Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-25
"WHACKS"
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you
q "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 gel
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 with the
habit whatever it may be, that causes
her disapproval Whiskey. Tobacco,
Coffee, Tea or other unnatural treat
ment Of the body, until serious illness
sets in or some chronic disease.
Some people seem TO get on very
we'll with those things for awhile, 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 selected ones
oft and again seek to stimulate and
then deaden the tool (he body by
some one or more Of the drugs-WhiS'
key, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea. Morphine,
etc.
You know all Of these throw down
the same class of alkaloids in Chemical
analysis. They stimulate and then de.
press. They take from man or woman
the power to do his or her best work.
After these people have drugged fol-
a time, they get a hint, or mild "whack'
to remind them that they have work TO
do, a mission 10 perform, and should
be about the business. but are loating
along the wayside and become untitled
for the fame aud fortune that waits
for them if they but stick to the course
and keep the body clear Of Instructions
SO it can carry out the behests Of the
mind.
Sickness is a call 10 come up high.
er." These hints come in various
forms. 1t may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart. eyes, kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon it when a "whack" comes it's a
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 gentle
with you and only gives light, little
"wbacks" at first to attract attention,
don't abuse her consideration, or she
will soon hit you harder, sure.
And you may also be sure she will
hit you very, very hard if you insist Oh
following the way you have been go
ing.
1t seems hard work to give up a hab-
il. and we Try all sorts of plans TO
charge our i'll feelings to some other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when i'll will attrib-
ute 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
day" Then they begin to get better.
and unless they have gone long enough
to set mp some fixed organic disease,
they generally get entirely well.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once ard
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 if the Postum has been boiled
long enough to bring it out.
1t pays to be well and happy for
good old Mother Nature then sends us
her blessings Of many and various
kinds and helps US to gain fame and
fortune.
Strip off the handicaps, leave out the
deadening habits, heed Mother Ma.
lures hints. quit being a loser and be-
come a winner. She will help You
sure if you cut out The things that keep
you back.
There's 4 reason and profound
enc.
Look In each package for copy OF
the famous little book, The Road to
Wsllrillel"