have dTugged
for a time. they get a hint, or mild
'.whack' to remind them that they
have work to do, a-missiOa to perform,
and should be about the business, but
are Ioafng 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 50 it can carry
out the behests Of the mind
Sickness is q call to come up high
err" These hints come in various
forms. It may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon it when a ''Whack" comes it's
warning to quit some abuse and do
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. little
"whacks" at first to attract attention,
don't abuse her consideration, or she
viii soon hit you harder. sure.
And you may be sure she viii hit
you very, very hard il you insist on
following the way you have been go
ing.
It seems hard work TO give up
habit, and We try all sorts OF plans to
charge our i'll feelings to some other
cause than the real one
Coffee drinkers when III wiz sttri-
butte the trouble to bad food, malaria,
overWork and what not, but they keep
on being sick and gradually getting
worse until they are finally forced to
Quit entirely, even the only one cup
a day Then they begin to get bet
ter, and unless they have gone long
enough to set up some fixed organic
disease, they generally get entire-y
well.
II is easy to quit cofeP - occe and
for al, BY having well made Postum.
with its rich, deep seal brown color
which comes to the beautiful golden
brown when good cream is added. and
the crisp snap OF good, mild Java is
there If the Postum has been boiled
long enough to ring It out
It pays TO be ven and happy Tor
good old Mother Nature then Eends
Us her blessings Of many and various
kinds and helps Us TO gain fame azd
fortune
Strip on the hanGicaps. leave out
the desdening habits, heed Mother
Natures hints. quit being q loser and
become 3 winner. She viii help you
sure II yon cut out the things that
keep y0u back.
There's a reason" and a profound
one
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