Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-26
"WHACkS"
And What They Mean.

q "vhack" 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 fan to appreciate and heed the
first little, gentle "whacks" of the
good old Dame. but go right along
with the habit whatever 1t may be.
that causes her disapproyal. whiskey.
Tobacco. Coffee. Tea or other unna,-
urai treatment OF the body. until seri-
GUS Illness sets in or some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
well with those things for while.
and Mother Nature apparently cares
but little what they do.
Perhaps she has no particular plans
for them and thinks il little use to
waste time in tteir training.
There are people. however. who
seem to be selected by Nature 10 do
things" The old Mother expects them
TO carry out some department of her
grea; work. A portion OF these select
ed ones Oft and again seek TO stimu-
late and then deaden the tool tthe
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
Hepress. They take from man or wom-
an the power TO do his or her best
work
After these people have drugged
for time. they get hint, or mild
''whack" to remind them that they
have work to 90. a mission to perform.
and should be about the business, but
are loafing along the wayside and be-
come untitled for the fame and for
tune that waits for them II they but
stick to the course and keep the body
clear OF distractions so II can carry
out the behests of the mind.
Sickness is call to come up high
er." These hints come In various
forms. II may be stomach trouble or
bowels. heart. eyes. kidneys OF general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon 1t when -wnack" comes it's =
the right and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps il is coffee drinking that
offends. That is one of the greatest
causes of human disorder aL,cng
Americans.
Now, then. II 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
will soon hit you harder. sure.
And you may be sure she will hit
yea very. very hard If you insist on
following the way you have been go-
ing.
IL seems hard work to give up q
habit and we try all sorts of plans to
charge our Ill feelings.to some other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when i'll will attri-
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.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once and
for all, 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 II the Postum has been boiled
long enough to ring 1t out.
1t pays to be well and happy for
good old Mother Nature then cends
us her blessings of many and various
kinds and helps US to gain fame aid
fortune.
Strip on the handicaps, leave out
the deadening habits. heed Mother
Natures hints. quit being a loser and
become a winner. She will help you
sure II you cut out the things that
Keep you back.
There's a reason" and . profound
one.
Look in each package for . copy oe
the famous little book, The Road 70
Wellville."