The commonwealth., 1904-11-26
"WHACKS"
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you
4 "Whack," remember there's rea-
son. SO try and say thank you." then
st about finding what you have done
10 demand the rebuke, and try and
ret back into line, for that's the happy
place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fail to appreciate and heed the
dnt little, gentle "whacks" of the
GOOD old Dame, but 60 right along
with the habit, whatever it may be.
that causes her disapproval. Whisky
Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat-
ural treatment of the body, until Sc
rlous illness sets in or some chronic
disease.
Some people seem to get On very
veil 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 1t 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
70 carry out some department Of her
great work. A portion of these select
ID ones oft and again seek to stimulate
and then deaden the tool (the body
BY some one or more Of the drugs
Whisky, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea. Nor
lhine, etc.
You know all OF these throw down
Tie same class of alkaloids In Chem
ical analysis. They stimulate and then
depress. They take from man or
woman the power to do his or her best
work.
After these people have drugged for
time, they get a hint, or mild
'whack," to remind them that they
have work to do, mission to perform,
md should be about the business, but
le loafng along the wayside and be-
come unified for the fame and for
tune that waits for them If they but
suck to the course and keep the body
clear Of obstructions SO 1t can carry
out the behests OF the mind.
Sickness is call to come up high
d'' These hints come in various
iorms. 1t may be stomach trouble or
bowels. heart, eyes, kidneys or gem
efa nervous prostration. You may de-
pend upon 1t when "whack" comes
Nsa warning to quit some abuse and
90 the right and fair thing with the
body.
Perhaps 1t is coffee drinking that
onends. That Is one Of the greatest
causes Of human disorder among
Americans.
Now. then, II Mother Nature is gem
ue with YOU and only gives light
ltte "whacks" at first to attract at
'sntlon, don't abuse her consideration.
y she will soon hit you harder, sure:
And you may also be sure she will
at you very, very hard il you insist
on following the way you have been
splng.
y seems hard work to give up
aaDit and we try all sorts of plans
= charge our ill feelings to some other
cause than the real one.
oolfee drinkers when i'll will attrib-
we the trouble to bad food, malaria,
Ssefwork and what not, but they keep
" being sick and gradually getting
worse, until they are finally forced to
suit entirely, even the "only one
W a day" Then they begin to get
us''er, and unless they have gone long
Enough to set up some fixed organic
well.
y Is easy to quit coffee at once and
~ az by having well made Postum.
ista Its rich. deep, seal brown color
shlch comes to the beautiful golden
aoWn when good cream is added, and
~ Z crisp snap Of good, mild Java Is
sAsfe II the Portum has been boiled
- enough to iring 1t out
n pays to be well and happy for
sDa old Mother Nature then sends us
!, u blessing, Of many and various
~. s,aos and helps - to gain fame and
!. 0uip off the handicaps. leave out
- y deadening habits. heed Mother
I sas'ure's hints. quit being a lorer and
ome winner. She will help you
y e Il you cut out the things that
Q You back.
anere's Z reason" and 1 profound
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