The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-05
"WHAcks"
And What They Mean,

When Old Mother Nature gives 2ou@,l
"whack remember there's u reason, n ~
try and say. thank YOU" then set about
finding what you lave done to demand
the rcbuke, and try and get back INTO
line, for thut's the happy place after all.
d Curious how many highly organized
people fail to appreciate and heed the
first little. gentle :whncks" OF the good
Old Dame, but 80 right along With tie
habit ~ latcvcr 1t may be- that Cruises hel
disapproval. Whisky, 'rooacco. Coffee.
Tea or other unnatural trcatmcnt8o of the
abody, until serious illness sets In Or some
chronic disease.
Some people seem TO get on very well
with those things for awhile and ifoticr,
Nature apparently cares but little. what
they do.
Perhaps sho has no particular plans
for them. and thinks 1t little use TO waste
time in their training.
There arc people. however. who seem
to be scIectcd by Nature to ''do things"
The old Mother expects them to carry
out some department Of her great work.
a portion or these selected ones Oft anu
again seek 10 stimulate and then deadcr
the tool Ghe body by some one or more
OF tho drugs--NVhiskcy. Tobacco, Coffee,
Tea Morphine. etc
You know all OF these throw down The
same class Of alkaloids In chemical anal
ysis.. They stimulate and then dcprcss.
They take from man or woman the POW
er to do his or her bcst work.
After these people have 4druggcd for q
time, they get n hint, or mild "Wnck"
10 remind them that they have work To
do, u mission to perform and should re
about tho business, but arc lou fling along
tho waysidc and become unified for the
fame and fortune that waits for them II
they but stick to the course and keep the
body clear OF distractions 30 il can carry
out the belests of the mind.
Sickness Is Il call to come ny high
or" These hints come in various forms.
it may DO stomach trouble or bowels,
heart, eyes, kidneys or general nervous
prostrutioh., You may depend upon It
when n''twhnck" comes It's a. warning to
quit some abuse and do the right and
fair thing wlth%thc body.
Perhaps It Is coffee drinking, that Of
tends, That Is one ofithe greatest causes.
OF human disorder among Americans
Now, then, IL Mother Nature Is gentle
with You aud only gives light, little
'.wllacks'' at first to attract attention don't
abuse her consideration. or she will soon
lit you harder. sure.
you very, very hard, If you insist on fol-
lowing tho, way you have been going.
lit seems hard work to give MP n habit,
and we try all sorts of plans to, charge
our Ill feelings to some other tausr8 tlsln
tile real one. VIZ
Coffee drinkers wien III will attribute
the trouble 10 bad food malaria, over
work and what not, but they keep on be-
ing sick and gradually getting worse
,ntll they arc finally forced TO quit en-
tirely, even the only ono cup u DAY
Then they begin to get better, and unless
they have gone long enough to- set M
some fixed organic disease they gcnel-s
ally get entirely we'll
1t is easy To qult coffee n once nn1
for all. by having We'll made Postum.
with It's rich, deep, seal hro~n coloi
which comes to the beautiful golden,
brown when good cream Is added ana
the crisp snap of good, mild Java Is
there, If tho Postum has been boiled long
enough 10 bring II out,
1T pays to bic we'll and happy for good.
old Mother Nature then sends ls her
blessings of many ana various kinds and
Helps lis to gain fame and fortune.
Strp off the handlcaps, leave out tho
deadcning habits, heed Mother Natures.
hints, quit being u loser and become q
winner. She will help you sure II you.
cut out tho things that keep sou back,
There's a reason'' and profound one.'
Look In each package for u copy Of
tho famous little book, The Road 10
MELVILLE" :;