Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
LEVEL ERS.
THE MISSION OF wHIsKEY. TOBACCO AND
COFFEE.

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COFFEE.
| The Creator made all things. we believe.
| II so, He must have made these.
We know what He made food and 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 behind It ali:
| the thoughtful seeks to understand something
of that plan and thereby to judge these articles
| for their true worth.
| Let not say bad or good without taking
testimony.
There times and conditions when 1t
| tainy to the casual observer that these
stmuiant narcotics real blessings
Right there is the ambush that conceais a kill
ing enemy.
One slip into the habit Of either whiskey.
| tobacco coffee easy enough but to ''untangle'
| Is often fearful struggle.
| 1t seems plain that there are circumstances
when the narcotic effect Of these posons is for the
| moment beneficial, but the fearful argument
against them is that seldom does find
| steady user Of either whiskey. coffee tobacco
free from disease Of some kind.
| Certainly powerful elements in their effect on
| the human race
| 1t Is "A matter Of daily history testified to by
| literally millions Of people. that Whiskey. To-
bacco and Coffee smiling. promising bcguiling
| friends on the start. but always false hell It
SELF In the end Once they get firm hold eDoy gh
to show their strength. they insist upon governing
anu uti'e Tue "c.in steaaii! to"arn III heaith III
SOME i"ih' IL permitted 10 continue 10 RUE they
| win NOT 'et UP until physicai ana mental ruin
sets Ia.
man under that spell land under the spelI'
is correct. of any one Of these drugs, frequently
assures ninfsen ana DIS friends. why can leave
vi any time whht TO- uid qnt for week just
to show could" 1t is mark Of the slave
| ono vnts ia hat, fo1 a..
week "eh'ihe every DAY To break the spell. was
| nnaIly whipped and began his slavery all over
again.
The slave Coffee slave as well ms Tobacco and
Whfskey) daily reviews his condition, sees per
fectly plain the steady eneroaehments Of disense.
no" the nerves get weaker aay bS day ana he-
manu- inc arus Una. seems 10 s'iis ana "ner -
hei ICE ~" minutes anu ,heh rave 'he a's-
eased eondition palmer TO view than ever and
growing worse. MANY times tine 'ohee save
\ realizes that ne Is between TWO hrcs- lie feels
bad If he leaves OF and little worse IL he drinks
ana allows the effect TO wear on
SO 1t goes from day to day. Every nigh. the
| struggling victim promises himself that he will
| break the habit and next day when he feels a
little bad las he is quite sure TOT breaks not the
habit, but his own resolution. It is nearly always
| tough fight with disaster ahead sure IL the
habit wins.
There have been hundreds of thousands of peo-
PIE driven to their graves through disease brought
II
that more human misery is caused by coffee and
| tobacco than by whiskey for the two first are
| more widely used. and hidden and insidfous
in the effect nerves. heart and other vital or
gans' and are thus unsupported until much of the
dangerous WORK is done.
now header' what Is your opinion as To the real
use the creator mas Tor these thingsT Take look
d, ,ne qaestioh from inns point OF view
Ahere Is Ia" Oh nature ana OF Natures God
.. 'hinss Slowly e'ol'e from lower planes To
hieher. STURDY, steady ana dignihed advance
'o"aru more perfect thihes IN both the PHYSICAL
anu spiritual world Inc ponderous tread Of evo-
lurrohary aeVe,opmeht is hxed by the Infinite and
VIII hot pe qufcheheu out OF haturai law by ANY
Vi lnan hetheds- ne g.--
! ne we see many ILLUSTRATIONS showing
NV A.uie ehecAs, 100 fhpu hd'anee-- Illinois
.a.'s pneiuiiisf .efops VI corn Ter Two OF three
.' II sne 'eoh.inueo 10 90 SO every year her
VIM "'e =" "e"i'" i'i pe''"u iuose
80 o.'ions =, COUNTRIES 50 ->atuie in'e'-
49, t 80 'niee vi i'u' years anu orihss
u !oai
" o .o N'ehns ihhuehee ut wofk.
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~ se".' anu siowe iien. linen Nature sets inc
,s.. 80, q, WI ~, nii'. '''ie U, MS
pa.h.n ~ .o'e' Nc o'''.i.s ,uAuriouS anu nay
- " !' 'ae'" s'"ee' "oihch
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tp - " 80 ' fNeeP MIN ioh' efoi'"s
~ ' u "a 'he liAsSes' ~. .tu
no,1ol "eeonies pi"Speroas anu great IKE an
eie". io"'e. IL no ieFeiips Imuehce set III she
mouia uoih mate ehe "orid perhaps Tor all time.
Du' D"n'e Nature se.s her ar'ny OF jewelers. at
WIZ ihAuis' over ehths ana urfnking' icen-
',ou'nss' "as'e anu eA'ra'hsahee ihdulgehces OF
al Minus 'nen eonies tue "FeeS' cure, sure sure.
The law Of the unit is the law Of the mass
Man goes through the same process. Weakness
TN ch1iuhood, gradual growth OF strength, energy,
thrift probity prosperity, wealth. comfort, ease,
relaxation, self-indulgence, luxury dleness
debauehery, disease and the wreck follows. The
leFeiers' are In the bushes along the pathway OF
| every successful man and woman, and they bag
| the majority
Only now and then u stand out against
| these Jewellers and hold his fortune, fame and
| health to the end.
so the Creator has for Whiskey Tobacco and
Coffee to level down the successful aud those
who show signs OF being successful. and keep them
! back In the race, that the great field 1.-THE
massesl may not be left too far behind
And yet we must admit that same all wise Gre
ator has placed 1t In the power OF man to stand
upright, clothed in the Of a cleancut.
steady mind and say unto himself, Il decline to
| exchange my birthrght for OF potage.''
Il will not deaden my Senses weaken my grip
on affairs and keep myself cheap common and be-